Q2

The Qidi Q2 is a new machine, so the community cannot realistically provide you with much feedback on its service history. However, I'll try to paint some context for you: The Q2 isn't just an enclosed core xy system. It comes stock with a bi-metal hardened nozzle and a heated chamber with temperatu

Good luck and have fun. I am new to 3d printing as of Christmas 2025. My 1st machine was a adventurer 5m pro. I have been having a blast with it. Very user friendly. Not sure the differences with software etc but I use mainline orca slicer and have been having a blast. Some failed prints but mostly

I have two friends, one with an Ender 3, about the cheapest 3d printer imaginable, that he bought used at a garage sale for $30. My other friend has a PrusaXL fully kitted out, north of $4k all in. They both print 3D2A just fine. 3D printing, for any purpose, really does scale with how much effort y

There are other good brands besides Bambu Lab. I currently own Bambu, Qidi, and Creality. Qidi is my current favorite, although I’ve had some unexplained error messages and firmware crashes. Their Q2 is a very capable machine that produces very nice prints, though. I don’t think I’d buy a Creality t

The Qidi Q2 was my first ever printer too. While I've heard it's not as easy to use as the Bambu, I think it's easy enough for someone with no experience. I haven't had to fiddle much with it. I have watched/read a few hours worth of tutorials about 3D printing to get up to speed. The hardest part w

Check out r/3Dprinting and take a look at their getting started wiki, lots of very useful information in there and a great starting guide for beginners. If you can spare it, go right for an enclosed printer like a Qidi Q2 or a Bambu P1S and skip the open ones, the quality is just insane. The technol

My configuration appears to be working! Thank everyone in the community for their help. Here's a summary: TLDR: Buy the Q2, not the Q2C, if you want chamber heating. If you do this, you will not be supported by Qidi. Qidi will tell you that it cannot be done. If you do the hardware wrong, or configu

I mean every bambu lab printer up to the p1s would be possible, even the p2s for a bit more but without multicolor. Bambu is easy to use and all of them have multicolor. For a beginner i would say look at the a1. But there is not only bambu lab. You can have a look at the Elegoo Centauri Carbon or t

I got the N4Pro as my first printer about 18 months ago. Out of the box it printed PLA just fine, but over time the print quality declined. I had the same z-offset resetting issue you describe, and it seemed to be because my printer was also on the original firmware. I purchased mine through a resel

It would be my first printer. Decides a decade ago that all the tinkering was nog for me, I want it to work, with a little effort, not the other way around. Qidi Q2 is really appealing tbf, with the qidi box. But then again it's quite an investment. And although I am seeing 3d print possibility ever