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I was seriously considering a Prusa printer, but I didn't think the value was there compared to the Ender 5 Plus I bought, even though the Creality machine has the shortcomings of other Chinese-built printers out of the box. One thing about the Ender 5 family of Creality printers that I really...

That's basically what I started with. If you want to learn some CAD stuff so you can print your own creations, let me know - I'm thinking about offering tutoring for Autodesk Fusion 360, which has a free license for hobbyists. I'd probably do it over Skype or something. What do you plan on...

I'm already running the bed at 100 deg C for ABS, so I don't have much, if any room left unless I can beef up the printer's power supply. I don't plan to do that any time soon. I'd rather have a print bed that heats evenly like it should. But Chinese quality will be Chinese quality :rolleyes:

One of the best things I've done is get a magnetic PEI sheet from TH3D Studio. PLA and ABS stick to it without glue stick or ABS slurry. And if you start having adhesion issues, just wash it with dish soap and dry it and it's good as new (dust, grease and oil are its worst enemy). Right now...

Well done! One of these days I'll get some steel nozzles for my printer so I can use those materials. So far I've really enjoyed printing ABS now that I created a friendly environment for it - a temperature-controlled enclosure :)

I flashed a build of Tiny Machines firmware onto my Ender 5 Plus and start my prints from the printer. I use Octoprint to monitor the print job and allow me to cancel from in the house in case I catch the print going very wrong over the camera. My favorite Octoprint plug-in I use right now is...

If you end up getting a Creality printer, be prepared to install aftermarket firmware for the best experience. For some reason Creality severely handicapped their own firmware, which is their own fork of Marlin. Creality has repeatedly failed to take advantage of the useful features offered by...