Found a supplier called Technology Outlet fairly close to me with a showroom so will go and have a talk to them about the Creality Ender range.
I'm surprised how cheap it is considering it's capability but I'm sure I'm missing something and there will be shortcomings somewhere.
What are the key questions to ask and compare?
If something looks too good to be true, etc, etc.
Sorry I'm mixing the thread up a bit.
There's a reasonably comprehensive review of them here:
https://letsprint3d.net/review-creality-ender-3-3d-printer-kit/I bought my Ultimaker a couple of years ago, my criteria were:
- European built
- Good reviews of accuracy
- Good support
I've no doubt that the cheaper Chinese printers are capable of good results, but they probably need a fair amount of tinkering with to set up properly. My Ultimaker hs been brilliant straight out of the box and is very well built. If I was going to buy another I'd get an Ultimaker again.
With all 3D printers, dimensional accuracy depends on a lot of factors like material, nozzle size, ambient conditions, and so on. But all the fiddling is done in the slicer software that generates the gcode, any printer just needs to have bearings with no slop, belts with no stretch, and an ability to level the bed and calibrate it accurately.
