/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1984587
PLA is more brittle/less durable, more annoying to solvent weld, and sands like shit compared to ABS.

In my mind, the only reasons why PLA > ABS are unrelated to actually finishing a print: lower printing temps/unheated bed, less hygroscopic, and the bio-degradability.

The two categories of things I print are 1) things I intend to sand and paint like figures and props, and functional prints like drilling jigs and bit holders and ABS is ideal for both.

>>1742957
>>1742891
When I bought the Sigma, I hadn't done 3D printing since college and struggled to justify $500 on jumping into a "new" hobby. I only knew the printer was kept safe and not used very often. I didn't know what I had until I looked up later. If I had known what it was before I bought it then it would have been an instant buy.

It has paid off the price I paid for it and is on it's way to paying off it's retail price (and replacement parts for things I broke...).

The only thing I hate about it is the cheap-ass blue plastic vacuum-formed false floor that hides the electronics. It's hard to take out and cracks so easily. I think it's changed on newer models though - my base model is the R16.

Also it's hard to get generic spare parts since everything is somewhat specialized but BCN3D will ship through Matterhackers so it's not usually a big deal.

>>1478087
Also, Meltan