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Muzzerboy:
+1 for the Cetus 3D. Really pleased with it. Having previously used an Ultimaker 2 extensively, I can't see any obvious downside and it's £320 including filament etc.
https://shop.tiertime.com/product/cetus-3d-printer-mk3/#

Brass_Machine:

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So.. first possibility, a Creality "Ender 3". Seems to be available for as little as about £140 (I assume that's without any filament), as a partial-self-assembly kit. Having put a CNC3016 Pro together, this holds no fear for me. It comes with a heated bed, 0.4mm nozzle, decent sized build area, and I believe they're very upgradable.

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I have an ender 3 and I love it. It prints better than printers costing many times as much. It is very moddable... Plenty of printer to get started with.

Eric

jim:
I've had great results with the one from Aldi.
!0 minutes from opening the box, I was printing.
Done around 300 hours so f\ar with no problems.

Jim

DICKEYBIRD:
I am continually amazed by what this one does for its price point: https://www.3dprintersbay.com/anycubic-auto-leveling-kossel?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpLnSh4mw4wIVSv_jBx0W7wjmEAQYBCABEgLi2fD_BwE  A good friend has one and does great things with it.  I want one & can afford it but don't have the time to learn Fusion or one of the other 3D CAD programs.  It'll have to be a project for my retirement.

ddmckee54:
I started with the Sunhokey Prusa I3 clone.  It's a nice little machine but it needed a lot of TLC to get it working properly and reliably.  Then Tin Falcon clued me into a site for re-furbished Monoprice Ulltimates', I liked the look of them and got one.  I believe, they are Wanhoo D6 clones.  I am impressed with this machine.  Because it's a 24V machine it heats up,  and moves much faster than my other 12V printer.  It's also a welded metal frame instead of bolt together acrylic like the Sunhokey.  The 24V and the more rigid frame allow me to print at nearly twice the speed of the Sunhokey so my print times are cut nearly in half.

I don't regret getting the Sunhokey, building that kit and making the upgrades to get it to work properly taught me a lot about 3D printing and 3D printers.  It was kind of like building a Gingery machine tool.  You don't build them expecting to get a high precision machine tool, because when it's all said and done - they're not.  You build them for the learning experiences that occur along the way.

Don

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