Choosing 3d Printer

Requirements

  • Prints with the required materials for the build:

    • PLA
    • PETG
    • TPU
    • Polycarbonate - Polymax, PolyLite
    • CF PLA
    • CF PETG
    • CF Nylon
  • No need to tinker with the printer to make it work

  • Great Support by the community or the manufacturer

  • Do we need closed heated chamber?

  • What size is required to print the motor mount or cable cover?

Recommended Printers

  • Prusa mks3+ => now MK4 $800 - the workhorse, quality prints, great support, open source
  • Neptune 4 plus $370 - large volume, wifi, klipper
  • BambuLab P1P - new, fast printers, closed source, only with through cloud
  • BambuLab A1 mini $300 - new small version
  • Flashforge

Info

  • Now printers using Klipper firmware are gaining in popularity - it allows for 2-3 times faster prints.
  • These features are desired nowadays in a new printer:
    • 300c head
    • Print with TPU, CF, nylon
    • Auto bed leveling
    • Auto Z-Axis calibration
    • Speed
    • Print quality
    • wifi
    • camera
    • Filament Runout Sensor
    • Input Shaping (for the Klipper firmware)
    • Light
    • Power Loss Recovery
    • Nozzle temperature 300c
    • Not a propriatery Nozzle
    • Screen is touch, reponsive and visible well (Neptune 4)
    • Direct Klipper firmware (Neptune 4)