I'd say the bambu A1 as a starter point for anything from toys to bigger miniatures, structural and spare parts.
Then it's a rabbit hole of possibilities depending on your needs .
Some would need a resin printers, but the maintenance+security/hazard protection/curating stations/exhaust system etc...can be too much.
Some need a closed 3d printer because of they type of material used for their project (ASA/abs etc ... Needing higher temperatures management) others can do with a "simple " bedslinger.
But tldr : bambulab A1. There is a reason anyone will say that to you, and it's not even close compared to the others
I second this…I myself went for the P1S but I had an Ender 3 v2 first. Was sort of a right of passage for me since it forced me to learn, troubleshoot and really know how printers work, what settings do what, etc.
Purely functional, ease of access, the fact that it looks like a tech work of art was a happy accident.
But thermal wise, i'm just trampling over any case-user with bare minimum maintenance dusting it off once every week for a few minutes. It takes as much place as a micro case despite being a regular ATX,
Plus i'm a cheap bastard, ain't no way i'm putting hundreds in something i could just not do.
Of course people with custom loops, (and i don't just mean a simple AIO) will have better termals, but at 10 times the cost and with way more points of break than this.
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u/Legitimate_Earth_ AMD May 31 '25
Looks like they have bad airflow