IRL - Beginner 3D printer

[Myndbender]

OK, so I want to try my hand at 3D printing, as my first printer I was looking at Bambu lab A1 or Creality K2 SE. any other suggestion or which 1 would be good for beginner between those 2. any input would be helpful. Thanks Guys!

 

[psatty82]

Bambu Lab A1 will get you up and running in minutes. I've not used the Creality K2 yet, but the Bambu is by and large one of the best 3D printers on the market for ease and convenience. Grab the AMS...you won't be disappointed.

(Also, if you're looking for "cheap" the A1 Mini is pretty epic for the price point. Can usually find a deal on them for USD $99 or so...)

 

[ImGreg]

A1 is the way to go for a first printer. I personally wouldn't bother with anything but bambu but I don't like to tinker

 

[Cyoticus]

Creality K2 SE is a good printer but the heating element can be a little tricky. If you are not familiar with the different heats needed for the various filiments it can be frustrating. If you understand heat settings, it is a good printer. I would go with Bambu to start with, personally.

 

[Myndbender]

thank you guys... Bambu it is, now to shop for best deal hehe

 

[Colonel - USMC Retired]

I had a Creality Ender 3 Max Neo for a couple of years (I wanted the bigger build plate) and I got some really good prints with that. I splurged last week and got the Bambu P1S Combo with AMS for about $500 (they had a military discount) - it has pretty much not stopped printing since!

They said you can have it running in 15 minutes, but it took me about that long to get all of the packaging off, ha ha. It literally took about 5 minutes after that before I sent my first print.

It's crazy how much faster, higher detailed, and easy to use than the Creality, even tho I knew it was gonna take a bit more tweaking (and re-tweaking, and re-tweaking, and re-tweaking).

Bambu Studio is also SUPER easy to learn and use. I actually liked several features in Cura better, but I'm quickly forgetting what that platform was like, ha ha.