Buying my first 3D printer. Australia. On a budget but looking for good quality

[curious aardvark]

plus abs is crap stuff to work with.

Good pla (emphasis on the 'good' - all pla is NOT the same) is stronger than abs and if you want abs with pla like ease of print then pet-g is your best friend.

basically there is absolutely no reason anyone ever need go anywhere near abs. Apart from masochism :-)

The aluminium fram i3 looks good.

but still $700 isn't chump change.

well it's about £400 - which for a good 3d printer is, actually, chump change :-)

This is pretty neat if you want colour: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Geeetech-...UAAOSw0fhXjy0i

With the right software and blue, yellow and red filament - most colours would be doable.

Australian amazon is about as much use as a wombat with osteoporosis in it's arse (look up wombat defensive techniques ;-)

Ah ha - the new wanhao i3: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wanhao-Du...EAAOSweWVXeGqd
Bloody good bit of kit.
Or the previous 2.1 model for only $515: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WANHAO-DU...sAAOSwDuJWxvZq

Now that is a bargain !

something a bit bigger that's had some good reviews: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Tevo-...oAAOSwvg9Xeh~b

this looks pretty decent too: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/large-3D-...sAAOSw0fhXikrS

And of course the old faithful, tried and tested: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Black-Mak...wAAOSwNsdXQ7F2

Can't go far wrong with a makerbot clone. :-)

[leadpan]

My 2nd printer and having great prints with it.
http://www.makerfarm.com/index.php/3...gasus-kit.html

[KoroKoro]

$645 USD? thats waaaaay out of budget.

I still think the aluminium getech i3 with a small few upgrades is the best machine

[3dworkbench]

Let me know if you are interested in this:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/172287756587?...84.m1555.l2649

I can get something worked out for your budget.

[postmahomeson]

This also mesns u curious aardvark
Not all ABS is crap,&i would also like to note some pages back
• you want a open source 3d prnter, its a big reason lulzbot for example is a top choice 4 a lot if ppl, of course the lulzbot is out of your budget, good printer though i have a lulzbot mini&
• also you should get a 3d printer with a good heat temperture so you can use more materials
Not just pla but also certain materials like abs,Hips,etc would b more easy
I would recommend a bed temperture that allows at least 115 degrees Celsius

•yes i now 3d print the objects i design since december 2015 b4 u cerious aardvark mentions that

[curious aardvark]

geetech just don't seem to get good reviews, but a metal frame is always going to be better than acrylic.
Easier to mod, drill etc.

I'd still lean towards the wanhao as they've spent a couple of years ironing out the bugs.