Which 3D Printer?
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I have a model that I would like to 3D Print. Which printer should I choose?
- I'm printing something that has very fine detail
- Our Elegoo Saturn resin printers (Dione and Tethys) are capable of printing features with a resolution of around 0.02 mm (under .001")
- I'm printing something large
- Our Prusa XL filament printer can print up to 360mm × 360mm × 360mm or 14.17" × 14.17" × 14.17"
- Our BambuLab P1S filament printers (Athena, Bastet, Chantico, Hanuman, and Zephyrus) can print up to 256mm × 256mm × 256mm or 10.08" × 10.08" × 10.08"
- I'm printing something with abrasive filament, like filament with wood, carbon fiber, or glass particles in it or filament that glows in the dark (See also: Filament Cheat Sheet)
- Our Prusa MK3S+ filament printers (Apollo, Hermes, and Sun Wukong) have ObXidian hardened steel nozzles
- Zephyrus (a BambuLab P1S) has a hardened nozzle
- Our Prusa XL filament printer has one hardened steel nozzle, on Extruder 1
- I'm printing something with a filament that needs consistent temperatures, like ABS, ASA, or PPA (See also: Filament Cheat Sheet)
- Zephyrus (a BambuLab P1S) is equipped with a chamber heater, and is the best choice for higher temperatures.
- Our BambuLab P1S filament printers are enclosed, and you can preheat the chamber by setting the bed temperature to the desired temperature and waiting (typically 30 min is recommended)
- I'm printing something that uses multiple different filaments (multiple colors or different materials)
- Our BambuLab P1S filament printers with AMS units can print up to 4 filaments in a job. Note that filament changes on these printers are relatively slow and use extra filament because they purge the extruder each time they change filaments and print wipe towers.
- Our Prusa XL filament printer can print up to 5 filaments in a job. Filament changes on this printer are relatively quick and use only as much extra filament as it takes to print a wipe tower.
- All of our filament printers can be set up to let you do manual filament changes. If you have a small number of filament changes, and are willing to stick around during the print, this is a reasonable option. This is particularly good if your filament changes only happen at layer boundaries, for example if you're printing a name tag and have raised lettering in a different color above the surface of the rest of the tag
- I'm in a hurry
- For single filament prints, our BambuLab P1S printers are the fastest
- For single filament prints, our Prusa XL is fairly fast
- For multiple filament prints, our Prusa XL is the fastest
Filament Cheat Sheet
| Filament | Apollo, Hermes, Sun Wukong | Prusa XL | Zephyrus | Hanuman | Athena, Bastet, Chantico |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA | Great | Great | Okay, Door Open | Great, Door Open | Great, Door Open |
| Abrasive PLA (CF, GF, Glow in the Dark, Wood) | Great | Great, Only allowed on Extruder 1 | Great, Door Open | Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
| PETG | Great | Great | Great, Door Open? | Great, Door Open? | Great, Door Open? |
| Abrasive PETG (CF, GF, Glow in the Dark, Wood) | Great | Great, Only allowed on Extruder 1 | Great, Door Open? | Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
| TPU | Great | Good, Feed directly into extruder | Great, Door Open? | Great, Door Open? | Not Allowed except "TPU for AMS" |
| ABS, ASA | Not Recommended | Okay | Great | Good | Good |
| PPA, Nylons | Not Recommended | Not Recommended | Great | Not Recommended | Not Recommended |
| PPA-CF, Abrasive Nylons | Not Recommended | Not Recommended, Only allowed on Extruder 1 | Great | Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
| PVA, Soluble support | Good, but why? | Great | Good, but why? | Good, but why? | Great |
