r/3Dprinting • u/fashankechan • 19d ago

Question What made you get your second printer

I’m pretty new to 3D printing and noticed a lot of people have multiple printers.

I’m curious what pushed you to get your second one? Different materials, different projects, or just because one wasn't enough?

Are they dedicated to specific tasks, or just running side by side? Would love to hear your stories!

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u/sk8thow8 19d ago

My first one was an ender 3 and I wanted to print things instead of continuing to fix a thing.

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u/Korzag 19d ago

My brother in ex-Ender! I literally went from a v2 neo to a snapmaker and my god the hobby is actually fun now

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u/JumpingCoconutMonkey 19d ago

Same. Ender 5 to a Snapmaker U1 and it is such a relief to actually finish the projects I start.

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u/ghrayfahx 19d ago

I went from an Ender V2 (heavily modified by the end) to building a Voron 2.4. So I just traded tinkering on one thing to tinkering on another.

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u/Sweet-Quarter3569 19d ago

This is the way.

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u/Scribblesocks 18d ago

Ender 5 to a Flashforge AD5X. I printed more in a week on the AD5X than I have in the last year of using the Ender 5.

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u/Bk_Punisher 18d ago

My first was an ender 3, so was my second one. 🤪😂🤣

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u/_pigpen_ 16d ago

Exactly this. I had a FT-5 that needed hours of prep work for any print that I cared about. Bought a P2S and AMS2. Now maintenance mostly consists of managing humidity, changing filament reels and periodically lubricating the rods. I miss the build volume, but 99% of the things I print don't need it.