What's Your Printer?

[profscreweyes]

This question always seems to come up a decent bit so I figured "why not just make a thread?"

Post your printer(s) you use for props and costumes and if you like them! This is to help newer people figure out what printer they may want for starting their costuming adventure

1. Printer Name
2. Bed size
3. What you've printed on it

Im pretty lucky to have struck a deal with a local airport that ended with me getting a creality k2 max for my troubles...so im printing on a 350x350x350 bed with great accuracy and speed...I finished my suit in about a month of solid printing, with only 3 reprints... Costed about 100 in filament, just shy of 10 rolls. its a pricey printer, but the k1 max is a little more affordable and can do basically the same.

 

[FuzzytheWolf]

I'm currently using a Bambu P1S, bought at the start of Jan this year, a week before they announced their firmware changes (though admittedly, this doesn't really affect me, I totally understand why people who had a preference for certain slicers were pretty pissed about it though). Print size of 256 x 256 x 256, not a bad size at all and I've only had to slice a couple of pieces smaller to make them fit on the bed.

I made the switch to Bambu since I heard it was renowned for it's user friendliness, after owning a Creality Ender 5 Plus and having nothing but issues. Seriously, Over 1.5 years of ownership and I barely printed anything, more time was spent fixing it then printing it. It was a major put off wanting to 3D print at all, so I made the switch to a machine that basically did it all automatically (albeit at a higher cost). While it may seem as a bit cliche to go Bambu now (as a beginner), I've been really pleased with it.

And since I got it, basically all it's been doing (for nearly 900 print hours now) is printing my Master Chief armour though I did also print this cool Forward Unto Dawn ^^

 

[Cricket]

I first started with a Mono pixel clone of the FF adventurer 3 I think, bed size 200 x 200.

Now I have a Adventurer 5m pro, bed Size 250 x 250. I have printed TONS of helmets and am working and a CE armour set

 

[ReclaimerODST]

I rarely see this one mentioned; I use a Flashforge Adventurer 5M (non-Pro version)

Bed size is 220x220x220.

Other than the DIY enclosure kit they sell, I’ve printed three weapon props so far – a BR and two magnums – as well as a Scout helmet and a suit of ODST armor, plus an assortment of other random goodies. It works like a dream, and is super inexpensive. Highly recommended for beginners (like me)!

 

[Jacktop13]

Just upgraded to the Elegoo Neptune 4 Max. This thing is MASSIVE it's like a 12x15" print bed and can pump out prints at 500mm a second.

I've printed a few ODST helmets for a project im working on and this thing can do a whole helmet in 32 hours.

Its silky smooth finish too and I love it.

 

[PowerMaster MD]

This question always seems to come up a decent bit so I figured "why not just make a thread?"

Post your printer(s) you use for props and costumes and if you like them! This is to help newer people figure out what printer they may want for starting their costuming adventure

1. Printer Name
2. Bed size
3. What you've printed on it

Prusa MK3s- upgrades to 3.5s. Standard bed size.
I printed an entire MK VII armor (other than the helmet and visor), a sidekick pistol and a battle rifle.

 

[Kaiser]

My almost 3 year old Ender 3S1 has now died, I have ordered a new printer, upgrading to Elegoo Neptune 4 Max

420x420x480 bed size

 

[Ruuqo]

Anycubic Kobra Neo 2 and a m5s pro for resin.

The bed size [220x220] on the kobra is sometimes limiting but it just made me really good at slicing lol.
Its printed me two full costumes, two whole weapons and numerous other things so far and is on its way to printing another suit now.

Its on its third hot end [3rd replaced tonight], 3rd Nozzle [not incl new hot ends] and 4th? Ptfe tube and is looking like itll need fan replacements soon though. But its doing great.

 

[DanielPhoenix27]

This question always seems to come up a decent bit so I figured "why not just make a thread?"

Post your printer(s) you use for props and costumes and if you like them! This is to help newer people figure out what printer they may want for starting their costuming adventure

1. Printer Name
2. Bed size
3. What you've printed on it

I have 4 printers.
- 2 Elegoo Neptune 3 Max. I use them to making large prints like helmets and armor pieces
- Ender 3 V3 SE. use for smaller prints for cosplay
- Ender 3. Use for fun trinkets

 

[BloodyDelta]

So I started with an Ankermake M5 as a Christmas gift in 2023, but it simply couldn't hold a candle to a lot of the other printers on the market. And after months of struggling simple prints and calibrations that didn't hold with sliver software that didn't help, I set it aside.

Funnily though, it did spark inspiration into a friend of mine, who got so deep into the hobby, they have seven active printers. Four of which are the Bambu Lab A1. For less than the price of a base Ankermake and capable of printing in multiple colors, I was sold. So far, it's been fantastic! One aftermarket printing plate later, and it's still ripping through!

Bambu Lab A1 3D Printer
256*256*256 mm³ Build Volume
This is the primary printer for everything between practical home fixes to my upcoming ODST Build!

 

[Fox3455]

Currently I have:
FlashForge Adventurer 5M Pro - working
Creality CR10S Pro -broken

 

[corvusadstrum]

Printer Name?: Creality Ender 3 V2 (Calypso)
Bed size?: 220mm x 220mm x 250mm
Mods?: Upgraded Springs since had to level after every print. Looking at upgrading to get BLTouch, a flexible plate, and metal extruder whenever I can.
What you've printed on it?: Several Helmets and a lot of miscellaneous small things like pots or bins or anything of interest. Plus a Benchy.

 

[AVKamfher]

Printer Name:

FDM - Anycubic Kobra 3 Combo / 3 Max
Resin - Saturn 3 Ultra

Bed size:

Kobra 3: 255 x 255 x 260mm
Kobra 3 Max: 420 x 420 x 500mm
Saturn 3 Ult: 218 x 122 x 260

What you've printed on it:

With the FDM printers I have printed a range of things from D&D battle maps, functional parts for around the house, my monster hunter cosplay ( full armor and a 6ft sword), flintlock nerf guns, VR bar trophies, FIFA world cup trophies for next year, TPU spacers for my ceiling fans, decorative ceiling space for the fans, and most recently a giant chest for candy.

My Saturn has been my work horse for my D&D minis and Warhammer 40K T'au army as well as printing off medals for the VR bar.