3D printer recommendation

[ServiceXp]

I don't think there is such a thing as "hassle-free printing(no trial-error problems) any special calibration" in 3D printing yet. "Hassle-free" is subjective, what you think hassle-free is may be completely different than what I think hassle-free is.

[zorandesign]

I don't think there is such a thing as "hassle-free printing(no trial-error problems) any special calibration" in 3D printing yet. "Hassle-free" is subjective, what you think hassle-free is may be completely different than what I think hassle-free is.

First of all, thank you for the quick reply!

I am new into 3D printing. But, I happen to follow a Page on Facebook, called 3D Printing Club, where people occasionally share their experiences with 3D printing. Some of them have shown really weird problems, like split prints, misaligned parts(at certain point), in short - with "hassle-free" I mainly think about this kind of problems. I want to be able to print a part from first try, just as I do print 2D (documents). What I see on my compjuter, I see on paper. I just add ink and paper. That would be, according to me, hassle-free 3D printing. I suppose in 3D printing there are additional steps in preparing and maybe some other steps I am not aware of, but I would not like to spend hours of finding what the problem is with the 3D printer and why it does not want print a simple part(cause by some printer design error etc.).

What about MakerBot? Is that a reliable 3D printer for home use?
Also, is there a difference between printers in terms of the materials used? I suppose there should be difference in the temperature their nozzle achieve and with that-which materials it can use. I would like to use some tough plastic, that will be durable enough for application and torture.

What are your thoughts?
Thanks!

[ssayer]

I want to be able to print a part from first try, just as I do print 2D (documents). What I see on my compjuter, I see on paper. I just add ink and paper. That would be, according to me, hassle-free 3D printing.

To put this into context... my first 2d printer did text only on continuous feed paper. I can't tell you how many times I tried printing something and it would spew random letters all over the page as it was spitting paper out at a rocket pace until I had to unplug it to get it to stop. After a while, 2d printing got better to the point where, today... we don't even think about it.

Give 3D printing 5 years or so, and maybe...