Reliable printer out of the box ?

[diycnc]

It's been a while since I used my scratch built 3d printer. Not because I dont have anything i want to print, but because one of the 3d printed parts broke and I never got around to fixing it.
There are a few things a alway tell people who are considering getting one.

Firstly they are very slow! Large prints with standard nozzles can easily take days. For large prints I suggest looking at e3d volcano hot ends, they cut print time massively and even produced stronger parts. I hardly ever used anything other than a 0.8mm volcano. You wont find one out of the box with a volcano, but it's a very easy upgrade.

Secondary, dont underestimate the strength of a well designed and printed plastic part. Especially the fiber reinforced stuff.