
FILAMENT 3D PRINTER (CORE-XY), $1,200
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Bambu X1 Carbon, bambulabs.com
I’ve said a lot of disparaging things about 3D
printers in the past, and I still believe many of
them, but this thing is amazing. It just works. I
really don’t like the feature where it sends all my
files to China for inspection before running the
print job (anyone want to build a 3D repository for
AI learning how to design things?). But everything
else is great.
Sure, filament extrusion 3D printers have poor
material properties of final products and require
some design changes, but I’ve incorporated all
of that into my workflow. This machine is now
a workhorse for me and get ...