Is this 3D printer good

[Andy_Sendra]

http://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_615161.html

do you guys think this printer kit is a good deal and if it is is it reliable

[TVwazhere]

8 minutes ago, Andy_Sendra said:

http://www.gearbest.com/3d-printers-3d-printer-kits/pp_615161.html

do you guys think this printer kit is a good deal and if it is is it reliable

I'm not sure. I'm too busy being distracted by your gif of the bird pecking the can. Damn you ADHD

[Andy_Sendra]

14 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I'm not sure. I'm too busy being distracted by your gif of the bird pecking the can. Damn you ADHD

Lol

[TVwazhere]

2 minutes ago, Andy_Sendra said:

Lol

https://www.3dhubs.com/3d-printers/prusa-i3

 

It's not the most accurate, but everyone seems to think its good for its price."Some" assembly required

[Andy_Sendra]

3 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

https://www.3dhubs.com/3d-printers/prusa-i3

 

It's not the most accurate, but everyone seems to think its good for its price."Some" assembly required

Also forgot to mention it says supports window 7 and 8 but it doesn't say 10 do you think it will support 10

[TVwazhere]

28 minutes ago, Andy_Sendra said:

Also forgot to mention it says supports window 7 and 8 but it doesn't say 10 do you think it will support 10

Most things that support 7 and 8 support 10, but its not a guarantee.

[aom]

On 4/10/2017 at 1:25 PM, Andy_Sendra said:

Also forgot to mention it says supports window 7 and 8 but it doesn't say 10 do you think it will support 10

Yeah it probably will. Just use the slicer of your choice.

Prusa and other cheap chinese kits are nice because they are cheap. HOWEVER, I definitely recommend having some electrical knowledge, soldering, etc. Many of these kits have been known to have boards that just melt and die from magical black smoke. Fix: use higher gauge wire and a higher quality power supply. Not to mention, the parts are inaccurate sometimes and you gotta fix it or mod it.

The great thing about the Prusa is that the coummunity is excellent with endless part upgrades ready to print and improve build quality.

 

These cheap kits ARE an extreme time commitment to get it to print properly. Unless you are a tinkerer who enjoys that, don't buy it. I have a Tronxy X1 ($135 USD shipped from Gearbest) on the way and I am expecting a plethora of problems to happen and need to be resolved b4 i get even consider a decent print)

 

https://folgertech.com/products/folger-tech-reprap-2020-prusa-i3-full-aluminum-3d-printer-kit

The link above is to a Prusa clone with nice aluminum extrusions and better QC, and a company based in the US for better support. So if you do want to stick to the Prusa design and dont want as much hassle as other chinese Prusa kits give you, I would recommend this.