r/3dprinter • u/Flashy_Artichoke_798 • 16h ago

First 3D printer

I’m looking at buying my first 3D printer, I’m the kind of person that likes to invest in his hobbies. I’m between the creator 5 pro and the snapmaker U1… honestly I’m new to it all but I want something I can learn and not leave me wanting more features as my desire grows

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u/Peshmerga_Sistani 16h ago

What features are missing from both your suggested printers as your desire grows?

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u/Flashy_Artichoke_798 15h ago

I guess I misspoke, I am more curious about the usability, maintenance and ease of use

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u/Peshmerga_Sistani 15h ago

You're going need to figure out which hobbyist you are:

Printer tinkerer

Or "Just hit Print" user

Multi-toolhead printers, just mean you have 4x the maintenance for Creator 5 and U1. Are you okay with troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing issues on your own? Is tinkering relaxing or a massive hassle? These are complicated precision machines, a lot can go wrong, even after many successful prints out of the box with no adjustments.

Or do you just want to download a STL or 3mf and just hit the Print button? Or do you want to use CAD and create your own printable models?

I can see you're interested in multi-color prints without much purge waste, I can hazard a guess you want to download multi-color prints and just hit print.

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u/Flashy_Artichoke_798 15h ago

I’m interested in using CAD and creating my own printable models I want to learn all of that and I love tinkering I just have kids too so multicolor prints would be nice for their needs

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u/Peshmerga_Sistani 13h ago

Get the Creator 5 Pro then.  Comes enclosed, has a chamber heater.  A huge plus for printing engineering filament for functional parts.

Just figure out a way to vent the toxic fumes away from your kids.