Which 3D printer?

[BlacleyCole]

Ok you guys that have a 3D printer which one would you buy in each of these price ranges?

 

Less than $750

Between $750-$1500

Above $1500

 

Shipping not included, USA availability a plus

 

I’m thinking of getting one soon

[Brewnix]

That's a tough question actually!

What do you want in a 3d Printer and the company who built it?

 

The 2 3d Printers I was looking at low cost and good Youtube reviews was the

 

Creality CR10 and Anycubic I3 Mega.

 

I ended buying a Anycubic I3 Mega ultra base. Price to me at the time was $325 shipped from China. I bought it off of Gearbest webpage that had both USA and China stock but I picked China to ship from. I read and heard in different instances that buying from China were the company builds the product compared to a warehouse in the USA building the product had better quality control when building products then the warehouses in US so that was my thought process there and I waited the 3weeks for it to get here. Why I picked Anycubic looking for the 3d printer that was the close to the best and cheapest. I also had the frame of mind that if it would have a epic fail somewhere in its design I fully expected to rebuild with new electronics and redesign if needed. Basic assumption for $300 I had empty chassis and frame with stepper motors and heated bed I could plug in to any aftermarket 3d print board. But it has not failed actually its been working pretty good. I bought it for buttons and knobs for the cockpit I have been dreaming of building. Its does have limitation of only printing PLA and ABS only with modifications to the hot end you can go hotter for printing materials like nylon and polycarbonate temps above 245c. I bought this printer fully expecting the worse and wanted to learn how to fix it. I fully understood if I broke it, might be pretty hard get replacement parts from the company or support and I might be rebuilding it in to something else. So I bought Anycubic cause the reviews it did the same printing quality as the CR10 just a little smaller footprint and build time to printing was shorter and some features that I thought was cool. I believe its a good entry level printer for learning.

[BlacleyCole]

Thanks for the response. Will it print a box the size of the thrustmaster warthog throttle?id like to build. Some custom button boxes that will mate to it and switch profiles for toggle switches etc.

[Brewnix]

No its build size is 210mm x 210mm.

[Terry Dactil]

+1 for the Anycubic I3 Mega.

I have been using one and I am very happy with its performance.

[javelina1]

I have the newer CR-10s. Its print area is 300mm x 300mm x 300mm.

 

 

Do a search on the Creality CR-10. A ton of cool mods to make this into a real wonder for the price point. You have a nice rig within the $750, (after the mod's). I'm currently finishing up this as one of my projects: http://makitpro.com/index.php/openrc-tractor/

[Spitty]

For under $500 I got my Cocoon Create (Wanhao,Iprussa Clone) at Aldi Auss and its been great.Printed everything from bezels,flight sticks to throttle quadrants,rudder pedals and gunsights and everything in between.Great detail and good support online.