[cstreit]

I've had an Ender Pro 3 for about 4 years now. Does everything I need it to do and its modifiable if you want. Can be had for <$200 with sales. Worth it, I've saved more money than that repairing things around the house. Made gears for my washing machine drive, clips and mounts on my adventure bike, fixed the wife's crockpot handle, etc...

The key to any of these is:

1. Get it square. They need to be assembled and if not square will always print funny.
2. Learn how to level the bed.
3. start with an EASY filament like PLA before you try anything exotic.