Original Prusa
Exter
- Model: Original Prusa i3 MK3S+
- Build Volume (x,y,z): 210 x 210 x 250 mm
- Nozzle: E3D Nozzle X hardened steel nozzle, 0.4mm diameter
- Specs: Standard 8bit board, TMC2130 drivers, capable of near-silent operation.
- Speed: Slow and steady
- Material: PLA, PETG, PC, Flex, carbon or glass fiber reinforced, glow in the dark
- Description: My favourite and oldest printer. Can print just about anything, given enough time.
ERRika
- Model: Original Prusa i3 MK3.5
- Build Volume (x,y,z): 210 x 210 x 250 mm
- Nozzle: Brass nozzle, 0.5mm diameter
- Specs: 32bit "Buddy" board, Input shaping, TMC2209 drivers, otherwise same hardware as an MK3S+
- Speed: Comfortable medium
- Material: PLA, PETG, PC, Flex
- Description: Especially great for PETG technical prints, she was specced to reflect a printer on the Prusa printer farm. Probably my most used in recent time.
Nexter
- Model: Original Prusa i3 MK4S
- Build Volume (x,y,z): 210 x 220 x 250 mm
- Nozzle Stock High-flow brass nozzle, 0.4mm diameter
- Specs: 32bit "Buddy" board, Input shaping, TMC2209 drivers, no-VFA steppers, beefed-up part-cooling fan, always perfect first layer™ thanks to Prusa's Nextruder
- Speed: Fast and reliable
- Material: PLA, PETG, PC, Flex
- Description: Exters successor, better in every way. Is slightly wider than an MK3S+ so she does not fit into my IKEA PAX printer cabinet. Slight issue.
LOOP
- Model: Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ with LOOP mod
- Build Volume (x,y,z): 250 x 210 x 210 mm or 250 x 185 x 194 with auto-harvest
- Nozzle:Stock brass nozzle, 0.4mm diameter
- Specs: 8bit board, TMC2130 drivers, capable of near-silent operation, can print indefinitely in theory and sometimes in practice, this functionality can be disabeled and it can be used as a normal MK3S+.
- Speed: Slow but everlasting
- Material: PLA, PETG, PC, Flex or PLA, PETG with auto-harvest
- Description: A printer with a unique mod that allows it to print indefinitely, or until it runs out of filament.
Bambulab
Celestýna (Cisi)
- Model: Bambulab X1C AMS Combo
- Build Volume (x,y,z): 256 x 256 x 256 mm
- Nozzle: E3D High Flow ObXidian™, 0.4mm diameter
- Specs: Capable of multi color or multi material prints (up to 4), AI print fail detection, print head-mounted LIDAR that inspects the first layer quality and can calibrate flow, carbon fiber x-axis rods for maximum lightness of moving mass, fully enclosed, full automatic bed leveling, input shaper that calibrates before every print
- Speed: Fastest
- Material: Anything
- Description: The best I have. I'm afraid of what the brand will do in the future, because of this new direction the company is taking. But she is undeniably a top-notch machine.
Naomi
- Model: Bambulab A1 Mini
- Build Volume (x,y,z): 180 x 180 x 180 mm
- Nozzle: Stock stainless steel, 0.4mm diameter
- Specs: Fully automatic bed leveling, input shaper that calibrates before every print, full automatic bed leveling, second generation toolhead with easily interchangable nozzles and built-in flow-calibration sensor
- Speed: Fastest
- Material: PLA and PETG
- Description: A small gall that can print very fast and very well. I sometimes use swap her nozzle for a 0.2mm - perfect for miniatures. She keeps me company above my desk.