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3D Printing beginner questions
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this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2023
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First of all, 30ft x 30ft sounds absolutely huge! Maybe you meant 30 square feet? If you're not printing non-stop and can open a window from time to time, PLA should technically be fine from what I've read, although a well ventilated room would always be best.
As for the printer itself, I personally would advocate against Creality products. I would trust a Prusa MK3S with my life, but it is on the pricier side. I've read good things about the Sovol SV06 (not the 7), which looks like an MK3S at 1/3rd of the price. Can't speak from experience though.
Lol yeah 30 square feet. Long day. And I’d be printing mostly on weekends for like a few hours
Also why against creality?
For your use it should be pretty safe then. As for Creality, the couple of printers I've worked with from them are an absolute nightmare (but in their defense it looks like they were discontinued the moment they came out). I have the impression that the only positive comments you get about Creality printers are from people who haven't owned anything else, and joined this "tinkering" circlejerk. They're unpredictable at best and an electrical hazard at worst.
I recommend reading this reddit post and the other (first) post linked there: https://web.archive.org/web/20230119045038/https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/w7o1pa/stop_recommending_creality_machines_blindly/