I am fortunate to have a Tevo Nereus (320x320x400), being able print at the full width of a 1/8 rc car was one of my purchase criteria. I also have an ender 3 v2 which i bought later. Same as with Rc cars, once you have one, you'll have many. Personally, i wouldn't put a ender extender on an ender. It's great because it's so small, make it larger and it won't give you the features a larger printer has by design, like for bed leveling...Well the truth is my printer beds were not large enough to produce the skirt in one section.
It feel short by 10mm no mater how I oriented the part. So I just winged it until I get in a
position to purchase a solid set. I totally agree with you on the effect standpoint.
I did see a 2 piece setup but I was not fond of how it attached together. Too bulky looking at the joint.
I have been seriously considering an upgrade to the bed on one of my printers but just have not
pulled the trigger yet. One of my 3 printers is an Ender3, there is this "Ender Extender" kit that will
increase the bed size as well as Z height. Most of the guys near me have similar sized beds so they would
end in the same boat. There are people out there that do print these in one piece but this
might sound petty and I am sorry, They charge a bit more than what it really is worth. If they offered
a solid part for a fair price I would have jump right on it but it seems to me they are selling
it as a 200% profit margin.
Don't get me wrong I have been printing for over 6 years and I know what's involved but
there is a fine line with supporting the hobby and making a profit, especially on 3d prints.
Last time I looked (if there are others please let me know) one fella wanted like 80 bucks....
For that I can just about buy Carbon Fiber
There are many smart ways to make solid connections without making them bulky. But i guess cutting it from a nice piece of CF or ABS is great to. 3D Printing isn't always the best solution, but once you are into printing it becomes the quick solution for everything