I saw a 3d printer using plastic pellets instead of filament.
Is this a good idea? Because I never saw anyone doing this.
Seller says “in this way it won’t run out of filament” but I have the impression of imprecise extrusions (machine was fitted with a big 0.8mm nozzle)
As with everything 3d printing, it’s a tradeoff.
It’s harder to prevent oozing, harder to change colors, worse quality(usually) and larger nozzles.
But you print much cheaper, often can print larger parts with larger nozzles (stronger).
What I do with printing, I’d seriously consider a retrofit pellet extruder on my smallish machine (e5+) If it were reasonably priced.
Almost everything I do is “structural” and doesn’t need to be pretty direct off the printer.