

I worked with all of them and can confidently say that if you put the time in and don't mind sacrificing some comfort features (auto-leveling, etc.), then an Ender 3 can most certainly compete with a printer 10x the cost. General contribution for this thread: I worked for a while in a huge product development studio in Brooklyn that had ~50 printers, probably 20 different models ranging from Ender 3's to $6k Ultimakers. I design in Fusion360 and slice with Cura as well. But I've had more successes than failures.įeel free to shoot me a message (or ask here) if you need any tips.Īlso, if you're in the US, make sure your power supply is flipped to the 115v setting. Takes a bit of trial and error to get settings correct. The ender 3 v2 seems like a great option for beginners like myself. The ender 3 v2 comes with an 8GB micro SD if you don't have one. Otherwise you can just slice with cura and drop the file on a micro SD card and pop it in the printer.

I have octoprint setup on a raspberry pi so I can print remotely (Cura has plugins for it)
