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Next step in my 3D printing journey. Resin maybe? (self.3dprinting)

submitted 1 year ago by Fubar91 to c/3dprinting

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Good day everyone. Been into the hobby since around 2014. I own 3 FDM printers currently.

Started on a Ecker Tech reprap kit.

Got a Wanhao D3, modified the hell outta it.

Latest as of a few years ago is a Ender 5Plus, have a CoreXY kit on there, swapped the board to a 32bit BTT, and added a microswiss extrusion assembly.

The FDMs have done me well over the years, and I've highly enjoyed tinkering around with them. But now I have the itch for something new and fresh. I'm thinking of dipping my toes into the resin printer market, and am looking for some reccomdations and experiences of fellow 3D printer enthusiasts.

I'd like to keep it around $2000 CAD (roughly 1500 USD, ouch CAD lol). I'm no stranger to tinkering and modifying. Have a shop with plenty of space, ventilation, and what not.

If you have any suggestions on a new FDM printer I'm all ears! (Maybe somthing multi-filament compatible?) So feel free to suggest some as well.

Thanks in advanced!

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[–] jtablerd 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd ask what you're mainly using your printer for, and what you hope the new one will do that you currently can't.

[–] Fubar91 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use my printers various random objects, functional repair prints, stuff like that. Not doing any sort of production on them. I mainly just enjoy the hobby and messing around with the printers themselves with no objective.

Main reason I've been considering adding in a resin printer is more intricate small designs like game peices or some more complex shapes in general. Currently I get some pretty nice results as far as surface finishes go on the FDMs, but feel I could get more out of a resin print as far as micro details go.

Thanks!

[–] jtablerd 4 points 1 year ago

Great answer - I've considered a resin printer but my use case doesn't include any miniatures or game pieces, so I'm sticking with FDM, but if you're after super fine detail, more than you can get with 0.2 or 0.25, then go resin but be prepared for the mess, toxicity, and other drawbacks before you make the jump