If you’re going to paint it, take the opportunity to sand the Z seam off before doing it

Came here for this exact comment

I just upgraded from Monoprice Select 3d (not what you want) to an Ender 3 S1 and am super happy. I’d recommend the S1 over V2 for you if you think you might want to ever print flexible filament

I got mine for $299 USD on Amazon

You’ll want an enclosure if you want to contain smell or if you want to print in ABS (of any size, as drafts will fracture the print before it cools)

https://youtu.be/o-YBDTqX_ZU

This is a two-for one. You asked for it :)

My experience has consistently been that Cura gave superior prints

Heading to EAA right now. Looking forward to seeing them cruising around.

Might need to set up a VPN server so you can access (if your Pi is behind a firewall) - this is what I do so I can access when away from home.

I’ve had best results with Cura, trees, support interface on using “grid” with “0.8mm interface thickness” and “75% interface density”, and when printing with 0.2 layer thickness and 0.1 gap between support and model (which then snaps to the 0.2 layer thickness)

Slicer plugins are available in Octoprint

Example: https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint-Slic3r

I saved $50 and bought DS420+ instead of DS920+

Don’t do this

I’d kill to have the quad core at this point, it’s CPU limited with all my Docker apps

As an Ender 3 S1 owner, and prior owner of Monoprice Select 3D V2, I’m really happy with the Ender. $299.

Just be aware that printers at this price are for hobbyists- and don’t confuse 3d printing like photo printing (push-button basically). 30+ % of your prints are going to fail until you get through a steep learning phase

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What brand of filament is that? Looks nice.

Ender 3 S1 - should be able to get for equivalent of $299 USD

Very simple to use, easy setup, works out of the box, Cura defaults work well, and good quality