I just setup an Elegoo Centauri Carbon yesterday. At $300 USD, it’s a lot of printer for the cost.
I’ve also built printers which is a different beast. If you think your son would enjoy assembling a kit, then there are several great options within your price range. The Voron line of open source printers is where I’d look.
It’s hard to go wrong with a Prusa, but I have a lot harder time justifying their prices these days. I had a MK3S for 5.5 years that served me well.
SuperSlicer has very good default Voron 2.4 profiles, but it is almost bewildering how many options it has
“Bless your heart”
I think in most cases that’s true. I basically never recommend anything that needs major assembly. I don’t think the average person wants a hobby, just a way to make things they see online. And that’s totally fair. I wanted the hobby.
I agree with this.
That said, if the person who is asking for recommendations loves to build, then a half DIY printer is a good option. Something like a Voron which can be built “to stock” or modified as desired. I just got a 2.4r2 up and running. The software tuning wasn’t bad thanks to SuperSlic3r and the default profiles.
But if the person just wants a printer? Yeah, I’d direct them to one the more finished products available now like a Bambu or the Elegoo Centauri Carbon.
I’m waiting to see what the Voron option will look like for the Bondtech INDX toolchanger before making a final decision, but I’m building a Voron 2.4R2 with the goal of converting it later on. Filament multiplexing is a nice option, but far more wasteful than I can stand
Keep them lubed!
Don’t forget that you’re supposed to use that protection during sex
My understanding is that it flows down from Canada. Vermont has a bad opiate problem partly because it’s so available there.
I agree that the part design is superb, especially coming from the Prusa MK3S. The Voron build manual blows Prusa’s out of the water. I find the whole thing way more intuitive and enjoyable to build.
Fortunately for me, Linux and SBCs are well within my wheelhouse, and that was one of the primary reasons I chose to build a Voron.
Hey congratulations! I hope you enjoy owning a printer!
I had a very similar experience building my first printer (a Prusa MK3S) a bit over five years ago. I’ve rebuilt it a couple of times since.
That experience is serving me well as I build a Voron 2.4R2 (with ASA parts printed on the MK3S). The learning curve part appears to be largely behind me, and owning the Prusa did help ease that since they make a lot of things pretty easy.
Would you like a 5 minute argument or the full half hour?
This is like saying don’t do a lot of heroine. Maybe some people can regulate themselves, but a significant percentage can’t or won’t.
Stop. My drives can only get so hard.
A local hospital system largely took over one of the two malls near me. You’d almost not recognize the inside anymore as having been a popular mall in the 90s.
Good news: I have a solution to the problem
Bad news: it’s going to require giant fans, massive controlled fires, and all of the dank bud in Canada
Take it up with the Lemmy union rep, pal
I had a rule for family emails setup to filter out anything from them with FW: or FWD: straight into the trash. It was never once an issue with anyone asking if I saw their comment or question.
We will never be able to repay them for this vigilance