I tell people if you want a printer with the most upgrade paths, pick the ender 3 stock. You can make it bigger or taller, add direct drive, magnetic beds, put a laser on it or a cutter, switch out the board for different firmware, all available on alibaba.
My ender 3 stock wasn’t my first printe and isn’t my only printer, but some days it’s my best printer.
A creality anything shouldn’t be your first printer. I own two creality printers.
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When I encounter teenagers who use reddit I tell them to look up “subreddit of the year 2008” just to gross them out.
Displace modifier in blender
Alternatively, an online lithopane maker website.
Look up Microsoft in the early 90s and how we all got through it.
I think you made the right choice with screw into plastic and captive nuts. If you’re not going to take it apart, I think that’s plenty. I recognize people like their heat set inserts and they’re great for panels that need to be removed from time to time but for me, I prefer to screw it and glue it for most things, and captive nuts for the rest.
My ender 3 wasn’t my first printer, it’s not my only printer, and some days it’s my best printer. It’s actually underrated as a platform.