Firstly, this printer is currently available from Jaycar for $AUD249 - with some provisos:
1. In-store purchase or pick-up
2. Offer ends 7th Feb 2024
3. Limit 2 per customer
I bought one of these for a couple of reasons, mainly derived from my expertise in the field - which is from watching Youtube channels such as Makers Muse, 3D Printing Nerd (and others):
a) The majority of reviews describe an excellent out-of-the-box experience - and I'm looking to print more than tinker ... especially right out of the gate. (That might change down the track)
b) I'm a
cheapskate frugal purchaser, so the price gave me the nudge to pull the trigger
c) It was 15 minutes to my nearest Jaycar
d) I had a project in mind.
To be honest, I acquired a Wanhao Duplicator i3 a couple of years ago, but was too time poor to go diving in with the potential of dealing with a steep learning curve. (I did use it once ... as a paint drying oven. I turned on the heated bed and placed an inverted cardboard box on top, with a recently painted metal bezel from my 3478A inside.
![Grin ;D](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
) As a result, it has just sat around gathering dust (which it has done very well).
It's early days yet, but assembly was very straightforward and I ran the levelling routine, which reported quite acceptable results. Then, without any fiddling AT ALL, I printed the cat model that came on the included SD card using the white PLA filament supplied. I then tried printing with black PLA I have had sitting around for a couple of years - in the open. I expected problems, but it printed fine and my first inspection didn't notice anything ... but then I am a novice here. There was a tiny amount of stringing that was a wispy as a spider web on both - but that disappeared as soon as I touched it.
Bottom line - IMHO - a happy out of the box experience.
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