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Ender 5 plus as a beginner (self.3dprinting)
submitted 1 year ago by InigoMontoyota to c/[email protected]
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Ok, so I know nothing about 3d printing, but since we became empty nester, am looking for a new hobby. My wife us taking up pottery, but thats not for me, and 3d printing seems like a good bit of fun.

Started looking at videos and comparisons and all that, and the Ender 3 came up, but it seems smaller, so looked at the 5 plus. Then I started to wonder if there might be better options, while staying under $1000. Bambu, Prusa, Anycubic...what should I look at if I want larger prints but am a beginner.

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[–] IMALlama 1 points 1 year ago

Vorons max at 350mm^3. Adding more in x or y probably isn't a great idea, but you could probably push z some more. Rat Rigs use larger extrusions and scale to 500x500.

I have a 350mm Voron. I havent completely filled my bed yet, but I have printed some fairly large parts on it. But man, big volume = long print times. I've gotten some... very large numbers out of my slicer. Volumetric flow isn't that high, so I'll likely grab a larger nozzle and print even wider (currently at 180% layer width on a 0.4 nozzle). Still, a 500mm part would take... a very long time