Hello people,
I haven't lurked around here in a long while, in part due to being tinkering with my 3D printer
I just wanted to add something to the discussion: if/when any of you decide to buy one of those extremely cheap 3D printers, please find out if safety measures were dropped in the process of cutting the price down, and if so please correct that ASAP. I have see several articles about fires started by 3D printers (Anet A8 printers running firmware without thermal runaway protection come to mind).
Have an extinguisher at hand, and resist the urge to leave your printer working in the basement while you go upstairs for long stretches of time.
https://www.thissmarthouse.net/dont-burn-your-house-down-3d-printing-a-cautionary-tale/
Cheers!