Thanks for the response. I’ll see what I can dig up about some of the AliExpress brands; perhaps one of them has some consistency.

Okay, thanks. That makes sense. I’ll see what info I can get on the various AliExpress brands, read reviews and so on.

That’s curious, about the red filament. And thanks for the detailed response. I appreciate it.

Okay, cool. Thanks for the response. I’ll take it into consideration.

Okay, thanks. That seems like solid advice. I don’t mind tweaking and fiddling with settings at all, so that’s not an issue. I’ll check some of it out.

I am not in the US, no. I live in Korea. But I’m sure I can find something similar here. Thanks.

Thanks, that’s good advice. I do plan to start small and simple.

Honestly, I’d love to do something like that. Unfortunately I live in Korea, and my Korean is fairly limited, so I would mostly be lost. But maybe if I get good enough with it, I can organize get-togethers in the local immigrant community.

Okay, great. Thanks for the Youtube recommendations. I’ll make some time to watch those channels, for sure.

That’s a funny coincidence. Happy printing! Let me know how it goes. But yeah, some other commenters suggested I get a filament dryer, which is probably a good idea.

Thanks for the thorough comment. I’m looking at filament dryers now, and I’ll definitely get some cleaning stuff as well.

Awesome, thanks for the advice. I’ll definitely check out his channel. Designing stuff myself still intimidates me a little, but I suppose the best way to get over that is to just do it.

Not scary at all. Thank you for the thoughtful reply. It’s good to try and be realistic in my expectations. I’m excited to learn new stuff and see myself improve.

Thank you, that’s all good to know. I’m looking at filament dryers now, and the prices don’t seem too outlandish.

I’m on Mango, and it’s amazing for me. It’s well documented, as well as extremely flexible. I love it.

Oh, awesome. They weren’t even on my radar. I’ll look into it. Thanks.

Okay, thank you. I will definitely look into OpenCentauri to see if that’s a viable option for me. As I said, it will be a month or two before I am able to afford that, so I have time to research it all. And hey, thank you for being so helpful and responsive in this thread. You have been a great help.

I have seen some Elegoo models available here, yes. I have just heard that they aren’t very consumer friendly. Edging towards vendor lock-in, and so on.

Sure. If needs must, I can probably spend up to $350 if I wait a month or two. The other issue is that I live in South Korea, and I really don’t want to import. So you can make a suggestion for sure, and I’ll check if it’s available locally.

Thank you. I’ll definitely look at the space it offers. Although I’ll probably bite the bullet and spend a little extra on a Creality machine.