I'm like the author of this article. Just built my very first printer - a Voron Trident. I ordered my kit (Magic Phoenix, which I'd highly recommend) with a full set of printed parts. Between that, the high quality Voron documentation, and the incredibly helpful Voron Discord, I now have an amazing machine putting out high quality prints beyond my expectations. It has been a fantastic learning experience and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
I will give that a some of my understanding of the Voron ecosystem is a bit dated. It does seem from further discussion here that at least some of the Voron designs and some of the Voron kit sellers have gotten to the point where they are complete and viable for a first build. They are great machines and this is a wonderful thing!
Historically, many of the high performance designs and kits available for corexy Voron/RatRig type machines were absolutely not beginner friendly and would have been very difficult to complete without some foreknowledge about 3d printing and access to another printer. I'm pleased to be corrected.
As I posted elsewhere though, a $99 bed slinger on sale is still a great tool to have; for the kind of person who will build and use a Voron, a second printer is almost a foregone conclusion. How long since you completed your Trident? Do you have another printer yet?
I'm like the author of this article. Just built my very first printer - a Voron Trident. I ordered my kit (Magic Phoenix, which I'd highly recommend) with a full set of printed parts. Between that, the high quality Voron documentation, and the incredibly helpful Voron Discord, I now have an amazing machine putting out high quality prints beyond my expectations. It has been a fantastic learning experience and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.