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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S225" data-source="post: 813524" data-attributes="member: 43927"><p>Just to parrot the above post, most inexpensive printers will require the different armor pieces to be cut up into more manageable bits. Ender 3s get a lot of love and for good reason. Compared to an Ender-5 (the printer I have which is also fantastic) the base Ender-3 is close to half the price and the print volume is only 5cm less on the vertical axis. Being 5 foot 6 myself I only managed to print the forearms, biceps and boot parts without cutting them up. My MK6 helmet could have been done in one part but I cut it into 6 parts to save on support material. The thighs were 5 parts, shins were cut into 2 and the torso was 14. This is inevitable with cheap but quality printers. With almost a year and a half of printing, my Ender-5 ( I only upgraded the PTFE tube and added vibration dampeners on the motors, nothing fancy) has never failed due to mechanical or software issues. Only a few fails due to human error on my part. Parts for these are dirt cheap to replace or add/exchange if you decide to upgrade something on the printer. Meshmixer is super handy when it comes to cutting armor files up and it's free! Not terribly hard to use either.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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