What other 3D printer brands do you recommend?

[etxbkst]

While I've had fun converting my CNC router to a 3D printer, I am ready to get it back to its intended purpose. My first thought was to go with a Metal Plus upgrade kit, but I'm not sure I want to spend that kind of dough. Then I saw the MendelMax 3 kit, which is absolutely beautiful, and I am soooo tempted, but it starts at $1300. I've looked at MakerFarm, and I know they get excellent reviews. I have realized, though, that my two Simples have spoiled me to, well, simple design. Especially the Printrbot metal printers. It looks like they really streamlined the printer and the process. I don't want a build that will take days.

So what would you recommend around $1k? Obviously less is better, but in the end I don't want to have to mod (too much, anyway) or spend countless hours tinkering to get things to work just ok.

[thawkins]

[etxbkst]

Do you recommend the FlashForge over the Metal Plus?

[thawkins]

[etxbkst]

Thanks for the recommendation! I realized a moment ago that I hadn't been looking at the creator pro, but rather a different model made of wood, which was kind of a turn off. After looking at the correct model and reading reviews, I'm seriously leaning in that direction.

[mechanizedmedic]

If I could start over I would get a FlashForge or Ultimaker Original... But then again, I would have missed out on all the maddening print failures that make this a "hobby" of mine.

[evanalmighty]

I will also recommend the flashforge or similar type printers that only has the bed moving in the Z axis.

[KDog]

I bought a Kossel Pro off of kickstarter and have been using it for about three months now. It's an awesome printer! I highly recommend looking into delta style printers if you have experience using cartesian printers.

[teicher]

One of my coworkers has a Lulzbot TAZ 4. He seems to get good results with it.

[Josephwillian]

I was also facing the same type of issues when I started my career in 3D printing. It becomes difficult to choose the best one when you have a lot of options in front of you. I was under the same situation, then I research a lot on this topic. I found some good blogs and articles that actually helped me to take the right decision. I have found some of the articles for you to read and take the right decision.

https://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide
https://www.innofil3d.com/how-to-select-a-3d-printer/

I have bought Inova 1800 a few weeks ago. It is a good printer and working fine as per my expectations.