19th-Oct-21, 01:08 PM
My first 3D printer was an Ender 3 Pro, for the money they are great printers but they have limitations.
After a few months I decided 3D printing was my new hobby alongside Slot cars and decided I needed a better printer and bought a Qidi X-Plus which is a bigger printer with a bed that moves in the Z-axis as opposed to the Ender X-Y. It has an enclosure and sold as a commercial grade printer...not quite true!
Printing in PLA is easy but as a material has it's limitations, the better materials need much higher temps which means a much better 'extruder/hot end' and this is the Qidi achilles heel as it's very difficult to upgrade as the parts aren't the same as other printers.
If I was buying again (and I'm thinking of replacing the Qidi now) I'd get a current Prusa printer, they have a profound reputaion.
After a few months I decided 3D printing was my new hobby alongside Slot cars and decided I needed a better printer and bought a Qidi X-Plus which is a bigger printer with a bed that moves in the Z-axis as opposed to the Ender X-Y. It has an enclosure and sold as a commercial grade printer...not quite true!
Printing in PLA is easy but as a material has it's limitations, the better materials need much higher temps which means a much better 'extruder/hot end' and this is the Qidi achilles heel as it's very difficult to upgrade as the parts aren't the same as other printers.
If I was buying again (and I'm thinking of replacing the Qidi now) I'd get a current Prusa printer, they have a profound reputaion.