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Follow-up On My FDM Purchase Advice Post (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In my previous post titled Low End FDM for Miniatures, Hobby Parts, and Messing Around? I received a ton of fantastic recommendations, but ultimately went with the A1 mini due to its price at the time, ease of use, and several other factors. It came in today, and I've already made 10 different prints on it. The Benchy came out wonderfully, and so has everything else so far.

Thank all of you for your help, and I look forward to continuing to be a part of the community.

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[Purchased Bambu A1 mini] Low End FDM for Miniatures, Hobby Parts, and Messing Around? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Edit 2: I purchased the Bambu A1 mini. If I regret it, there will be more chances in later years. Haha. Maybe by then I can work with resin and make the really fun minis. Thank everyone who responded for your advice and help.

Edit: I am leaning against resin printing due to the lack of sufficient ventilation in my current work space and the potential for injuring my cats. I also do not plan to do exclusively miniatures; they were just the thing I was most excited for when making this post.

I looked around for a pinned thread or purchase wiki type thing, but didn't see one. I apologize if this is the wrong place.

After visiting a family member, I have decided that 3D printing has finally gotten affordable enough for me to maybe add to my list of hobbies. My primary use cases would be making miniatures (no particular scale necessary, as I just like to paint them at the moment), making parts for other hobbies (including cross stitch), and just generally making gifts and fun knick nacks. My budget is no more than $250 for the machine itself. I have not-insignificant computer experience, and some training in CAD programs.

Several seem to be on sale in the US for Father's Day (today), and I was wondering if anybody had some advice or suggestions on some specific ones.

Creality Ender-3 V2 is what my family member has had for a while now and enjoyed, and less than $200 is very nice. It does seem to be dated at this point, and Creality support seems to be lacking.
There's also the Neo of the above for the same price, but I am honestly having a hard time pinpointing the difference.
Sovol SV06 seems to be a common recommendation for the price range, but I've heard similarly negative things about their support, especially on Amazon (although I no longer trust Amazon reviews very much).
Flashforge Adventurer 5M appears to be on a significant sale on their official eBay (240 USD), but I have only really seen it recommended in almost spammy manners, which seems like either excitement for the sale or an ad campaign.

Any help you can give is greatly appreciated, even if it's just not getting into the hobby at this price point.

The Next Star Wars Show Could Bring Back a Sith Weapon that Rivals the Lightsaber by MisshapenDeviate in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago

Or they're vibroblades? Which are already canon.

How do you store your grounded coffee? by MisshapenDeviate in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

In my coffee. Haha. I weigh out the amount of coffee I need before I grind it. That said, I also exclusively make cold brew, so I'm typically making enough for a few days.

I can't sit on the couch anymore without one (or both) of these goobers requesting a blanket fort. If they're desperate enough for a fix they'll even share by MisshapenDeviate in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

I thought my cat was strange for this same behavior. I should have known he wasn't the only one. He will borrow under the blanket himself if I don't have an entrance for him. Or paw at my leg until I make him one.

Has ethernet become illegitimate? A librarian flipped out after spotting me using ethernet by MisshapenDeviate in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

If it was a publicly available Ethernet port, it was likely for public use. The fact that she thought it was malicious speaks to ignorance on her part, not yours.

Why so many men like to play with a female character? by MisshapenDeviate in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

I was actually just thinking about that the other day. As far as I can tell, people tend to fall in to one of two camps:

Make the character look as much like (a potentially idealized version of) yourself as possible
Make the character look nothing like yourself

I always make my characters completely different from me, so they often (maybe 60-70% of the time) end up being women. My friend always makes them look as close to himself as possible.

I think it comes down to different styles of roleplay. I'm myself every day. Why would I want to be myself but Cyberpunk? My friend, on the other hand, wants to imagine himself as being in that world.

And then you have the third camp of people who make their characters horny or humorous, which can be fun to do occasionally but I cannot imagine doing regularly.

we have a problem by MisshapenDeviate in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 58 points 2 months ago

I wonder what decomp would be like on the Moon. I imagine at worst this dino would be a mummy, but it'd be pretty wild to find a barely rotten T Rex.

Would you be in favour of assisted dying being introduced for terminally ill patients in your country? by MisshapenDeviate in c/[email protected]

[-] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

I think a legitimate concern for that one is what do you define as a disability worth terminating the baby's life for. Some would likely abuse it for eugenics.