1 Topic by cisys

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Topic: new need alittle help

Hi! I've been wanting to get a 3d printer for a really long time but always thought that they were really expensive and BIG until i came across the micro 3d printer on kickstarter, then i started looking for 3d printers and found the printrbot simple. Are there better options for 3d printers around the printrbot simple? Or isit the best(at the price range), and is it good?

Also I read on reddit that the mantanence of 3d printers is really high and currently as it's not really reliable it isnt good for a typical consumer.

2 Reply by ronsii

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Re: new need alittle help

The main maintenance issues I think people refer to as being high are with the hotends burning out and nozzle clogs... with the recent advances in all metal hotends this solves a lot of the issues. I guess the main thing would be determining your threshold for tinkering...