Follow-up On My FDM Purchase Advice Post
Follow-up On My FDM Purchase Advice Post
In my previous post titled Low End FDM for Miniatures, Hobby Parts, and Messing Around? I received a ton of fantastic recommendations, but ultimately went with the A1 mini due to its price at the time, ease of use, and several other factors. It came in today, and I've already made 10 different prints on it. The Benchy came out wonderfully, and so has everything else so far.
Thank all of you for your help, and I look forward to continuing to be a part of the community.
Hopefully someone recommended for you to grab the .2mm nozzle since you're interested in minis.
They did. The nozzle actually arrived days before the printer, which was somewhat funny. I plan on trying it out a bit tomorrow.
I'm glad you got something that is meeting your needs so far! Lots of people going the bambu route as of late. If you want a tool that just works, it's a brilliant machine, and if later down the line you do get more interested in the hobby side of things, you'll a. already have basic maintenance and use experience, b. have a bulletproof backup printer when things on your project inevitability hiccup and stop working, and c. be able to print your own parts if you decide to go a self built route.
I have a tendency to get into hobbies for a month or so and then drop them, too, so it being easy to set up and use should help me stick with it a bit more. The relatively low initial investment should soften the blow if I do drop it, too.
If you haven't found him already. https://youtube.com/@tombof3dprintedhorrors
His videos are great, he recently fell in love with the Bambu bed slingers. His minis are designed for FDM which is something you're going to have to look for.
Just downloaded all of his sample models and bought another 5 on top of that. I wish that sand worm came with assembly instructions, but he's getting built one way or another.
I actually just found his channel a couple days ago. I haven't looked too much more into him, but his designs look great. Thank you for the recommendation!