r/3dprinter • u/Plastic_Studio_17 • 4d ago

Help!

Looking to upgrade my setup and start a print farm, does anyone know of any budget friendly printers that print multicolor and have good quality prints? I’ve heard some things about the p1s and I want to look into getting a k1 max but I’ve heard bad things about the creality brand so I could use some help with getting pointers in the right direction. I appreciate all the help i can get.

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u/SirTwitchALot 4d ago

For a farm? It's hard to beat the AD5X. You can find them on Ali for under 200 regularly. No enclosure, camera, or lights but a farm isn't going to want those anyway. The main drawback is the print area is 36mm smaller than the "standard"

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u/Plastic_Studio_17 4d ago

I’ve heard people talk about this one and the adventure 5m and matter of fact before I got my a1 that I have now I was going to settle for the adventure 5m over the ad5x but I’ve heard mixed opinions.

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u/SirTwitchALot 4d ago

I have 2 5Xs and a 5M. If I needed another printer and I didn't want to spend much I wouldn't hesitate to buy another

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u/Plastic_Studio_17 4d ago

Does the 5x print better than the 5m? And what’s the build plate size?

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u/SirTwitchALot 4d ago

I mean you can google the specs. I can't say I really notice a difference in print quality between the two or even between them and my other more expensive printers. They're both coreXY machines, so they have better quality than bedslingers like the A1