I have almost bought a printer for at least 15 years, almost bought a makerbot, almost bought a RepRap, but always got discouraged at their difficulty to use. I put purchasing one on the back burner. In December 2024 I purchased a Bambu P1S. This printer is great and just works. But, it's boring. I need to tinker. I'm just a hobbyist at this point. I can see making and selling stuff down the road. My question is which printer on the market now is in need of more user input to operate? Something more equivalent to driving a manual transmission versus an automatic.

Thanks.

Clint

I apologize if you’ve tackled this before-

As a very low volume hobbyist, I find myself  infrequently printing one or two of a small item I’ve identified a need for.

Here, time, within reason, is no issue. I dont really care if a part takes 2 hours or 6 hours to print. Print quality, however, is an issue. So I’d sacrifice a great deal of speed to get better quality on the first try

Do you have advice for settings  that prioritize quality over speed?  Thank you!! Gregory

Things I care about.

1. Ease of use. Easily number one.

2. Safety/ filtering, although I know i can add filters.

3. Consistency

4. Versatility.

5. I'm not interested in bambu.

Again, thanks for your time and love the podcast. Appreciate any insight you can give me.

Cheers. Lewis