Good 3D Printer for PETG

[chemaholic]

I picked up a used 3D printer the other day for $75. It is an older printer though and will not print with PETG. It does a good job with PLA though.

The printer I have now is a Wanhao Duplicator 4S. I know the brand might not be very good, but the printer is pretty well made and functioned fine once we cleaned it up and spent a little time finding software for it. Parts are still available for it too. I have been trying to see if I can upgrade the extruder or hotend on it to use PETG but I have not found anything to suggest that I can.

I am trying to find a printer that will work with PETG, PLA, and ABS. I will be making things for my aquarium and whatever other things I want to mess around with. I thought I would ask you all if you had any suggestions.

Thanks!

 

[Atalien2005]

I have a Voron 2.4 LDO kit, that I haven’t put together yet. Very large community and one of the best 3d printers. You really learn the machine by putting it together.

 

[ichthyoid]

I’ve been looking too.
What size print area are you looking for?
Newegg & BH Photo have good selections.
So far, I’ve been reading a lot of reviews.
Creality, Flashforge, lots of others …

Amazon.com : 3d printer best ratings

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[chemaholic]

Nothing huge. I think the platform I have now is around 6 x 9.

I have been reading up too. I know I want a dual extruder unit that can do PETG and comes with an enclosure. I was doing some reading on the Reddit 3d printer sub too for ideas.

r/3Dprinting

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[Doberman13]

I agree. The R/3dprinting subreddit is a great source of information. There is also r/prusa3d and r/fixmyprint

I have a Prusa MK3s+ on recommendation from @Cook. For 20 months now I have been printing any material I can get at microcenter with relative ease. PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU, Nylon CF, and CF Polycarbonate.

Unless you are looking for dissolvable supports or you really need dual color prints I do not think multiple extruders are needed.

If I had waited I would be seriously considering a Prusa XL bc I have a ton of uses for dissolvable supports.

 

[Doberman13]

I know I want a dual extruder unit that can do PETG and comes with an enclosure.

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Don't get hung up on an included enclosure. I would take a Prusa I3 with a cardboard box over it than most Enclosed Creality printers. I received my printer and then printed all of the needed parts for the Ikea Lack enclosure. I added a switch and a 24v LED bar to the control board.



Edit: If you do end up making the Lack enclosure I recommend embedding a concrete paver into one of the table tops. It makes a huge difference

 

[chemaholic]

Don't get hung up on an included enclosure. I would take a Prusa I3 with a cardboard box over it than most Enclosed Creality printers. I received my printer and then printed all of the needed parts for the Ikea Lack enclosure. I added a switch and a 24v LED bar to the control board.
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Edit: If you do end up making the Lack enclosure I recommend embedding a concrete paver into one of the table tops. It makes a huge difference
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That looks good! I will add that to my list of printers to look for. The dual extruders is for dissolvable supports. So long as it does not break the bank I would rather have the option. Thank you sharing this!