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Hello romogo17, I researched for a long time before buying my Original Prusa i3 MK2. I read and witnessed so many people who wanted to buy knockoffs just to save a couple hundred dollars…most all ended with regrets and none stop print issues. The Originals prusa i3 MK2 (now MK2s) is rated as The Be…
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Delta printers have a touchy calibration procedure if they do not auto calibrate. If they do it helps solve many headaches down the road. My other warning against a delta printer is the potential cooling issues and slight play in the printing head itself. I have a delta and a Prusa I3 MK2, but I muc…
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My experience is this: Go with prusa mk2s, better support, multimaterial upgrade, constant updates, awesome printer etc. 10 emails to tevo support 0 replyes…
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If you are talking about the genuine MK2s then that’s what I would go for. I am biased however since I have one. One thing it has going for it is that the drivers, firmware and a version of Slic3r are built specifically for it and updated frequently. I am not familiar with the other two printers so…
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I have one FT Pi3 and two FT-5s. FT-5 is by far my favorite although the Pi3 is still a good work horse and is my printer of choice for ABS until I upgrade my FT-5 heat beds and enclose them. The FT-5 is definitely a more complicated and difficult build so for a beginner I would suggest a Pi3. It’s …
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Just one thing to add - the Prusa i3 is now being sold as the Mk2S, with upgraded bearings and rods, so anything you’ve read about the bearings being sub-standard probably doesn’t apply (can’t be certain yet as I’ve yet to upgrade my Mk2, the kit’s sitting next to it…) As @wirlybird says, 50 micron…
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It’s a bit of apples to oranges. the ft-5 (I have one) is a kit in as many parts as possible, you will need to clean the tape off the parts and then build, wire, align and level the bed manually the mk2 is more user friendly for assembly and has auto bed mesh leveling a real hot end, and a pei bed…
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I have both. If you have never built or used a printer I think taking into consideration your wants I would go with the Prusa MK2s. It is a challenging build but well documented and lots of support. I wouldn’t get to wrapped up in the .05 layer deal. It will take a lot of practice and tuning to be …
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I love the FT-5. It prints big and accurate. I upgraded mine with an E3D volcano, so it can print with the .8 mm nozz. TPU Tackle Box being printed - YouTube I also have a hictop prusa i3, and i prefer the FT-5.
