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I am very interested in 3D printing and I want to get into it. What would be a good printer for a beginner that is also of reasonable quality.

I don't want to make anything huge but I don't want to limit myself to any size that's unreasonably small.

Edit: Wow, you guys were all so helpful. While I haven't made my decision I have a lot more to go off of, I'm gonna do a bit more research into it based on what you have all said.

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[–] scrapeus@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

There are plenty of options, I will have to look up which are currently the best.

But I would recommend starting out with a normal "cube" like design. Delta printers seem cool but are not really beginner friendly.

To further ease the search I would look for a direct drive extruder. It's easier to calibrate and you don't have the hassle with potential problems regarding the Bowden tube.

Creality and Anycube are the goto brands for big community support, as far as I know.