[klik99]

I walked into my company hardware labs at the right time and was gifted a bambu labs a1 mini with 350 printing hours on it. I've since added another 300 hours over the last month and a half. It's a fantastic machine, and only costs $200-$240 (MSRP is 240 but I've seen it as low as 200 new).

Stick to some matte pla to begin with and with the a1/a1 mini it's as close as you can get to plug and play.

Also check out grifinity if this project appeals to you.