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wraith808:
So, I'm getting into this sometime soon.  I figured I'd make a thread for people to discuss their own forays into it, and collect some knowledge.

A few videos I started with to see Resin vs Filament (I've decided to go filament- toxic waste as a material doesn't appeal to me)









Some of those are old, but all went into the selection of filament for my printer selection.

I've also decided on a printer- I really should have gotten it while Amazon had it in stock, but decided to wait.  Hopefully it won't be too long.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08346QY9K/

Sovol SV01 3D Printer

My reasons for waiting
1. I don't have the models that I want yet
2. The person that's been helping me the most on it said that it was up priced $60 right now on Amazon (probably because a lot of people are buying them being at home with time on their hands).
3. I need to get the Silent board too, and wasn't ready to spent even more yet.
4. The things that I want to print haven't been released yet, so was hoping it would be back in stock by the time that I had the STL files.

mouser:
Some other 3d printing threads on DC forum:

* https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=45256
* https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=45297
* https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=45331
* https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=45427

wraith808:
So you've never really posted your thoughts about your printer.  We've seen the results, but not your thoughts.  How do you like it?  How would you compare it to that printer I linked above?  Any tips or tricks that you've learned that would be good for a beginner?

mouser:
I like my printer quite a lot, BUT I have no experience with any other printer, so I'm in a poor position to advise.

What I can say is that it is:

* It's quite compact -- that was important to me since I am in a small apartment.  But there are some large models that I can't print because they are too big.  If I had more room I might get a bigger one, or with a built in fillament holder.
* I like not having to glue things to the bed.
* These printers seem to be improving so quickly, that it's hard to imagine that there wouldn't be a better one to buy at the same price point.
* There's still a lot of fussiness that you need to expect.. especially I find at the start of prints.  It will require some hands on messing with.

wraith808:
What about the ventilation and noise?  Any problems with either of those?

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