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        It’s a maddening, yet somehow fun hobby. If you do it just remember it’s better to get a high quality small one vs a shit huge one.

        I started with a CR10 knockoff that was a fucking nightmare. Good for learning how they work, but an overall shit user experience. I upgraded to an Artillery Sidewinder X1 and all my headaches went away (for the most part)

        If you like tinkering it will be fun.

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            The Sidewinder has been reliable so far. If you really don’t want to mess with anything, a comment above recommended Prusa which I agree with they’re just pricier.

            I haven’t shopped around in a few years so there may be more notable brands now. Get one with an auto bed leveler, that’s one thing I wish I had. I don’t have the heart to flash in new firmware and deal with the hardware install (bl touch)

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          The actual CR10 is a fucking nightmare lol, PRUSA is a better way to go but I’ve heard The Sidewinder X1 is pretty decent.

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        These work great at different latitudes , you just adjust the angle to latitude +10° (and a different value in winter but same principle)