[outworlder]

> It was a long hard road to get consistent quality prints.

Not anymore. Modern printers will give you pretty consistent results out of the box.

You do need to send to commercial 3d printing services if you need exotic materials.

[TheCleric]

Amen. I remember spending hours getting my Ender 3 from out of the box to “decent prints”. My Ender 3 KE has been rock solid from the start.