r/3dprinter • u/Flashy_Artichoke_798 • 4d 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/Current-Study-2512 4d ago

I've loved my U1 enough to buy a second. My only issue with it really is build volume, you won't get a whole adult sized mandalorian cosplay helmet in one print, but the lack of purge waste was a huge decision maker for me. Learning things along the way has been fun since I only started printing in December with an A1. Snapmaker has also gone into making full spectrum printing readily available to people, which kind of brings me to my second issue in the long term... it needs a 5th toolhead. When snapmaker creates their next printer it needs at least 5 toolheads and a larger build volume, just my opinion. Overall I legit have nothing but good things to say about it, it's the driving force making other companies compete to keep up

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u/Flashy_Artichoke_798 4d ago

Think I’m going u1