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I am looking to buy a 3D printer which will be used in my small business size of about 20 people. We sometimes need little parts made for holding littles pieces of equipment and after seeing a similar lab to us use 3D Printing to make little holders for their antennas, we are looking at buying one ourselves.

What can you guys recommend? So far I have seen this video which suggests the Bambulab P1P, or the Prusa mk3S+ Kit.

I think we will most likely buy the Bambulab P1P as this guy suggests. However he did say that its not great for fixing. "Fixing or replacing parts does not appear to be anywhere near as user friendly or even possible in some cases"

How hard is it to build the Prusa mk3S+ Kit yourself in case we decide we want to have the Prusa given it is more easily fixable? We would prefer the Bambulab as it prints faster and is slightly larger, but might not get it due to the fact its not as easy to fix stuff.

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[–] TooL@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

So.. I just bought a p1p and it's just about the best decision I could have made when it came to this hobby. The thing just freaking works, and it works well. I don't think I have a single complaint about mine.

That being said, they just released a p1s model. This is basically the p1p but enclosed so you can print more difficult materials like ABS. It also allows you to buy a combo with the AMS system that will let you print 4 colors at once for much cheaper than if you bought them both separately.

I really wanted to go with the open source prusa printer, but honestly at the price point I just could not justify it. The p1p is just as fast if not faster. Just as reliable. And actually shipped fully featured, for cheaper than even a mk3s+ kit. It's really the no brainer option at that price point if you can get over it being closed source.

[–] lorcster123@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think we might go with the P1S. Its 749 euros compared to 649 for the P1P. And the P1P is not a complete machine it seems, theres panels missing on the top front and sides. While that would be okay, if we ever wanted to upgrade it it would be better off just getting the P1S for the extra hundred euro now and save the hassle

[–] TooL@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Hey, just saw this post. You can ignore my other long winded reply. I think the p1s is a great choice. I didn't realize the cost was so close either.

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