Originally Posted by
c-dog
I found it a great addition to learning CAD, i would recommend learning Cad first unless you just want to use other peoples designs, fusion360 is free. I end up making all sorts of bits and pieces, loading trays, scope covers, oddball shape brackets for boat. can even get parts machined out of whatever elsewhere with your drawings. I had a car motor to jetski jetunit coupling machined and sent to my door for $150
can also recommend the Bambu, pretty much plug and play and fast as above. bit more expensive upfront but saves needing upgrades further down the track. Workmate has a QIDI (was a bit cheaper from memory) and that is printing the trickier filaments straight off the bat. His first printer (cant think of brand it printed great also but just very slow but worked out great as a starter (ill ask around more tomorrow) i think that cost him a couple of hundred from jaycar a few years ago.
it is all a big learning curve but quite satisfying.