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QuarterSwede This shouldn’t surprise. The mass market wants a 3D printer appliance and Bambu Labs excels in this. I’ve had an Ender 3 to learn and tinker with and then I upgraded to a Creality K1 enclosed printer and it’s certainly a lot closer to send file and forget about it till it’s done. Much better experience. Reply
vinay2070 QuarterSwede said: This shouldn’t surprise. The mass market wants a 3D printer appliance and Bambu Labs excels in this. I’ve had an Ender 3 to learn and tinker with and then I upgraded to a Creality K1 enclosed printer and it’s certainly a lot closer to send file and forget about it till it’s done. Much better experience. Does the initial interest die out soon after you buy a 3D printer? Asking as I have a Quest 2 and dont even feel like upgrading to quest 3. I barely use it. Reply
jp7189 vinay2070 said: Does the initial interest die out soon after you buy a 3D printer? Asking as I have a Quest 2 and dont even feel like upgrading to quest 3. I barely use it. I believe you're asking how much you will personally like 3d printing based on how much you didnt like VR..? = "does not compute" I'll say generally, 3d printing is most useful if you plan to do unique things with it. It cant replace the $0.10 plastic junk you might buy from online retailers. It can make customized stuff that would be a pain to order from said retailers. Now that I have had a 3D printer for a few years, I look at many situations as opportunities to design a physical solution to problems rather than settling for whatever I can find "on the shelf". Reply
QuarterSwede vinay2070 said: Does the initial interest die out soon after you buy a 3D printer? Asking as I have a Quest 2 and dont even feel like upgrading to quest 3. I barely use it. For a tinkerer version, yes. For an appliance? Hell no! I used it this weekend to print an espresso drying rack organizer. I’ve printed my chandelier and pendant lamp shades. I’ve fixed furniture with it. I’ve printed a mower blade mount adapter. I could go on. It’s incredibly useful for functional prints. More than likely someone will have designed and posted something to print that you need. Check out Makerworld (Bambu Labs) or Printables (Prusa). Those are the 2 sites that consistently have the highest quality prints, most for free. Even prints that do cost some money are dirt cheap for the value you get out of it. Reply
USAFRet QuarterSwede said: For a tinkerer version, yes. For an appliance? Hell no! I used it this weekend to print an espresso drying rack organizer. I’ve printed my chandelier and pendant lamp shades. I’ve fixed furniture with it. I’ve printed a mower blade mount adapter. I could go on. It’s incredibly useful for functional prints. More than likely someone will have designed and posted something to print that you need. Check out Makerworld (Bambu Labs) or Printables (Prusa). Those are the 2 sites that consistently have the highest quality prints, most for free. Even prints that do cost some money are dirt cheap for the value you get out of it. Also Thingiverse Reply
vinay2070 QuarterSwede said: For a tinkerer version, yes. For an appliance? Hell no! I used it this weekend to print an espresso drying rack organizer. I’ve printed my chandelier and pendant lamp shades. I’ve fixed furniture with it. I’ve printed a mower blade mount adapter. I could go on. It’s incredibly useful for functional prints. More than likely someone will have designed and posted something to print that you need. Check out Makerworld (Bambu Labs) or Printables (Prusa). Those are the 2 sites that consistently have the highest quality prints, most for free. Even prints that do cost some money are dirt cheap for the value you get out of it. Thanks mate, will have a look. Also it seems like 3D printing/printers have matured quite a bit and it's time to invest in one 🙂 Reply
USAFRet vinay2070 said: Does the initial interest die out soon after you buy a 3D printer? Asking as I have a Quest 2 and dont even feel like upgrading to quest 3. I barely use it. I'm in the process of printing a series of little cars from my newest grandson. He is currently 6 months old. 2-3" long, each with a customized license plate. Fred01, Fred02, Fred03…..one for each year, on his b-day. Reply
USAFRet vinay2070 said: Does the initial interest die out soon after you buy a 3D printer? Asking as I have a Quest 2 and dont even feel like upgrading to quest 3. I barely use it. See this: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/3d-prints.3813965/ Post your creations if you want. Reply
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