Most budget printers are like having a project car, things are gonna break and they require attention and willingness to learn about the machine and maintain it. This sort of thing happens to all 3D printers to a varying degree.
So how many have you owned? It's hard to say if you just got a bad printer from just small sample size? Also do you service your printer regularly? Like any machines is will last longer if taken care of? I have owned several, as well as different brands, and they all can be finicky. I have replaced hot ends, tubing,extrudes. But that is all normal. Now there are some bad designs made, but loaded with klipper can run 150mm. The bearing on that machine make it more reliable then the rubber v-wheels you find on many machine now days.
yeah it mostly just seems like someone who can't really take care of their printer. Doesn't know how to get set screws, nor how to clean a hot end, yada yada. 3D printing is a fairly service heavy hobby but many people aren't willing to put up/learn that.
If it ran for more than a week at a time, it’s a successful printer. You’re being extremely overly optimistic in my opinion. Printers need constant maintenance.
PTFE lined hotends need servicing, two years is really good. also if you printed above 240c it will fail sooner or immediately.
Helpful vid, ty
Most budget printers are like having a project car, things are gonna break and they require attention and willingness to learn about the machine and maintain it. This sort of thing happens to all 3D printers to a varying degree.
So how many have you owned? It's hard to say if you just got a bad printer from just small sample size? Also do you service your printer regularly? Like any machines is will last longer if taken care of? I have owned several, as well as different brands, and they all can be finicky. I have replaced hot ends, tubing,extrudes. But that is all normal. Now there are some bad designs made, but loaded with klipper can run 150mm. The bearing on that machine make it more reliable then the rubber v-wheels you find on many machine now days.
yeah it mostly just seems like someone who can't really take care of their printer. Doesn't know how to get set screws, nor how to clean a hot end, yada yada. 3D printing is a fairly service heavy hobby but many people aren't willing to put up/learn that.
If it ran for more than a week at a time, it’s a successful printer. You’re being extremely overly optimistic in my opinion. Printers need constant maintenance.