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I need some advice - Entina Tina2
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I think I’ve given a cursory look at those a year or two ago. The main things I remember are that they are SMALL, and at least one model lacked a heated bed. The heated bed helps immensely with adhesion (will your print stick or just get dislodged, failing the job?) and the size is a practical constraint. For example resin printers can do exceptional quality items, but they’re going to be small. Pick a measuring tape of any kind, go measure a thing you’d like to make like maybe a pen holder or whatever you actually think you will want to print. I had a Monoprice Mini Select and it was a 12cm base, good for a lot, small for a lot. That thing can do a 10cm base. A quick visualization is that you will not squeeze a phone cover in that space!
Thank you. I'll definitely look at the space it offers. Although I'll probably bite the bullet and spend a little extra on a Creality machine.
I don’t know your budget but if possible, shoot a little higher than Creality. They have a reputation for selling not-quite-working printers that you can get to limp along just enough to print replacement parts for it so you can start the endless cycle of trying to get it working correctly.
You said you’re looking for just light usage, so I assume that you don’t want to spend 3x the amount of effort on the printer as you will spend using it.
Do you mind if I ask what your upper limit is for price?
Sure. If needs must, I can probably spend up to $350 if I wait a month or two. The other issue is that I live in South Korea, and I really don't want to import. So you can make a suggestion for sure, and I'll check if it's available locally.
Is an Elegoo Centauri Carbon an option for you? I have the CC1, and it’s a really nice printer for the cost ($320 USD). They sell refurbished models for a bit less.
Elegoo also makes other models which are also pretty decent but even less expensive such as the Neptune series.
I completely understand not wanting to import, but as I don’t speak Korean unfortunately, I won’t be much help with researching what is available.
I have seen some Elegoo models available here, yes. I have just heard that they aren't very consumer friendly. Edging towards vendor lock-in, and so on.
A valid concern for sure. On mine, I installed (it was very easy!) a community-modified firmware called OpenCentauri to address those concerns. I completely understand if that isn’t open enough for you though.
There is another effort by that same development team to bring a standard Klipper firmware to the CC1.
Okay, thank you. I will definitely look into OpenCentauri to see if that's a viable option for me. As I said, it will be a month or two before I am able to afford that, so I have time to research it all. And hey, thank you for being so helpful and responsive in this thread. You have been a great help.
Hey I meant to mention that Sovol is another brand that’s worth consideration. They seem to respect open source licenses better than most, and they were respectful with the Voron open source designs when they released their own version of the Voron 2.4 Core XY printer.
I built a Voron 2.4 from a kit, but I seriously considered the Sovol version since it is much easier to assemble for a decent price.
To me, that is a good indicator that the company isn’t seeking to lock in their users to a closed ecosystem.
Oh, awesome. They weren't even on my radar. I'll look into it. Thanks.
You are very welcome, friend! Happy printing!