If I upgrade will things be easier?

[freakaccident]

My biggest issue with the Ender 3 is the non-stop maintenance and calibration. It will print fine for a few days and then you have to manually level the bed because it is waaaay off even though I use a bltouch, and adjust the z axis from scratch, and this and that, etc. It is pain.

Soooo if I were to look at printers in the $800 range with a similar print size as the Ender 3 what would you recommend?

[Roberts_Clif]

My biggest issue with the Ender 3 is the non-stop maintenance and calibration. It will print fine for a few days and then you have to manually level the bed because it is waaaay off even though I use a bltouch, and adjust the z axis from scratch, and this and that, etc. It is pain.

Soooo if I were to look at printers in the $800 range with a similar print size as the Ender 3 what would you recommend?

Think I would choose a Hictop CR10S5 500L to be my next 3D Printer.

Though I built a MPCNC that I am going to add three color 3D Printing too.