• pooh [she/her, any]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    Yeah, 3D printers are cheap these days. The printer I currently use cost me a grand total of $82 on walmart.com through a sale. I have also added some upgrades like frame braces, an x-axis tensioner, magnetic bed, better lead screw coupling, and dual gear extruder (all purchased relatively cheap on aliexpress), but it honestly printed decent out of the box. I also changed the software on it to Marlin, which costs nothing because it's all open source. Here are some pics of stuff I've printed to give an idea of quality: https://imgur.com/a/wXgfTSf

    That's not too bad for less than $150 worth of printer.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      ·
      2 years ago

      It's not breaking news that tech like 3D printers gets vastly cheaper over time but it still blows my mind.