I have (but am loaning the Mk3), to a friend and also have the prusa mini. Both are pretty solid and work great “out of box”. Haven’t needed to tinker with it too much.
Though the printer is named Funny, It Worked Last Time mostly because I like the culture ship names, and also because I had a string of one print would work, then the same print failed a bit later.
I could recommend a Creality Ender 3 Pro. This is the one I have and works great.
Just ordered a Prusa…had to get on the waiting list. 
3D printed hose adapters for Shapeoko
https://community.carbide3d.com/t/sweepy-the-dustboot-that-sucks/19042/79
If you want any of these parts PM me I can ship them out on Monday.
Actually, I’m in the process of getting a couple 3D printers. The Prusa is going to take a while to get here so I also ordered a Anycubic Mega Pro that includes a laser attachment that will be here Wednesday. Im looking forward to trying to print one .
Update…it took a couple attempts, but its almost finished. The piece kept coming loose from the surface so I used the painter’s tape trick
Thanks SLCJedi !!!
There is a feature called a raft where it puts a large flat layer down first, then prints on top of it, when it is done you separate the part from the raft. This also helps with uneven print surfaces and prevents elephant foot, which is the bottom of the model slightly wider then the rest due to squishing the first few layers onto the deck. The raft suffers the abnormalities and the part goes unscathed.
This is what it should look like after slicing:
And the step just below “raft” - which is the most aggressive option - is “brim” which just extends the first print layer out from your part providing more surface area to adhere to the bed.
The raft option is kind of like the nuclear option - it will definitely get the job done. There’s nothing wrong with using it, it just adds more time to the print time.
The brim is for when your part is having just a bit of trouble sticking, but it just needs a bit of help. I usually set the brim to 5-6mm if I need it.
Generally a brim is 1 layer, a raft is 4. I use rafts to keep my parts dimensional, as I usually get some elephants foot with a single layer brim. I also prefer the even bottom pattern over a squished flat surface you get with no bed adhesion.
I save my used filament for re-spooling, have a box full of rafts lol.
Do you do that yourself?
No I save up and keep some of my unused spools then I will bring it to someone with a 20k machine. I think the machines start at 7500 for the cheap one but probably not worth the investment.
I just started using 3D printers in Feb so I am still working on my first box of recycled parts/rafts etc.
This is actually my very first attempt at 3d printing, so I need all the advice I can get. It looks like this one will finish printing, but I’ll see if it is true to size and usable. 
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