You could also consider making your own printer, for $1500 you could quite easily make a large scale (500mm+) enclosed cube printer with a solid aluminium extrusion frame. Might be the cheapest route...
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You could also consider making your own printer, for $1500 you could quite easily make a large scale (500mm+) enclosed cube printer with a solid aluminium extrusion frame. Might be the cheapest route...
So you want a big build volume, able to handle lots of filament, auto bed leveling and reliable/easy to work on.
Do you want big XY or big Z or both? The filament part is a bit vague as filaments...