I’ve posted about my experience with Creality, if you want to go back and look. They’re just total garbage.

No Bambu or Creality, seriously - get a Centuri Carbon from Elegoo. It’s the absolute best option for a newb, the price is incredible for what you get, and they just work. Bambu and Creality are both very hostile toward their users for no reason.

Forgot I’d changed the filament from PETG to PLA or vice versa. I did it twice, and not since. Took me hours to clear.

I live amidst the great lakes. I took great care with bagging and sealing and drying when I was using Creality printers, because it really mattered. I’ve been lazy about it since ditching them, and my Centauri Carbon could not give a shit. I could leave filament on my lawn and this thing would just chew right through it.

I didn’t think it was any more insulting than what he’s been saying to me, but okay.

The better your printer, the less this matters (in my experience). I just bought a couple spools of matte PLA from Michael’s, the craft store. Legitimately really nice quality filament for about 20% less than a higher end spool. I was shocked 😂

When you use a good printer, it’s hard to look back at the older ones. They are, as you said, pretty dang jank.

OP bought a used Ender 3 v2. OP had it working just fine, until it needed repair, and stopped doing the thing it’s designed to do - print. Then, OP bought a K1 because the Ender printed fine. It’s not a skill issue, champ, I’m doing just fine. I don’t think you actually read my posts at all. If you did, you having a reading comprehension issue.

Joined! And thank you.

I think you need to touch grass, bud. It’s not a secret club.

My opinion is that a printer should print. Maybe I’m wrong about that.

I don’t think you read my other posts

I could not be more serious about the Centauri Carbon. Bambuu was never an option for me because again, user-hostility, but I haven’t heard anything terrible about Elegoo yet. The fact that they came through with the CANVAS at that price point is bananas to me, honestly.

Mine has been running without breaking anything for just shy of 4 months. What’s going to break? I want to be prepared lolol

I saw that picture you posted too, and that hotend looked like it was about to burst into flame.

Cool for you, but my experience has been a nightmare. I enjoy tinkering, but I’d also like my product to work.

They’re so user-hostile, it’s bonkers.