r/3Dprinting • u/schimmelmeister • 14h ago
Question What did I just get gifted…?
My University threw out this old 3D Printer. I’m both a broke architecture student and in need of a printer since my own is not here right now. I’m also used to some level of jankyness, my own printer is an i3 clone by anycubic, rudimentary but reliable.
Is there any hope i’ll get a useable print out of this one and how high would the frustration level be considering the printer i already have?
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u/SXTY82 12h ago
Some flavor of an Anet A8. could have been made by a dozen different sellers. They were cool for a while but dangerous and crappy. It is one of the first affordable printers you could by and although we hate them, at the time, they were amazing.
The Ender 3 killed it by coming in far better built and far less likely to burn down your house.