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        24 days ago

        I have promised it to my brother as its a resin printer and he paints warhammer

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        23 days ago

        not much use. mostly to rarely print a few bits and pieces when i need a repair or something very specific for a project.

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      24 days ago

      As someone who has been in the 3d printing space for awhile, I am amazed at how cheap and featured the entry level printers are. For ~$150 you can get a printer with auto bed leveling and a magnetic bed. At $15/lb of filament, you only need a few projects to pay for itself.

      For example, I printed the housing for a USB hub for a friend which is a clone for a ridiculously expensive one that fits Lovesac couches and he paid me $50. It cost ~$2 of filament and ended up printing a few more for others. That alone paid for the cost of the printer.

      For anyone who is thinking about it, now is a great time to enter the hobby.

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          22 days ago

          Depending on the complexity of the part either Fusion 360, Tinkercad, or even just 3d Builder. I usually can find something close already existing and just modify that.

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        23 days ago

        Disclaimer - for people who aren’t from the developing countries. 150$ is not cheap by any means.