I’m a total noob when it comes to 3D printing and am frankly bewildered by all the options for machines. I don’t want to buy a printer and find out it won’t smoothly handle ASA. In fact my first print will almost certainly be a custom mount so that I can put my Tempest PWS on a 5"x5" vinyl fence post.

I’d like to keep it under $800 but if I will spend more to get a better machine and a better experience if I need to.

  • PantiesEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I have a qidi Q1 which I’m using to print ABS parts for a new Voron right now. It’s working very easily even on default settings, although I haven’t made anything big yet, and I don’t know if ASA is harder to print.

    As much as I lobe the Prusa Core One I have at work, it doesn’t seem to be the best for ASA. I printed a few very large flat parts in ASA a while ago. Heating up the chamber takes forever, and warping / adhesion issues happen a lot on default settings, even with their own brand.

    • nullroot@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I’ll 2nd the q1 and add that although it was just some numbers for the front of a house, it printed asa without issue.