3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
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I have a probably irrational disdain of anything Creality makes.
I mean yeah, they're cheap, and there are definitely some production issues, but they're pretty good about replacing bad parts in new machines. I think the biggest factor that got me off and running right away was following youtube videos to learn how to do the initial assembly including squaring up the frame, and videos on doing bed leveling correctly (if your spring aren't almost completely closed then you're going to have problems). Took me three hours to do the initial assembly but I've never had to do it again. I still stand by Creality because they helped me and countless others break in to 3D printing at home at a time when the next available model was around $500 (but that one was made by Creality too! 😀 ).
They definitely paved the way for more affordable printers! But I feel like there are better options at the same price today.
That very well could be, I haven't had any reason to look for anything else though so I don't know what's available now. My next purchase will be a resin printer, I do some model railroading and would like to be able to print my own figures. I've also worked on some simple car designs but so far those have printed well enough in PLA.