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    Question What (Non-Branded) 3D Printer Would You Want?

    Hey everyone!
    Just a quick introduction - I'm a 3D enthusiast (Anet A8 owner) and I have my own Amazon/eBay store.
    3D printing is growing A LOT so I'm looking into building my own online store, at http://3dworkbench.co
    The question I want to ask is, what non-branded 3D printer would you guys want?
    Non-branded may not be the best descriptor, but what I mean is the lesser known brands such as Anet, Geeetech, Flashforge, etc. that are well built although they come from China.
    I don't have the resources to check out every type of printer, and I'd like to get a good measure of how popular certain models are.
    Thanks in advance!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3dworkbench View Post
    ... what I mean is the lesser known brands such as Anet, Geeetech, Flashforge, etc. that are well built although they come from China.
    FlashForge lesser known? Hardly...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian Finke View Post
    FlashForge lesser known? Hardly...
    Ahh well I was lucky enough to get in touch with them, so they'll be included :^)

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    I love my acrylic GEEETech i3. It has been very reliable and is in the process of making me a new bigger better more awesome printer..


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    What ever you do, make sure you can run Marlin on it!

    I think the best printer for the money right now is the FolgerTech-i3-2020. It comes as a kit, but that really is a good thing because you know everything about your printer when small problems show up.

    You can take a look at it here: https://folgertech.com/collections/3...3d-printer-kit

    The all aluminum frame really is nice. Everything starts off square and stays that way, even if you put your printer into the car and bring it to different places. The only suggestion I would have is spend an extra $5 and get an extra 3' section of the aluminum frame. That is really nice to have because the whole purpose of a RepRap printer is so you can make changes and evolve it. Check out: https://folgertech.com/collections/f...l-diy-projects

    I'm impressed enough with the printer, I'm doing the UBL (Unified Bed Leveling) software development on it. (The code is up and running at GitHub. But Delta's are not supported yet.) If you order the 20x4 LCD Panel (for under $10.00) you will be able to load that code and run it with no setup effort: https://folgertech.com/products/repr...a-3d-printer-1
    Last edited by Roxy; 09-07-2016 at 08:45 PM.

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    QIDI Tech makes a great dual extruder printer. That might be a good one to carry.
    Their support is amazing as well.
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