july

i need to acquire a solid consumer (maybe consumer plus™) grade 3d printer

any recommendations? (brands and/or specific models)

is PLA still the material to go with?

i don't need a large build volume. parts don't need to handle high stress. i'll be doing mostly R&D/prototyping and low-volume fab. my prior experience was intensive but about 10 years ago (mostly Makerbots using PLA)

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a1 mini if you want something even smaller

also another option is protolabs.com or https://www.xometry.com/

just send them the cad file

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ty! will consider.. as i'm sure you know, cycle time is often the bottleneck for a lot of things R&D. tolerances are hard

My friend just bought this one and loves it. He bought the kit and self-assembly took like 15 hours so pre-assembled might be worth the extra $$

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that was his rationale too. he’s glad he went that route but he’s also got a super mechanical mind and enjoys that type of assembly. if you end up getting one and want to chat w/ him lmk…would be happy to make the intro 

hmm i might be willing to do the assembly just to thoroughly learn how all the mechanics are designed 🤔

My friend just bought this one and loves it. He bought the kit and self-assembly took like 15 hours so pre-assembled might be worth the extra $$

https://www.prusa3d.com/product/prusa-core-one-kit/