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Beginner 3D printing - CTC dual

I've bought a CTC dual from ebay.de a couple of weeks ago, for significantly less than 400E, shipped from Germany. Here are my experiences with it, as a complete beginner. This will be a text-only post, if there is enough interest I will post some pictures and pictorial guides later. It's a FlashForge clone which is in itself a Replicator Dual (2X?) clone. It has a heated bed, dual extruder, wood panels and acceptable build quality and components. TL;DR version: - print simple objects no bigger than 5(W)x5(D)x2(H)cm if you want no issues - install a glass plate on top of the bed - use masking tape on the bed - experiment with temperatures for each new filament - install sailfish - pre-order 40mm cooling fans - install active cooling - cut polycarbonate covers to size to keep heat inside In the box The printer came pre-assembled, saving about one week of fiddling. It also came (mostly) calibrated, I just did a basic plate leveling, which might have not been nec