I’ve had my A1 for about a week now, and I find myself doing big prints almost every day (6-8 hour per print). I don’t think I remotely close to pushing this thing to its limits, though I would be curious if anyone has any idea on what constitutes “overuse.”
How often are people running their machines 24/7? What’s the limit?
You’re not gonna over use it printing 24/7. You’ll just need to perform maintenance more often.
Just out of interest, what are you printing?
Naw, I run the thing as constantly as I can, just be careful that you’re doing consistent maintenance and lubrication and taking care of it, and you’ll be ok. Some parts will wear out with use, so just keep it in mind and plan for that and pick up extra parts to have on hand.
The only limit would be when it breaks.
Mostly desk and cabinet/home storage
Just like every 3D printer, until it dies
I have two creator 2s (built off of the replicator design) and both of them have over 10,000 hours on them, I had four others, one completely died around 8k, the other around 7k - It’ll last until replacing parts becomes more of a hassle than it is worth
If it’s a home printer, just enjoy it.