3D printer advice

[Salacious B Crum]

I'm in the market for a 3D printer and willing to spend $500-$750 I don't need extreme accuracy at this time but need something decent that parts will fit without a ton of modifications this is obviously a hobby thing related to my Arduino projects so can I get some input from some folks here as I'm sure some of you have experience with these printers. Also what I should be looking for in a printer would help a bunch.

[makersmuse]

I like the Cetus from tiertime if you're just after something to print prototypes for your arduino work without worrying about 'how a 3D Printer works'. At $400 it'll do you for all projects that size. Otherwise maybe look at the Wanhao i3 plus / monoprice maker select plus which prints more materials and a bit bigger but you'll have to learn more about 3D Printer slicing.

[Salacious B Crum]

1 hour ago, makersmuse said:

I like the Cetus from tiertime if you're just after something to print prototypes for your arduino work without worrying about 'how a 3D Printer works'. At $400 it'll do you for all projects that size. Otherwise maybe look at the Wanhao i3 plus / monoprice maker select plus which prints more materials and a bit bigger but you'll have to learn more about 3D Printer slicing.

Thanks for the input I'll have a look, I've been researching allot and keep seeing the Creality CR-10S S4 getting some good reviews after a few iterations it seems like they listened to their consumers and really made strides in improving their product I understand they have the best overall support. Also considering the Anycubic 3D Printer I3 Mega seems to also get good reviews I see that a real issue is when trying to run ABS but I'm not knowledgeable on what the use cases are I am assuming right now that ABS is stronger than PLA?

[tankhunter8192]

ABS is more durable but i use PLA with no hassle on my CR10S, there are some easy ways to print ABS witht this printer like a fom box around the Printer because the heating beat isn't strong enough to heat at 110C, with the fom box it should be capable to print ABS. For the fom box i would refer to "3Dprinting Nerd" (he has made a video about the ABS printing.

[Salacious B Crum]

4 hours ago, tankhunter8192 said:

ABS is more durable but i use PLA with no hassle on my CR10S, there are some easy ways to print ABS witht this printer like a fom box around the Printer because the heating beat isn't strong enough to heat at 110C, with the fom box it should be capable to print ABS. For the fom box i would refer to "3Dprinting Nerd" (he has made a video about the ABS printing.

Yeah I caught that, I see they make a heat element that can be retrofit for it for $75 keeping my eye on reviews to see if its worth the effort and money

[tankhunter8192]

the original heating beat should be able for 100C(or better called 'marketed' ) but in reality it's just 75C in a 30C environment