<p>Recently on one of her videos a YouTuber stated that prints from large format printers are more brittle than if you were to print them in parts and glue them together. This seems to contradict the testimonials from the customers of a large format printer, who say that they get good prints from those printers (which print have a print area of a meter square). </p>

<p>Would a print form a larger format printer be more brittle than a print made of smaller pieces super glued together?</p>

<p>(with all other aspects being equal e.g. the nozzle, the temps, the material and the shape of the object).</p>

<p>The YouTube didn't cite any source information to back up her claim.</p>

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