Prusa3D Core One assembled from kit ( https://www.prusa3d.com/product/prusa-core-one-kit/ ) in roughly 36 hours, including 5 hours of sleep and frequent toddler-herding

Quite fun and satisfying

I did make a few mistakes, but wholly my own, and avoidable by reading the actual instructions

Benchy test print (15 minutes) is complete, so I guess I can start planning holiday show-bag gifts for nieces and nephews

  • jokeyrhyme@lemmy.mlOP
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    4 days ago

    Yep, haha, I’m actually having a little bit of that grief: “now that it’s complete and working … what now?”

    I already have a Sovol3D SV06 ACE, but there are some projects that I’ve been putting off until I had a bigger bed size

    And I’ve been making holiday gift bags for my nieces and nephews, and having a second and faster printer will be a big improvement there

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      3 days ago

      I also have a Bambu Mini and it was a disappointing unboxing and setup. I think it took longer to get the machine registered and run the calibration than hooking up the AMS lite and plugging everything in.

      And Prusa’s assembly instructions were the best I have ever seen. My Mk3s came with a large full color photographed and printed manual showing every step and assembly with a complete description. It was glorious.

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      4 days ago

      My old SV06 at home often had better bed adhesion than the same prints on a Prusa MK4S at work. The SV07 Plus had the bigger bed I wanted, but it didn’t print as well as the 6. Lots of large failed prints and layer quality issues.

      But now you have the next adventure opportunity: 3D printing quality of life upgrades for the printer!

      I recommend looking into the ball bearing spool holder, the skadis organization mods for the left side alcove, purge bin, filament guide, vent handle, and more. Printables has a whole bunch of useful options.

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        4 days ago

        Yeah, the benefit of getting a popular model is that there is an ecosystem around the Core One

        I do plan on using the Core One to print some improvements for the SV06 ACE, mostly alternative chassis that allows for larger and much quieter fans

        I’m so impressed with how much quieter the Core One is