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MISSIFLIPPI TRUTHER 
coolbean@brain.worm.pink
i still dont entirely grasp why so many people say that some 3d printers are just not worth the effort of upgrading
like i literally cant figure out whats supposed to be wrong with them
like i literally cant figure out whats supposed to be wrong with them
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@coolbean at some point it's cheaper and less hassle to just do it right from the beginning
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MISSIFLIPPI TRUTHER
coolbean@brain.worm.pink
@snacks but doing it properly from the start costs hundreds of bucks while the most expensive to replace thing with a crappy printer is the control board
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@coolbean hotend and extruder are prob more expensive than that, or linear rails
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MISSIFLIPPI TRUTHER
coolbean@brain.worm.pink
@snacks an hgx lite + tz v6 add up to 60 bucks. less if you go for aliexpress offbrands and/or just the gear kit to build a protoxtruder instead (though admittedly this is the sort of part you probably shouldnt test your luck with petg on and abs might be difficult prior to upgrading)
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@coolbean i forgot how expensive ram is nowadays..........
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MISSIFLIPPI TRUTHER
coolbean@brain.worm.pink
@snacks weirdly the skr pico is "only" 37eur but the sbc can be rough. i did find that the radxa zero 3e is kind of a decent deal in this regard (its got that spi to canbus chip and somewhat better specs than a btt pi1 at the same price point)
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MISSIFLIPPI TRUTHER
coolbean@brain.worm.pink
@snacks linear rails vary based on if you actually give a shit or not. id rather try my luck with a mr105 bearing slider like the one i sent a while back cause zirconia ones are surprisingly cheap due to prolific use in fishing poles of all things
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