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Well I am planning on pulling the trigger around Christmas time and as usual I research things to death. I been wanting a 3 D printer for a while and like many on here have though about just pulling the trigger on one of the Chi-Tia $200 models but it appears that this mean also spending a lot of time and work to get a machine to where it is a working printer. The initial investment is only the tip of the iceberg so what starts out to be a $150-$200 initial investment can very quickly escalate into a $300-$400 investment by the time you add in the heated bed+solid state relay+enclosure for the electronics + auto leveling. Also I am wondering about the small print area on these smaller machines. Although I have no immediate plans as to what I will print I also don't want to say later "Gee I with I could print that... but it just to big". the 8"x 8"x 9 1/2" seems a little limiting. What want is something bigger but not big enough to break the bank.
The right now the machine that is catching my fancy is the Folger FT-6. .... https://www.3dprintersbay.com/folge...MIpYTdgJvY4wIVi_5kCh2-igLfEAQYBSABEgJ3yPD_BwE
The base price of $699 and for $120 additional I can get dual extruder, auto leveling and WiFi connectivity.
The unit is a fixed bed with a 110 VAC heater built in
Print format 28"x 13 3/4" x 15.7 should be more than adequate.
It runs Marlin software. I appear to come complete. The housing is even included to all the controllers etc.
So what am I missing ????
any other candidates in the less than $1000 category out there.
I don't mind spending a little more up front so down steam I won't ask my self why didn't I spend a little more
your input is welcome.
The right now the machine that is catching my fancy is the Folger FT-6. .... https://www.3dprintersbay.com/folge...MIpYTdgJvY4wIVi_5kCh2-igLfEAQYBSABEgJ3yPD_BwE
The base price of $699 and for $120 additional I can get dual extruder, auto leveling and WiFi connectivity.
The unit is a fixed bed with a 110 VAC heater built in
Print format 28"x 13 3/4" x 15.7 should be more than adequate.
It runs Marlin software. I appear to come complete. The housing is even included to all the controllers etc.
So what am I missing ????
any other candidates in the less than $1000 category out there.
I don't mind spending a little more up front so down steam I won't ask my self why didn't I spend a little more
your input is welcome.
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