I want to get back into 3d printing.
But first, someone's got to get this CURSÈD Ender 3 off my hands. I'm sick of futzing with this wretched thing.

@RL_Dane want to swap for my Printrbot Simple? I too am tired of futzing with my printer and seek new challenges

@khird
Oh wow, Printrbot has been gone a long time.

I'm really ready for a 3d printer I don't have to take apart every other print.

My Ender 3 was cursed from the get-go.

I got mine very early on, in Oct. 2018. Looking back, I'm amazed that Creality has the gall to release a printer with thermal runaway protection disabled.

I should have listened to Maker's Muse. 😮‍💨

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@RL_Dane it doesn't require taking apart, but there are some potentiometers on the board which control current to the motors and I'm tired of how frequently they require adjustment. If they aren't set correctly, you get the leaning tower of Printrbot as the horizontal reference datum gets a small offset layer-to-layer which accumulates over time.

At this point I just don't use it more than a couple times a year. When I factor in the lost time from it going out of alignment, there's usually another means of fabrication which is more efficient. At least with a different machine there'll be different hiccups to work around and it'll be interesting to play with for a bit. So if you feel similarly and want to swap, I'm game. Failing that I think my plan is to exit the 3D printing game and switch over to a smallish laser cutter.

@khird
I'm hoping the Prusa Mini or possibly the Artillery Sidewinder X2 would be good options for me.

Barring that, I might just go mega cheap and get a Monoprice MP Select V2 for about $150 to play around with.

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