
The extruder in the kit is plastic and wear and tear is a valid concern. Some of the pieces used are a bit on the sub-standard side and some choices boggle the mind. Just a tiny variance can affect the quality of the print, even if it 'looks' straight. As a kit, the Ender 3 isn't too difficult to put together but invariably, there will be issues if you aren't careful when assembling the printer as you need to make sure the frame is perfectly squared to the bed. It was a bit different when it comes to the Ender 3. But I feel the Mk3 does get pretty close to this level of ease. The Mk3 has spoiled me in many ways but no printer is quite at the consumer level where you can press a button and 'go'.


SCI FI 3D PRINT TERRAIN PLUS
That cost me $999 USD plus and additional $100 USD in shipping. Because I needed to put it into production almost immediately and because I didn't want any possible downtime putting it together and dialing it in, I chose a fully assembled model.

Let me say that I *love* the reliability of my Mk3 and it has printed countless of hours with a success rate (out of the box) of over 96% Working with the Ender 3 has been a different experience than my Mk3. Both have been working at printing up some goodies like some great terrain pieces I'm planning to use for Kill Team. I have two 3D Printers at present - a Prusa i3 Mk3 which I've owned since Spring of 2018 and a Creality Ender 3 which I put together during the holidays.
