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   Eric A. Meyer (meyerweb@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Apr-2026 17:32:37 JST Eric A. Meyer

   Rather unexpectedly, a 3D printer is soon to enter my life (long story). It seems like printers are either entry-level $300-$400, or higher-end $1,000+. Is there anything worthwhile in the $750 area? This will be hobby-use only, not for business purposes or mass production. It cannot be resin for a variety of reasons, and I will not budge on this.

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     Eric A. Meyer (meyerweb@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Apr-2026 17:32:36 JST Eric A. Meyer

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     And the second print, which is also the first practical print. We have baby gates that go back to our first child, and when she had a child of her own, we put the gates back up. In short order, the plastic mounting brackets shattered. Those (20+ years old!) parts aren’t made any more, but someone had recreated them and posted a file, so I downloaded and printed two. The make-and-share internet is still there, and it warms my heart to partake of it.

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     Eric A. Meyer (meyerweb@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Apr-2026 17:32:37 JST Eric A. Meyer

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     Followup: a whole lot of you recommended the Bambu P2S, so that’s what I went with; it should be here in a week or so. Thank you to everyone who replied! I really appreciate all the help.

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     Eric A. Meyer (meyerweb@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Apr-2026 17:32:37 JST Eric A. Meyer

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     First print on the not-P2S — managed to do a quick logistical shuffle and get an X2D instead!

     Steve's Place repeated this.