The original post: /r/3dprinting by /u/manni_mcfly on 2024-12-22 13:47:57.

My Anycubic i3 Mega, which I bought about 6 years ago, is becoming increasingly prone to issues. I think it’s just getting old. I wanted to replace the hotend and realized that there are no original parts from Anycubic available anymore—only cheap replicas. Fans (I often get a clogging in the heat sink area) are also hard to find or expensive.

Somehow, it doesn’t make much sense to me to invest a relatively lot of money compared to the price I bought it into such an affordable printer.

Other than that, the Anycubic was sufficient for my needs. Not great, but okay. I don’t print that much anyway.

I’m completely out of touch with what’s good in this category nowadays. The A1 from Bambulab looks really nice and affordable, though. I see it everywhere lately.

What do you think? For example, I have absolutely no interest in lots of modifications and tinkering. I just want a tool that works.