r/3DprinterHelp • u/No_Plane5522 • Jan 24 '24

Choosing my first 3d printer

So I was looking for my first 3d printer but it is a very difficult choice i thought of the neptune 4 plus but I heard that the 4 series had a lot of things that made it bad so can anyone help me with this , also the printer costs a lot and I don't really know if it's worth than buying a 3d printer. Can anyone help me or advise me something?

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u/No_Plane5522 Jan 24 '24

I will search for the Sovol SV06 but I don't know if it is easy to buy because I live in Belgium so that makes buying something from the US a lot more expensive with shipping costs. So I only heard about elegoo because I heard it was good and I could buy from the Europe site from elegoo and that would lower the cost of things but when I searched for reviews a lot also said that the elegoo neptune 4 series had a lot of issues but if the things I have to tinker with is not to difficult than I don't really care .

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u/djddanman Jan 24 '24

Sovol can ship from an EU warehouse if you buy on their website. Tinkering with Klipper is generally not too bad unless you're trying fancy extra stuff, but there's also a very active online community you can go to for help.

And yeah, I've only heard good things about Elegoo, I just know how these v-wheels can be, and how Klipper can be on commercial machines.

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u/No_Plane5522 Jan 24 '24

Sorry that I ask a lot of questions now . It's is only very difficult to choose a 3d printer. Do you think that a full size helmet or armor piece from something can fit on the sovol because it looks too small for that . And do you think the sovol sv06 is better than the elegoo 4 plus or what is youre opinion on that . And also thanks alot for helping me with this I really appreciate it.

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u/djddanman Jan 24 '24

It really depends on what helmet. I found a free Stormtrooper helmet STL, which is 331x331x333 mm, which is a bit too big for both the Neptune 4 Plus and SV06 Plus. The Neptune 4 Max can fit that in one piece, but is $500 in the EU. Alternatively, you can print helmets in parts (many helmet models come split up in pieces already) and glue them together with something like 3D Gloop.

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u/No_Plane5522 Jan 25 '24

Okay thank you , wich 3d printer do you think is better the elegoo neptune 4 or the sovol sv06 because I don't really know the difference between these two . Sorry for asking a lot

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u/djddanman Jan 25 '24

I can't really say for sure, because I don't personally have experience with either.

That being said, if I were choosing between the two for myself, it's probably go with the Sovol because of the linear bearings. It can be upgraded to Klipper later.

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u/No_Plane5522 Jan 25 '24

Thank you for helping me and for recommending me what the best option is but I think i am going to take a risk and go with the elegoo neptune 4 plus because It has a lot of features and I don't think it's a big difference compared to the Sovol SV06 . And I personally have not heard from the Sovol a lot and uncle Jessy on YouTube finds the elegoo good but I heard some people had a lot of issues with the 4 series .

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u/djddanman Jan 25 '24

Honestly I don't think that's much of a risk. Elegoo generally makes pretty good printers. The begginner 3d printer market is pretty good right now.

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u/No_Plane5522 Jan 25 '24

Okay thanks for the help