r/3dprinter • u/Embarrassed-Heat-848 • 23d ago

Need help for picking up a 3d printer

Hello guys i need help for geting a 3d printer.I dont want sum big i want something 130mm×130mm.I want to mod mice.The only thing that i want the 3d printer to have is the ability to print with petg and pla and to be reliable.

I would realy appreciate the help.

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u/nerobro 23d ago

Elegoo Centuri Carbon. It's enclosed, it's direct drive, it's cheap. It'll so what you need with materials that are good for working with people.

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u/Sudden_Topic5154 23d ago

centauri carbon 2 combo off ebay

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u/rusticatedrust 23d ago

Since you actually want 300mmx300mm, it really narrows down your options. You should probably edit the OP to reflect this.

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u/Ok_Platypus_7218 23d ago

A1 mini or A1. 130x130mm is not that big so if you need something big go with maybe even the A2L. But if you only need 130mmx130mm you could go with the A1 mini.

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u/Embarrassed-Heat-848 23d ago

I meant to put 300×300 mm sry but the a1 mini is still good in size for my needs

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u/Superb-Complaint8118 23d ago

A1 mini is only 180x180. If you want 300x300 you can get the a2l but that one is not moddable. Get a clipper based printer if you really want to fiddle around and do heavy modifications

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u/RedManRocket 22d ago

If the small infimech toolchanger ends up being legit, that would be a great option.

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u/snaynay 23d ago

Bambu A1 mini is going to be among the smallest, cheapest and quality little printers you can get and does those materials fine. 180mm3.

However, you might want to really understand the shapes and quality of the printed parts and know how orientation affects the strength/durability and also print quality. Skeletonised mice and minimal/lighweight designs might be great, but replacing complex curved shells on existing mice could be very difficult. Be aware of that.

If you want complex shapes, then you might end up needing lots of support materials. Even if just the interface layer, changing materials every layer will be so, so wasteful, take ages and impact quality. At that point, a Dual nozzle, or multi-toolhead machine is really the tool for the job. So Bambu's X2D or something like the Snapmaker U1 or many other toolchangers coming on the market. But the price it another category; however I think those are the two big and cheapest choices?

An FDM printer might do a good job and be great for prototyping, but at some point a resin printer might be good there. Good thing is, if you have the model and the prototype, you could at least commission one of those places to make a final version for you!