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3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software
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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.
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3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Johnno - 1st-Jul-19, 09:15 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by MrFlippant - 2nd-Jul-19, 03:03 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Scuderia_Turini - 12th-Dec-19, 06:47 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by MrFlippant - 12th-Dec-19, 06:55 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Scuderia_Turini - 12th-Dec-19, 07:13 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by MrFlippant - 25th-Dec-19, 01:23 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Scuderia_Turini - 26th-Dec-19, 12:12 AM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by MrFlippant - 26th-Dec-19, 12:52 AM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Scuderia_Turini - 26th-Dec-19, 03:07 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Savage GT - 7th-Apr-21, 05:34 AM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by JMay - 7th-Apr-21, 08:04 AM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by daisy8 - 29th-Oct-22, 01:22 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by MrFlippant - 7th-Apr-21, 06:09 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Savage GT - 7th-Apr-21, 08:07 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Bazzer - 7th-Apr-21, 08:48 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Kevan - 19th-Oct-21, 01:08 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by MrFlippant - 19th-Oct-21, 05:14 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by MrFlippant - 29th-Oct-22, 06:17 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by Kevan - 29th-Oct-22, 06:24 PM
RE: 3D Printing & Printers: Hardware & Software - by JMay - 30th-Oct-22, 09:18 AM

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