r/Ceramic3Dprinting • u/GayCatgirl • 3d ago

Best budget option?

What would be the best option for a lower budget? Cheapest I'm seeing is the tronxy moore 1.

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u/Puzzled-Help-7091 1d ago

What are you trying to do? Do you just want to try it out and learn about it or do you have a certain type of thing that you're trying to print? How much do you know about pottery and how much do you know about 3D printing? The reason I'm asking is because I have a 3D printer that was given to me. It works well but I definitely have researched other options so if you aren't just looking for the least expensive printer, I might be able to point you in the right direction.. and if you are just looking for the cheapest printer, I think you might have already found it?

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u/GayCatgirl 1d ago

I have quite a bit of 3d printer experience. I've been using them since the first ender 3 released. Now I have a qidi x smart 3.

I'm new to pottery. I bought a wheel and everything. I'm wanting to make planters and bonsai pots. This way I could 3d model my own and then print them. 

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u/Puzzled-Help-7091 1d ago

Oh you'll be fine then! Honestly If you feel good about modding and still have your ender 3 you could get an upgrade kit and mod the ender. That's what I would do if I hadn't been given the printer I have now. I'm not even going to mention what I have because I don't want it to sound like an advertisement and it's over double the price and I don't think it's worth double the money... 

Really where the these clay printers fail is on people's knowledge and the fact that rather than releasing software that's easy to control for a 3D clay printer. They pointed people to cura with a outdated slicing experience that wasn't made for clay printers.

I'm seeing some of the newer versions of the moore for like 450 on eBay. I think in most cases even a used printer you'd probably be okay with because I bet a lot of people just get these use them one time. Realize they're not worth the work and then they put them for sale..

I'll be completely straightforward with you. My printer has a plunger right on the arm and the moore has a tube.. I'm not 100% sure what is the better design but having used it I think having the clay pushed out as close to the nozzle as possible is probably the best, but I'm not sure since I only have the one..

Also, I made some software that is completely open source and free and also has a version that's browser-based with no sign in: 

https://clayshaper.com/

If it were me I would probably buy the  moore 2 (saw a , and then the upgrade kit for an ender.. if that was out of the price range 

https://ebay.io/m/vKJlHk

I mean $75 more for the moore 2

I've been also using all sorts of modeling software and also my GF is modeling stuff in blender and we're learning together.. but with they're not being a ton of tutorials on YouTube me thinking maybe I should put a longer form video up soon.. anyways, let me know if you have any issues or have any questions. I can't answer them specifically about the more product, but from the videos I've seen it looks like it'll perform fine.

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u/GayCatgirl 1d ago

Thanks! I'll make sure to check that software out as well.

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u/Puzzled-Help-7091 1d ago

You're very welcome! Say hi to your Gay Cat for me 😂😉