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I didn't say it wasn't capable - you need a capable person to operate the budget printers. Bed leveling is HARD - Trust me, I reprogrammed the firmware on the ender and installed a BLtouch - this took dozens of hours and I knew exactly what I was doing. Then you have to start figuring how to replace the subpar beds these come with...do you go with glass now? Oh crap, those will shatter with PETG. OK, now you realize the extruder isn't that great and only tolerates certain decent filament.The Sovol SV01 Printer was used to produce the FITS Trash Can in this thread so it is capable. There were other ones cheaper but they had deficiencies compared to the Sovol SV01.
Ender 3 Pro $200 vs . Sovol SV01 $300 (best first 3D printer?)
The cousin of the OP sounds like they know what they are doing. But recommending this to folks that have no experience 3d printing is irresponsible, in my opinion.
I own 6 3d printers and have been through a wide variety of models and I am not saying this to be hard on anyone. I am an electrical engineer that has spent most of my career writing software - I am trying to help people from a desire to prevent someone here wasting a ton of time time that otherwise just thought they were going to be able to print things without much effort.
btw, the opening line of the video you posted says
which is exactly I am saying is required if you don't get a certain level of printer - and that only works for folks that are inclined to this particular set of tinkering."my personality is that I don't mind tweaking and poking..."
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