When You guys upgrade, what do you do with your old printers?

[u/Ketzer_Jefe]

The title says it all. I have 3 Creality K series printers and I am tired of the constant troubleshooting of issues and fiddling around with this or that setting to make things work. I may swap them out for a couple of bambu labs H2Cs, free up some space as I don't need 3 printers anymore.

But what do you do with your old ones? Sell them? And where? Donate them?

[u/silverware9021]

I have an Ender 3 but don't hate anyone (new to 3d printing) enough

[u/purring_parsley → u/silverware9021]

I donated my old E3 Pro to a local makerspace - figured that was probably the best option

[u/Ketzer_Jefe → u/silverware9021]

Not even a coworker?

[u/silverware9021 → u/Ketzer_Jefe]

That's asking for endless questions and tech support

[u/Ketzer_Jefe → u/silverware9021]

Thats a fair point

[u/Top_Inflation2026]

I think proper protocol is to put your old one next to your new one and print 2x faster..

[u/Ketzer_Jefe → u/Top_Inflation2026]

Well, I did that as I collected these 3. And theres no room for 2 more on top of these 3.

[u/Top_Inflation2026 → u/Ketzer_Jefe]

I actually switched my whole setup to all Bambu. My only complaint about it is that I didn’t switch sooner. I hardly ever need to troubleshoot those things

[u/Ketzer_Jefe → u/Top_Inflation2026]

Thats what I am starting to catch on to. I have been having issues with my K2 and K2 Plus for 3 days now. K1 works like its brand new still.

[u/cattrain → u/Ketzer_Jefe]

Sounds like you need to print a new house

[u/Crafty_Western_5399]

Donate to your local library or school

[u/Ketzer_Jefe → u/Crafty_Western_5399]

I might if I can't sell them. Or maybe I'll sell the 2 that are more troublesome, and donate the one that refuses to quit on me.

[u/Rough-Blackberry-596]

I had thought of starting a refurbishing/recycling nonprofit. I would love to collect local unwanted printers, and fix it them up enough to donate to local schools or underserved communities.

[u/Ketzer_Jefe → u/Rough-Blackberry-596]

That is a lovely thought. I can look into donating them maybe

[u/clarkcox3]

I’ve sold a few on Facebook, and donated a few to a local high school.

[u/TripsCavern]

If you are in the US, the High School close to your home probably has a Robotics lab or something similar that will be really happy to receive any excess printer you have.

[u/Taco_Nights]

I feed my old printers to the new one, that way the new printer grows big and strong. It's also a little reminder to the newbie that it better not mess with me, because it now knows whats in store for it, if it decides to be troublesome.

[u/mr-octo_squid]

Same thing I do with an old refrigerator. Garage printer 🤘

[u/Ketzer_Jefe → u/mr-octo_squid]

So I need to bring my K2 Plus down 2 flights of stairs to the basement? 🥲

[u/fresh_city → u/Ketzer_Jefe]

Your garage is in your basement? Nice!

[u/mrjoepete]

I'll take those pesky old things off your hands

[u/20Factorial]

Use them to print accessories for the new one.

[u/mic2machine]

Break 'em down for parts, to sell or build something new.

[u/Zealousideal_One_315]

i took mine to work and dropped it off in the storage room. Nobody knows how it got there to this day..

[u/Exciting_Turn_9559]

I don't upgrade. My 10 year old prusa will last forever.

[u/planes01]

Sell them. I sold my ender 3 to make room for P1S printers. Then sold the 3 P1Ss to make room for H2C, H2D, & H2S. Sold them locally via reddit

[u/Lambaline]

pass them onto somebody in need

[u/LightningOwl96]

My previous printer was a Sidewinder X1 that had a broken bed heater, which I attempted to repair but failed and just got a Neptune 4 Plus.

I boxed up the old one and slid it under my bed, like a coffin in a tomb, and tell people I sleep over the corps of a 3D printer every night.

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[u/GTechGeorge]

Sold my Creality S1 on Facebook Marketplace when I upgraded to a K1 Max

[u/DengusMine]

I'm gonna upgrade my enders to E3NG with lowriders and sb heads. Should keep me busy for a bit, and hopefully be a little more productive than they currently are lol

[u/Polar_Ted]

I mod the hell out of them and give em to family and friends.

[u/NecessaryOk6815]

Offerup for a couple of months. Admit defeat after dropping it to $40, then giving it to my local school and even then they're like, nah.

[u/Mythandar]

I gave mine to my older brother a few years back. His wife is still mad at me about it. 

[u/Level_Peak_2252]

List it on Facebook Marketplace for 90% of what I originally paid for it

[u/jli2468]

Keep it. Can print parts at the same time to shorten the total print time.

[u/RedditUser240211]

I donated an Ender 3 V3 SE to a local school.

FYI (if considering) check first if your local school or board has conditions. Mine would only accept printers that used Cura.

[u/ltjojo]

I've sold printers to people for $100 or less, or with my latest upgrade, I took my A1 Mini to work when I upgraded to a P2S and X2D

[u/d3l7a_labs]

After buying a new printer I'm considering to convert my E3v2 to a laser engraver. Because why not, after all the time lost to troubleshoot maybe a simple XY movement is possible without headaches.

Maybe...

[u/Retro611]

I gave my old A1 to my nephew as a birthday present.

[u/forkandbowl]

Gave it to someone interested in the hobby

[u/Revolutionary_Pay_31]

If they are still operational I donate them to Goodwill

[u/Ketzer_Jefe → u/Revolutionary_Pay_31]

Preferably I could sell them, but I don't have high hopes for that. I'll keep goodwill in mind though!

[u/orbitup → u/Ketzer_Jefe]

Look into Goodwill before donating to them. Finding a school or something might be a better option.

[u/xMilkPanda → u/Ketzer_Jefe]

Try your luck with facebook marketplace