Tina2S 3D Printer, Fully Assembled WiFi Cloud Printing Auto Bed Leveling Mini 3D Printer for Beginners, Built in 32-bit Silent Mainboard, Fully Open Source DIY 3D Printers for Home, School

I'm almost 40 years old. When I first started seeing 3D printers available on the market, they seemed within reach, but too expensive to get into. I have a family now and they're young because I started late, but life is busy. I immediately saw the useful applications, replacement parts like knobs for stoves and toys, creating things, etc. I thought 3D printing would be awesome to get into, but no longer have the time I did before. I figured once my kids get older they would probably get into it and make some cool stuff. When I was in my teens, Flash animations and Photoshop were the thing, I spent creativity there.This Tina2 printer was much more affordable than others I have seen, and appealed to me because it is for beginners, and seemed compact. It seemed like the perfect way to test the waters without committing too much, and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to give it a whirl. Well, I did, and I am VERY happy with this.I went from having no knowledge of 3D printing (probably still have no knowledge ;p), to feeling like I have some things down. Also, when I see other people's makes on Thingiverse (an easy website where you can 3D print objects others have created), I see some of theirs being ugly and messed up, and mine seem to come out really good in comparison - and I don't even know what I'm doing!!! After reading the directions, this was surprisingly simple and fun. It takes a LOOONG time to print things though. But, due to this, I've used this thing to continually print for days on end. I just see one thing takes about 6 hours, I go back and check on it. I start something at nighttime and it's done in the morning. Start something else big before I go to work, and so on.I did run into two issues though that I wanted to pass on, but customer service for this unit has been EXCELLENT.The very first time I used this, the nozzle stuck into the magnet and burned into the magnet a bit. I didn't know what it was doing since I never used a 3D printer before, but after awhile I saw nothing was happening and stopped it. After that first attempt, it worked flawlessly afterwards. Maybe something got knocked around in shipping. Make note to remove the protective pieces inside before using. Customer service was very nice and great. They sent me a replacement magnet piece for the bottom.The second issue was the fan on the 3D printer stopped working. This was a couple weeks after having it, and using it a lot of times non-stop mind you. I saw a print had failed midway through. After trying to remove the filament and put it back in a few times, it was still messed up. I also swapped out the nozzle, and still kept having jams. I did all the research and wondered what was wrong. After trying a few times, I saw the fan above the nozzle wasn't spinning, and remembered it always seemed to be on during prints. I found that the filament was melting higher up than the nozzle, and although I had cleared it out multiple times, the remaining filament up higher was causing problems. Since it was still less than a month, I sent it for an exchange, and have since been printing more with no issues.So far, the only preventative maintenance I've had to do, and this is on probably around 100 hours of 3D printing, was to use a brass brush and brush off the nozzle while the heat is on periodically. Also, the masking tape on the magnet pad on the bottom I've had to replace a couple times. I am going to try to buy a roll of 6" masking tape to save some money on that and see if it works. Other than that, it keeps going strong. I've found it to be very interesting and cool. I'm sure if these were around when I was younger I'd be making little cool trinkets and things like that in high school instead of making photoshop images and burning CD's. (It was okay back then, Napster had just started!) This also has many more practical applications than doing that. For example, I have some cheap solar lights for my shed outside. Rather than drill and screw the flimsy solar panel, I just set it on the roof of my shed and used two hand clamps to hold it on. My wife complained those were ugly. I 3D printed two small clamps and put them up there, and they're much less ugly. That, and it cost almost nothing since a large roll of filament produces many things.If you're like me and were on the fence about 3D printing, I say to give this a try. It will be easier than you think, and it may lead you to invest some more down the line and start to get more creative.

The media could not be loaded. I have a rare genetic disorder that causes severe joint damage. I have to depend on braces and splints to function which gets kind of pricey. I wasn't sure if I would be able to figure this out because I'm not very tech savvy. I really wanted to be able to make some custom splints for my hands. My plan was to practice on this budget model to see if I could even figure out how to make them. I wasn't expecting much because of the low price point. I figured that would need to upgrade to a more expensive model once I got the hang of it. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it worked. The quality is so much better than I had hoped and the end result is amazing. Connecting it to the app is super easy and from there it practically walks you through the process. There are educational videos and free designs available in the app. You can also monitor the progress of your project and see how much time is left before it is complete. It comes with a large amount of filament so you can started right away. Their website also has a lot of resources on projects and even information on how to design a custom piece.

This is the third Tina2s that I have ordered and the second I have ordered for myself. Although I have several bigger 3D printers, including a super fast Bambu Labs Xi Carbon, if I have a part that can be printed on a 100x110 bed and needs to look amazing, the Tina2S is the printer I use most.The Tina2s is sold under 3 different brand names. I have used one of each and they all operate identically. While I gave tech support five stars, I have never had to actually use support for an actual issue. But, when I sent them a message asking about firmware updates I got an immediate and helpful reply.The Scout Pleasure Chest 5-bottle wine carrier fits these printers perfectly. And, they travel well. These little printers are a great place to start in 3D printing and, a valuable portable asset for those of us that have been printing for more than a decade.I have recently added a Tina2 Basic to my fleet of Tina2 printers. While the Tina2 is a great value, it is a bit noisier than the newer Tina2S. The difference in price, for me, is definitely worth getting the Tina2S if you can afford it. But, if you can't, aside from the more noisy print experience, you will still be happy with the Tina Basic.

UPDATE5/1/24: SO I'M STILL EXHAUSTING ALL EFFORTS TO LEARN THIS MACHINE ON MY OWN. I TRIED EMAILING THE SELLER THEN MANUFACTURE ZERO RESPONSE. IT'S THIS MACHINE NO LONGER BEING SOLD? TELL ME SOMETHING ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE IS NO SUCH PRODUCT AVAILABLE TO LEARN IT. I JOINED FB GROUP NOT ONE PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THIS PRODUCT. THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS RESPOND TO THEIR CUSTOMERS! SOMEONE HELP IF YOU HAVE THIS MACHINE PLEASE. HOWEVER I DID PRINT TWO ITEMS FROM THEIR GENERIC CATALOG BUT HOW DO TRANSFER MY OWN DESIGN WITHOUT USING THEIR SOFTWARE? YES I'M NEW DON'T KNOW ABOUT AND HOPED THIS WOULD BE A USER FRIENDLY MACHINE BUT IT REALLY ISN'T. JUST ONE VIDEO ON IT WOULD BE SO APPRECIATED! TRASH! Dont waste your money on this flimsy product.This printer was made so cheaply that it broke while packaged or during delivery! I can't believe I was dumb enough to believe the product description! Don't do it i warn you don't waste your money on this. Plus there's its not even available anymore anywhere on Google/Y-Tube ! No sonic platform of information available I AM so upset