Second the qidi. I have 2 max 3s and love them.

Jonathan, what are you doing?

I had to cut my printing speed back to keep from warping. I don’t recall what i changed it to but it’s roughly half what i printed pla with.

He wants his weed…

Second the qidi. Of all my printers it does the best job. My trodon 2 does a great job but isn’t worth the price difference.

According to wikipedia Katrina was only a cat 3 when it hit Louisiana. It did get up to a 5 at one point, but bot when it did most of it’s damage. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

Side note: MM prop shop on youtube just did a video comparing all the printers she’s been using lately and it felt very honest and accurate. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zLrxY3G3Zi8

I just received a Kobra 3 combo. I’m very impressed with the quality of the machine and the prints. My Voron 2.4 is still my go-to. I’ve heard a lot of good things about qidi lately.

Mostly purge and to make sure the bed is level. I don’t bother with it personally. I will use a brim on occasion is i’m printing something significantly taller than it is wide

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Nobody here for Mint? I’m a long time Ubuntu user but when i do my next upgrade it will be to mint.

Most hobbies in my experience they would be called <hobby name> bunnies. Not so much in tech, but why not.

Is… is that a smile or a strain from taking a huge, orange shit? I can’t tell…

The printer doesn’t really matter. The slicer is what is os specific and most any slicer will work with Linux these days. It’s easier if you find a slicer with a premade profile for your printer but not a big deal. I’ve used prusa slicer for years with my printers (creality, voron, biqu, elegoo). Find a printer that’s in your budget and meets your needs then see what slicers have a profile for that. For modern printers klipper is a big plus. I just got a kobra 3 and it’s a decent machine. My ender 5 has been a workhorse but there are better printers these days. I don’t know enough about bamboo labs but they seem to be the new fad (well… sorta new now).