Looking for your first 3D printer? Don’t spend a cent until you have watched this honest buyer’s guide. There’s some misconceptions and pitfalls with 3D printing and it’s vital to know these before you enter the hobby.

In this video we cover how to identify your preferences and intended workflow, how to gather reliable information from reviews and community groups, then explore several categories of 3D printer and who they are best suited for.

0:00 Introduction

0:52 What they don’t tell you about 3D printing
Replicator wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replica...)

2:34 Will your 3D printer be a tool or a hobby?

3:24 What are your priorities in a 3D printer?

4:14 What to look for in reviews and community groups
My FDM 3D printer review playlist:    • FDM 3D printer reviews  
My review policy: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/revi...
Example Creality Facebook group:   / 1275880512515568  

5:25 Budget machines
Base/cheapest Ender 3: https://www.creality3dofficial.com/pr...
Ender 3 V2: https://www.creality3dofficial.com/pr...

8:02 Mid-range machines

9:08 Manufacturer supported workhorses
Tiny Machines: https://www.tinymachines3d.com/?rfsn=...
Prusa: https://www.prusa3d.com/
Lulzbot: https://shop.lulzbot.com/3d-printers

10:58 Premium build it yourself kits
https://vorondesign.com/
https://www.ratrig.com/
Rat Rig V-core 3 build playlist:    • Rat Rig V-core 3 part 1 - Premium cor...  
https://seckit3dp.design/
Seckit SK-Tank build:    • SecKit SK-Tank coreXY build pt 1 - Fr...  
https://hevort.com/
https://www.blvprojects.com/blv-mgn-c...
https://www.layerfused.com/
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:225...
https://github.com/Annex-Engineering/...
CoreXY explained video:    • CoreXY explained: Comparison + streng...  

12:32 Others

13:29 I have my 3D printer picked, what do I do now?
My 3D printing beginner playlist:    • 3D printing for beginners  
My free calibration./troubleshooting website: https://teachingtechyt.github.io/cali...

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