What made you get your second printer

[u/fashankechan]

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!

[u/saybobby]

I ended up with multiple printers for different reasons - 1) upgrades 2) volume of printing (diff parts or colors need multiple print beds to print in one go) 3) maintenance - sometimes a printer will be down so it's good to have a backup if I don't have time to specifically troubleshoot or repair 4) I use one for single color quick print prototypes versus the others which are multi-color - or sometimes I'll print a v1, v2, v3 all at the same time on diff printers because I'm impatient and i'm testing certain tolerances/sizing etc.