Looking for recommedation for a 3 D printer.

It is for a student ,first printer to gain some experience and more knowledge.

I have no idea how this all works but he wants to print parts to built a robot.

Any ideas? Thanks.

21 minutes ago, jvs said:

Looking for recommedation for a 3 D printer.

It is for a student ,first printer to gain some experience and more knowledge.

I have no idea how this all works but he wants to print parts to built a robot.

Any ideas? Thanks.

What's your budget, they're not cheap 

In My opinion one cannot go past the Bambulab machines... they just work and work really well with minimal fuss.

 

For a small robot project, I would print with PLA on a A1, great little machine to get started on.

 

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3 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

What's your budget, they're not cheap 

 Up to 20 000 baht or so.

Just now, Ralf001 said:

In My opinion one cannot go past the Bambulab machines... they just work and work really well with minimal fuss.

 

For a small robot project, I would print with PLA on a A1, great little machine to get started on.

 

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Thanks! Yes i will look into that one!

Looks like a very popular model.

 

3 minutes ago, jvs said:

Thanks! Yes i will look into that one!

Looks like a very popular model.

 

Great entry level machine.

 

If the 3D print bug bites, then step up to the enclosed machines (I have XC1 and H2d).

They are far from expensive, unless a cup of coffee is a budget breaker.

Any that you find on FBMP is going to be fine. 
You can buy the machine and extras for cheap on there. Make them run a calibration program in front of you,  no,  you won't know whats going on but they don't know that. 
Watch for jerky movements or skipped steps, you'll know it when you see it. Make them tell you. Adjust the price accordingly.

They are lots of fun, easy to use and theres actually money to be made.

 

EDIT: another voter for Bambulabs, they're as easy as it can get

Creality are good, and spare parts are easy to find. Recommend the Ender 5 pro.

1 minute ago, SkyNets said:

Creality are good, and spare parts are easy to find. Recommend the Ender 5 pro.

 

I had an ender 5 pro... was good. Retired for a K1C.... could not deal with the pain of selling the 5 pro so put it out with the trash!

Just now, Ralf001 said:

 

I had an ender 5 pro... was good. Retired for a K1C.... could not deal with the pain of selling the 5 pro so put it out with the trash!

Aww bless it lol, I would of gave it a good home 🙂

1 minute ago, SkyNets said:

Aww bless it lol, I would of gave it a good home 🙂

 

would have gladly given it to someone that is not a 3D print rookie.

when I retire my K1C I might send you a message if you are interested, it is basically no longer used since I bought my Bambu H2D.

 

1 hour ago, Slowhand225 said:

another voter for Bambulabs, they're as easy as it can get

But do you still have to pay for every print  from their online app store thingy ???

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

would have gladly given it to someone that is not a 3D print rookie.

when I retire my K1C I might send you a message if you are interested, it is basically no longer used since I bought my Bambu H2D.

 

Yes sir 🙂 I'll take it! Bambu Labs are the best, its just spare part availability here is a pain.

7 minutes ago, johng said:

But do you still have to pay for every print  from their online app store thingy ???

 

Many free print files out there... Or learn 3D CAD and create ones own.

A few Ender-3 V2s on Facebook, that will get you up and running.

 

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5000baht

4 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Many free print files out there... Or learn 3D CAD and create ones own.

So you can easily use your own code  ?

I heard they (Bambu) made it "difficult" to not use their payware.

4 minutes ago, johng said:

So you can easily use your own code  ?

I heard they (Bambu) made it "difficult" to not use their payware.

Download the .STL file and slice it in Bambu Studio.

19 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Download the .STL file and slice it in Bambu Studio.

The person in question is a student working on her masters in Chang Mai.

She is learning to write code and this printer will be a gift from me to her to help her with the studies.

She has build robots before and that is her passion,i am trying to give her all the help she needs to be success full .

I will look into these things more now i have brand names ,think i am going to go with Bambulab .

She needs to gain more experience,there is a 3D printer at the uni but that is being used by a lot of students and the waiting line can be long.

 

32 minutes ago, jvs said:

The person in question is a student working on her masters in Chang Mai.

She is learning to write code and this printer will be a gift from me to her to help her with the studies.

She has build robots before and that is her passion,i am trying to give her all the help she needs to be success full .

I will look into these things more now i have brand names ,think i am going to go with Bambulab .

She needs to gain more experience,there is a 3D printer at the uni but that is being used by a lot of students and the waiting line can be long.

 

She wants to write the g-code ?

 

Thats what the slicer software is for.

 

Might be best for her to learn 3D CAD Design then create g-code from.

18 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

She wants to write the g-code ?

 

Thats what the slicer software is for.

 

Might be best for her to learn 3D CAD Design then create g-code from.

To be honest i really don't know what kinds of code she is learning.

I guess i will have to ask her.

30 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Might be best for her to learn 3D CAD Design then create g-code from.

yes good idea ,  G code is  a pain in the backside  often the ticker tape had a few errors and we had to read through the whole program on the CNC terminal to try spot the mistake...then step through the whole program in single block mode hoping  that nothing crashed into the chuck 🤕

 

Hmmm... Doing her master's degree at uni. Do y'all think her profs might be well aware of what she needs to learn? Just askin' 😎🤣

3 minutes ago, mikebike said:

Hmmm... Doing her master's degree at uni. Do y'all think her profs might be well aware of what she needs to learn? Just askin' 😎🤣

The proffs would prefer her to use the uni printer but she wants to experiment on her own.

Just saying.

6 hours ago, SkyNets said:

 

That's a nice unit (bottom), same as mine 👍

 

13 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

That's a nice unit (bottom), same as mine 👍

 

🙂 yeah good little resin printer.

5 hours ago, jvs said:

The person in question is a student working on her masters in Chang Mai.

She is learning to write code and this printer will be a gift from me to her to help her with the studies.

She has build robots before and that is her passion,i am trying to give her all the help she needs to be success full .

I will look into these things more now i have brand names ,think i am going to go with Bambulab .

She needs to gain more experience,there is a 3D printer at the uni but that is being used by a lot of students and the waiting line can be long.

I printed a robot once, be careful 🙂

5 hours ago, jvs said:

To be honest i really don't know what kinds of code she is learning.

I guess i will have to ask her.

I reckon it will be the robotics code for the robot.... not the g-code for the 3D print files.

21 hours ago, jvs said:

The person in question is a student working on her masters in Chang Mai.

She is learning to write code and this printer will be a gift from me to her to help her with the studies.

She has build robots before and that is her passion,i am trying to give her all the help she needs to be success full .

I will look into these things more now i have brand names ,think i am going to go with Bambulab .

She needs to gain more experience,there is a 3D printer at the uni but that is being used by a lot of students and the waiting line can be long.

 

What software is she using ?

Fusion 360 is the way to go and cheap for students.
Grab-A-cad and others have free files and they are almost always correct.
You can import the files and modify them as needed. Saves a lot of time instead of drawing for a blank sometimes.

 

On 11/26/2025 at 2:24 PM, jvs said:

The proffs would prefer her to use the uni printer but she wants to experiment on her own.

Just saying.

Where did u get that from? The uni printer is a waiting game. Pop wants to give daughter her own. Nowhere is it stated that profs give a hoot about which printer they use 🤔👋 Masters students are pretty free in what they choose to do.