Looking for first 3d printer

[curious aardvark]

I've got a roll of Vanish.
Works well - the bizarre thing is if it wasn't soluble it be the ideal filament.
Super tough, you can't snap the dry filament by bending back and forwards for a few minutes. And it's also very hard.
It's like polypropylene property wise - just water soluble.

I have printed a couploe of objects with it and they do dissolve in water really well.
Got a timelapse of a 'snowflake' melting, that's not as good a video as it could be.

I've got a statue to print before christmas, so it'll be properly tested on that.

But so far it looks pretty good.

for around the $300 mark you can get one of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/CTC-3D-Prin....c100005.m1851

They do work, but ctc aren't known for their build quality or customer service.
On the plus side - you can get spares for them pretty much everywhere as the replicator clone is probably one of the most numerous 3d printers on the planet.
Hell I've got 2 - but not ctc :-)