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Originally Posted by dtengineering

Once you fight through some of the issues with the low-cost FDM printers they can actually be pretty useful. Yep, there will be jams and such, usually at the least convenient time, but I've found PLA to be a pretty reliable material over the past couple years. If you keep a couple spare print heads on hand, you can always clear one while printing with another.

Perhaps the question is "how do I turn printer jams into a learning opportunity for my students?"

Jason

I agree...we have had very few problems with our Replicator 2, and the only material issue we've had on a fabricated part was a battery box for which the PLA was just too brittle (it basically shattered after multiple impacts). The only thing I'd like that I don't currently have is the ability to print with ABS or possibly even nylon.