6/10, for FDM on plastics; mainly PLA and ABS. Bought an Ender3; dumped it after a month. Now have a Raise3D E2 (FDM printer) for prototyping parts and enclosures.
Overall experience is... can be finicky depending on what you're printing, the plastic type (PLA is generally the easiest; PETG will come out stringly; ABS has certain advantages, but can be more finicky), and the printer. I think the overall experience comes down to both use case and equipment.
Online articles and discussions are biased towards people who treat it as a hobby - with this in mind, the finickyness is viewed as a perk; it allows you to build skills working around the various problems, troubleshoot problems with a community, upgrade your printers for fun etc.
Overall experience is... can be finicky depending on what you're printing, the plastic type (PLA is generally the easiest; PETG will come out stringly; ABS has certain advantages, but can be more finicky), and the printer. I think the overall experience comes down to both use case and equipment.
Online articles and discussions are biased towards people who treat it as a hobby - with this in mind, the finickyness is viewed as a perk; it allows you to build skills working around the various problems, troubleshoot problems with a community, upgrade your printers for fun etc.
Overall, it would be nice to