@Becky, Tom & Gabe Morgan posted:Reviving this thread, and maybe it’s out of line, but Creality has its Ender3 printers on special. They’re not a forum sponsor, so I won’t do a direct link, but you’ll find it. They’re about $190, do PLA, ABS, PPU, and if you get the metal nozzle, metal filament printing. They ship free from LA, and we really like the print quality on the one we got with the tax refund. Our old XYZ taught us a lot and made a lot of entertaining layout debris (picnic tables, barrels, small buildings...) but it’s worn out and needs a new motherboard.
If you haven’t seen any printed objects since back in the beginning, the new ones will really surprise you.
I agree that Ender3 is a very good printer for the money and a lot of quality parts can be produced on printer now a days as compared to years past. I'm using a Prusa MK3 which I've had no problem with in over 1,100 hours run time but also paid a lot more for it.
One of my latest projects is the hotel and elevated track arches as well as the wall to the left.