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3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

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Any advise for someone wanting to start 3d printing ? (lemmings.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/3dprinting

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I have never 3d printed anything before. These days I'm working on a small home automation project, and I will require some enclosures. So I thought why not buy a 3d printer ? That way I can also learn about 3d printing when I get some time.

Also please suggest an affordable 3d printer.

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[–] Nanomerce 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For FDM, learning how to level your bed and set the z offset properly will save a lot of headache early on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I just bought an Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro, and its semi-automatic bed leveling is great. I'd say getting anything with automatic or semi-automatic bed leveling would be a huge time saver.