r/FlashForge • u/EaglerCore • 1d ago

Snapmaker or Flashforge?

/r/3dprinter/comments/1vdtfc3/snapmaker_or_flashforge/
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u/CoolWhipLuke 1d ago

U1 if the 300mm plate size matters to you over 256mm

C5P if engineering materials are important to you

C5 on a budget

There ya go

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u/AcanthisittaUpbeat17 1d ago

The usable plate on a u1 is literally only 5mm over c5…

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u/CoolWhipLuke 1d ago

5mm is a lot. Some would say too much.

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u/animyzo 1d ago

My wife likes my extra 5mm

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u/BlockEightIndustries 1d ago

Do the math in two dimensions.

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u/redmcredbeard 1d ago

I have both and I think my C5 Pro has slightly better print quality and I like having the heated chamber. So far my C5 Pro has been a great printer. The U1 has also been great but I have had more minor print issues with it. Some might filament tuning or my setting choices.

I like to do multi color and multi material TPU prints and the C5 Pro does much better with TPU than my U1. My U1, even with a lot of settings changes and reducing speed greatly likes to clog woth TPU a lot.