Made the leap and spent the money

staticlinerich

I ordered a Prusa MK3s+. It's spendy for sure, but, I've probably put that much in printer upgrades on an Ender 3v2 and Ender 3 Max. Anyone else have a Prusa?

Is it really worth it?

One of the driving factors is the support. I mean I get great support from the US based companies I procure from (TH3D, Micro Swiss, Atomic, Coex, Matter Hackers, etc) but I've never gotten good direct support from Creality, Anycubic or Elegoo.

I've also heard that if you take the time and build it correctly the first time it's basically ready to go and Prusa slicer already has profiles built right in. I don't mind the tinkering aspect, but I don't want to tinker as much as I seem to have to. I hope it's all it's built up to be. I mean right now the only printer I have that I don't have to mess with much is the Anycubic Vyper. It just prints whatever I throw at it without complaining. That's what I'm looking for I guess.

RunDeckardRun

not being a prusa owner i can only comment from the comfort of my armchair,
but i have 2 observations from discord:
1: prusa has great support, if you have an issue they'll get back to you ASAP

2: some people (also generally not prusa owners) complain about the cost for a machine that is partially made from printed parts

hope it works out well for ya though, prusa must be doing something right or they wouldn't be where they are today.

staticlinerich

RunDeckardRun Yep. I was one of those dudes. HOWEVER, now that I actually put one together and have had it printing nearly 24/7 since I got I can say it's worth the money down. Easily. All the money I have put into trying to get the same out put from a CCP printer I could have just got one of these first and skipped all the headache. I have done zero bed level, fiddling, tinker foo, getting pissed and generally praying to the 3D printer Lords before every print. Now I just send the print and not even worry about it. It's personally an impressive thing. I just ordered the MMU2S and put the pre-order down on the XL. Not sure what I'm going to do with all this CCP hardware. It's certainly taken a back seat and hasn't been touched.

Tombstone

I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on the printer once you give it a workout.

paulthetexan

My mom and I bought one for my stepdad last year for Christmas. He put it halfway together and then it just sat for several months, so he eventually just gave it to me. It has become my most reliable printer, and I have 8 total. It's a real pain to build, but once it's working, it works really really well. It's not the most advanced printer I have, nor the fastest or quietest. But it just works. I've only printed PLA and PETG with it so far, because I don't have an enclosure for it, but I have had very few problems with it, and those are all ones I created. If you can afford it, or score like I did, it's worth it. I recommend the mk3s+ without reservation. Sorry this is so late.

staticlinerich

paulthetexan Good story. I really love the thing. I only print PLA and PETG, but, I'm going to try some flex to see what that's all about. I don't miss the endless farting around and constantly putting money into CCP hardware with American made parts. Geez..

pipeTD

Just jumped on their Black Friday deal. An MK3S+ with free shipping, free steel sheet, and a free roll of Prusament orange PETG. Just hope it arrives in time to build over the Christmas holiday.

staticlinerich

pipeTD I almost got a mini today but put the pre-order down for the XL. I was talking to support today and it unfortunately doesn't look like anything is making it to the sates before Christmas. Even the MMU2S isn't shipping until January. When you get it, make sure you follow the online assembly guide. Lots of users before us have left some really good comments along the way, for each step. You don't get to see those with the paper assembly guide that comes in the box plus the online version lets you blow up the pictures. Some of those are hard to really see what's up, especially when it comes to the electronics wiring and routing toward the end. I'm glad I got that right because I'm not sure I want to do that again anytime soon.

pipeTD

staticlinerich - Yeah, I have a Prusa MINI and an Ender 3 v2. The MINI is pretty consistent right out of the box and the E3V2 is dialed in nicely after a few upgrades. Not sure I will find much use for the E3 after I get the new Prusa I3. I am on the fence about either adding a Mosaic Palette 3 Pro to the Prusa or an Elegoo Saturn to start doing some resin prints. I looked at the MMU2 for the Prusa, but there were too many unhappy reviews on TheTube.

staticlinerich

pipeTD I don't expect to get the MMU2 till early January with the backlog, however, I have been eyeballing some community driven buffer's that look pretty high speed. I have an Elegoo Mars 2 Pro and it's a pretty solid resin printer. I really like it, does both 15 and 28mm Napoleonic and WWII table top gaming miniatures and vehicles better then what you get off the shelf. I was looking at the Prusa Resin printer but it's WAY over what I'm going to spend on any 3D printer. But, I bet it's a super nice one.