3D Printer Experts???

[Chemtrails99]

Anybody here into 3D printing? Wife has said she "needs one", who am I to argue! Understand basic concept, but looking for links, videos, book suggestions. Also, dollar limit of $1000.00 for printer. Saw one that prints, etches and routes for just over a grand. No idea which direction to go this early in the interest

Wife wants to print Orchid Pots and Garden Gnomes so far. I want 3D peices to make molds for sand casting some knife and other parts ....TIA.

[DJ_Critterus]

mom and i do a bit of printing, laser engraving and routing/CNC.

You definitely want one with a self leveling/calibrating tray and wot not. For laser etching, printing, burning, and cutting you don't want anything less than 40w.

Care to post up a link to the machine you found.

[Mike Mercury]

[Chemtrails99]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

mom and i do a bit of printing, laser engraving and routing/CNC.

You definitely want one with a self leveling/calibrating tray and wot not. For laser etching, printing, burning, and cutting you don't want anything less than 40w.

Care to post up a link to the machine you found.

This is the multi-purpose one.

https://us.snapmaker.com/products/sn...-Ray%20Players

[Rodnok1]

I use an Ender 3.
Cheap enough and easy to use.
Hard part is modeling the parts up.
I use Cura.

[Yadkin]

My son is on his second. I know next to nothing about them. The new one can make parts that move relative to each other but can't be disassembled.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Chemtrails99

This is the multi-purpose one.

https://us.snapmaker.com/products/sn...-Ray%20Players

thats one model we have and it works well for small stuff.

We have this one and it's absolutely massive. If you have the $$$ you'll eventually want this one.

https://us.snapmaker.com/products/sn...n-1-3d-printer

[Mr Hole]

I have a Prusa and have made a ton of stuff on it. I would also consider a Bambu Labs.