3D Printers: Flashforge Adventurer 3 Pro, Anycubic Kobra Neo...

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My old 3D printers which have sat idle for a couple of years in a cupboard under the stairs...

£20: Flashforge Adventurer 3 Pro...
Not bad in its day. Quiet, enclosed, quick-swap nozzles, factory-levelled glass build plate, and friendly software ('Flashprint 5'). By modern standards its slow and has a tiny (150mm^3) build volume. Really needs PVA glue to enhance bed adhesion. Despite the advertising, has difficulty with anything other than PLA and PETG.

£20: Anycubic Kobra Neo...
Twice as fast as the Flashforge, and considerably larger build volume. Its an open bed-slinger, so not a good choice for ABS, nylon, or polycarbonate. It'll do PLA, PETG and TPU. Not much of an online community, so some fiddling with slicer profiles is needed to get the best from new filaments.

I wouldn't recommend either of these machines to someone who is '3D-curious'. You'd get a far better experience from a Bambu printer, albeit at a higher cost.

Collection only.