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Recommend me a new FDM printer (self.3dprinting)
submitted 1 year ago by Projectionist to c/3dprinting@lemmy.ml
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I've been running my Creality CR6 SE (kickstarter edition) for a few years now, and now considering an upgrade to add to the fleet. But I'm way out of the loop on what would be a good robust and reliable option these days. Would love some recommendations on what to look for in a new printer, and maybe which printers the community would agree are solid choices. I already have a good resin printer, so specifically looking at just FDM printers.

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[–] kek_w_lol@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Sovol sv06 is one of the best ones in terms of price to performance. If you want great customer support, get a Prusa. I can't recommend bambu lab because of their closed off system and bad security practices.

[–] ketcham1009@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you want something that runs flawlessly out of the box, get a Bambu labs printer. My p1p (upgraded to p1s spec) can handle anything I throw at it. Regularly printing nylon at near perfect quality.

[–] scotticus42@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 year ago

Unless the cloud server encounters an error again.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't they have some proprietary cloud thing?

[–] AevumDecessus@lm.bittervets.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can run their machines in LAN only mode that never touches the cloud

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it support normal slicers like Cura and upload over LAN, or does it have to use proprietary software?

[–] AevumDecessus@lm.bittervets.org 1 points 1 year ago

The ftp credentials were reverse engineered, not sure about slicer support with regards to the AMS and filament selection

[–] jrandomhacker 1 points 1 year ago

My Prusa i3 Mk3 treated me quite well - it wasn't "out of the box" printing (even accounting for the fact that I got a kit version), but once I got it dialed in, I could just keep printing without having to fix things and retune.

Most definitely not "out of the box" is a Voron 2.4, which is my current printer. It was, however, so much fun to build and get running.