Reply To: 3D Printing… Where do I start?

[tadgieParticipant 36xp 1]

Been printing for a couple of years and I started with a Flashforge. Well the dustmen took that away and I moved to an Ender 3 Pro and haven’t looked back. Yes I had to build it but it was not difficult and there are plenty of videos to follow on YouTube. But it is a great machine and I have been very happy with it.

As mentioned above AnyCubic Photon Mono is my second resin printer and again it is great. Resin printing though is all about the supports which can take some learning. I use Lychee slicer  now having tried quite a few and even though I use the free version it is a great piece of software. I then slice in Cura.

Both printers need levelling when you get them which isn’t too difficult on either of them.

Start with Thingiverse for STL files to get the hang of it and then in my opinion it is worth looking at Patreon and MyMiniFactory.

You can print plenty from a bottle of resin or a roll of filament but be prepared to fail at first and become frustrated with it. But stick with it and the results are well worth it.

Buy one STL file and print it as many times as you like.

Hope this helps