Very positive initial impressions
I thought I'd just make a quick post to counter all of the negative posts I read while I was waiting for my Prusa MK3 kit to be shipped, which made me very nervous.
I previously had zero experience with 3D printers so it took 3-4 evenings to build my kit, making sure that I read and re-read all of the instructions. Right off the bat it has performed incredibly well. I've been using it daily for about a week and the only one issue I has was a clogged nozzle. Once I'd googled that it took me 5 minutes to fix. I have had no other issues at all, zilch. No detached first layers, layer shifts or stringing.
I'm sure there are a LOT of people who are very happy with this machine and rightly so. It has great features for a sensible price.
Just be aware that most people who don't have issues won't post in these forums.
Re: Very positive initial impressions
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I previously had zero experience with 3D printers so it took 3-4 evenings to build my kit, making sure that I read and re-read all of the instructions. Right off the bat it has performed incredibly well.
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Just be aware that most people who don't have issues won't post in these forums.
Your posted inspired me to reply! I have had the same experience. This is my first 3d printer, the Mk3 was recommended by a friend with experience in this area. Kit arrived on Weds, I was done building and doing calibration Saturday afternoon and printing an Raspberry Pi case overnight.
I did have some troubles with certain portions of the build instructions, but nothing I couldn't overcome. So far, I'm incredibly happy with this printer.
Re: Very positive initial impressions
Just be aware that most people who don't have issues won't post in these forums.
That's been the nature of the internet since... well, probably since it was ARPANET. In fact, it's been rumored that the first message ever sent by Professor Leonard Kleinrock's laboratory at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to the second network node at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) was, "Does this thing work?" 😛
(That was a joke!)
But you're absolutely correct; people who are satisfied seldom post to forums. That said, Amazon reviews seem to buck the rule. Nevertheless, when checking out a product on Amazon, do you only read the 5 star reviews, or check out the 1 star reviews as well? Some folks like to know the worst that can happen, even if chances are slim. It helps expectations to be more realistic, and know what potential problems are possible (not definite/inevitable). 😉
That's "MISTER Old Fart" to you!
Re: Very positive initial impressions
In defense of the apparent ingrates who don’t post, this is a support forum, not a kudos forum.
That said, I will add that my MK3 has been clearly superior to my first printer since I got it assembled. As I’ve been learning how to dial it in, I’ve been more and more happy with every print.
When someone asks you if you're a god, you say, "YES!"
emotional support then
I am glad to be so lucky. Could not have afforded a better choice for my next printer. Glad to know I am not alone.
AMK
Re: Very positive initial impressions
I'm in the same Benchy, er boat 🙂
This Mk3 is my first 3D printer, never used one before or even seen one in the flesh, my kit arrived 1pm on a Friday, by 1am Saturday it was built and passed the calibration tests with flying colours (well, silver gray because that was the only filament I had :D)
I went for the Mk3 because of a pile of new features I saw other printers don't have, and the proven track record of their previous versions, because I didn't want to waste time troubleshooting the printer I wanted to use that time to learn & troublesshoot designs and the limitations of FDM printing - and that has been my experience so far.
All going well, and finding I'm thinking about solving old & new fixes/modifications/designs in whole new ways - it's great.
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i'm like a kid with a toy, but no instructions...
I try and build all sorts of things... some work, some take a bit longer to get working, and a couple fail... usually because I have messed up somewhere...
the printer lets me make things, I couldn't make using traditional tools
sometimes I incorporate metal for critical areas.
If you can think it, you can try modelling it...
sometimes you need to try different ways but it's all keeping my old brain nimble
I have 4 printers, my first has grown and developed with Prusa, started as the 1.75mm version, before they had model numbers, became a mk2, then mk2MMU
the second was a chinese printer that was poor to say the least...that's in my attic pending time and interest...
my third was a mk2... which is still largely in the box, someone borrowed parts and they have not yet been returned... I hope to sort that soon.
and my fourth, is the Mk3..
I retired three years ago as a single person, expecting to have plenty of spare time, and somehow i picked up a new partner, large extended family, lots of voluntary work, and some advisory roles as well as 3d printing....
I wonder how I ever thought I would get to relax in older age!
regards Joan
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