Don’t Buy a Ready-to-Print 3D Printer — Buy a DIY Set First!

Many people are currently considering buying a 3D Printer. On the Internet, you can find countless things on social media that make you think how cool it would be to download the instructions, set up the 3D Printer, and a short time later the final result comes out. One example is the Lithophanes we created in another article.

I think anyone who has ever worked with a 3D Printer knows what I’m talking about when I say no, it’s not that easy.

Don’t get me wrong, the whole process is just downloading, running software over it, and turning on the 3D Printer. However, rarely, this works directly for a beginner. When I started, the first 100 attempts were nothing compared to the continuous print quality I achieve today.

And exactly this is the crucial point if I say:

Don’t Buy a Ready-to-Print 3D Printer — Buy a DIY Set First!

Ready to print 3D Printer

Many people who start with 3D Printing make the mistake and look at Amazon for a printer and paying attention only to how large the print area is and how long the construction takes. When the 3D Printer is directly ready to print at home and you press the start button, you are almost always disappointed with beginner products.