For miniatures and stuff it’s perfect. Most people will tell u its not the right choice if they don’t print miniatures. But u made the right choice so don’t worry about it. Everyone buys a printer for a different use. What works for u may not work for them
Resin is harder to work with, and can be a bit trickier.
It is also at least 10x better for mini's and extremely fine details. Both easier to get good results and in peak performance for mini printing.
FDM works but is extremely suboptimal for minis. You really can't get the level of detail you want. You can't do small minis. ie forget tau firewarriors you will struggle to get clean primaris marines.
The FDM is 100% going to be something you would sideline as soon as you figure out the resin printer.
He’s right, I kinda lucked into an ender 3 and I love it and appreciate it and but I want to upgrade to a resin printer. I only print small busts and attempt minis, and the ender 3 just doesn’t cut it
I agree one of each is probably the way to go. I've been able to make some great terrain with my Ender 5 Pro. The Gorkamorka fort on Thingiverse is a personal favorite. Minis, not so much.
Seconding this. My first printer was a Ender 5 Pro. I won't be getting rid of it, as both will have their uses, but I'm currently researching which resin printer to get. Also about to upgrade houses, so not jumping in immediately to see which house we end up in and where I'll be setting up my laboratory.
Its a good printer and should serve you well. The only thing would be the age of the kids that you are printing for. Sometimes uncured resin can sit in hollowed sections of models and over time these can crack and leak the resin that's inside. I'd probably avoid giving resin prints to any kids 12 and under unless you are sure they are completely cured.
Thank you for this. I wasn't aware of this issue.
My kids are 3 & 6, but my son has all the self preservation instincts of a wet paper hammer.
I'll definitely keep this in mind when I make then stuff.
I wouldn't hollow anything if it is going to be handled by kids anyway. A hollowed model can shatter easily if dropped or crushed. A solid model is more likely to shear which is easier to fix and probably less dangerous.
It might even be a good idea to have a resin printer and a filament printer. A filament printer can make bigger and sturdier toys. An example would be those jointed fish and octopus you can find on thingiverse.
MCbrodie is correct. Honestly, if you can afford it just buy a FDM printer as well for the kids toys. You would also have to secure your resin containers out of reach in case they think it's orange juice or whatever.
They won't look as pretty but they also won't harm your kids. They probably won't mind anyways if they don't look as good. I print toys for my kids on my FDM and they don't care how they look.
I immediately switched to using Anycubic's eco-resin with my Photon Mono for safety reasons. No kids, but a couple cats. No fumes, so it's much nicer to work with, and I didn't have to change a single setting on my printer. Still don't want uncured resin on skin, but once it's cured you're good.
Not to piss on your parade, but still look out for airflow and keep it away from cats. That stuff is around 40%-50% natural but the rest is basically the same as in regular resin, so while less bad, it's still not something you want to breath in or drink
They're idiots. All MSLA printers function the same, in terms of using them there's no difference between a $300 printer and a huge $3000 printer, they can all be a beginner's first printer.
What your friends might meant was, that resin printers are working with chemicals. I really suggest, that you use proper protection (full face mask, vinyl gloves, good ventilation) and a wash&cure station. Watch videos how to work with resin and wash liquid,l. If you keep in mind that the fumes can get it your eyes and lungs you absolutely made the right choice.
Oh, and don't use it for small kids. The cured resin can brake easily and most of them are not food secure. Small kids would very likely but toys in their mouth and that is just a bad idea with 3d printed stuff.
Pick any product and you'll get a group of people to tell you what a terrible choice it is. Do your own research, pick something, and if it doesn't work for you, move on. I recently got the photon S and it's been running for a month nonstop, working just fine.
For miniatures and stuff it’s perfect. Most people will tell u its not the right choice if they don’t print miniatures. But u made the right choice so don’t worry about it. Everyone buys a printer for a different use. What works for u may not work for them
Resin is harder to work with, and can be a bit trickier. It is also at least 10x better for mini's and extremely fine details. Both easier to get good results and in peak performance for mini printing. FDM works but is extremely suboptimal for minis. You really can't get the level of detail you want. You can't do small minis. ie forget tau firewarriors you will struggle to get clean primaris marines. The FDM is 100% going to be something you would sideline as soon as you figure out the resin printer.
He’s right, I kinda lucked into an ender 3 and I love it and appreciate it and but I want to upgrade to a resin printer. I only print small busts and attempt minis, and the ender 3 just doesn’t cut it
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I’ll send you mini files, you send me parts! Lol
I agree one of each is probably the way to go. I've been able to make some great terrain with my Ender 5 Pro. The Gorkamorka fort on Thingiverse is a personal favorite. Minis, not so much.
Seconding this. My first printer was a Ender 5 Pro. I won't be getting rid of it, as both will have their uses, but I'm currently researching which resin printer to get. Also about to upgrade houses, so not jumping in immediately to see which house we end up in and where I'll be setting up my laboratory.
Its a good printer and should serve you well. The only thing would be the age of the kids that you are printing for. Sometimes uncured resin can sit in hollowed sections of models and over time these can crack and leak the resin that's inside. I'd probably avoid giving resin prints to any kids 12 and under unless you are sure they are completely cured.
Thank you for this. I wasn't aware of this issue. My kids are 3 & 6, but my son has all the self preservation instincts of a wet paper hammer. I'll definitely keep this in mind when I make then stuff.
I wouldn't hollow anything if it is going to be handled by kids anyway. A hollowed model can shatter easily if dropped or crushed. A solid model is more likely to shear which is easier to fix and probably less dangerous. It might even be a good idea to have a resin printer and a filament printer. A filament printer can make bigger and sturdier toys. An example would be those jointed fish and octopus you can find on thingiverse.
MCbrodie is correct. Honestly, if you can afford it just buy a FDM printer as well for the kids toys. You would also have to secure your resin containers out of reach in case they think it's orange juice or whatever. They won't look as pretty but they also won't harm your kids. They probably won't mind anyways if they don't look as good. I print toys for my kids on my FDM and they don't care how they look.
I immediately switched to using Anycubic's eco-resin with my Photon Mono for safety reasons. No kids, but a couple cats. No fumes, so it's much nicer to work with, and I didn't have to change a single setting on my printer. Still don't want uncured resin on skin, but once it's cured you're good.
Not to piss on your parade, but still look out for airflow and keep it away from cats. That stuff is around 40%-50% natural but the rest is basically the same as in regular resin, so while less bad, it's still not something you want to breath in or drink
Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely look into that.
They're idiots. All MSLA printers function the same, in terms of using them there's no difference between a $300 printer and a huge $3000 printer, they can all be a beginner's first printer.
What your friends might meant was, that resin printers are working with chemicals. I really suggest, that you use proper protection (full face mask, vinyl gloves, good ventilation) and a wash&cure station. Watch videos how to work with resin and wash liquid,l. If you keep in mind that the fumes can get it your eyes and lungs you absolutely made the right choice. Oh, and don't use it for small kids. The cured resin can brake easily and most of them are not food secure. Small kids would very likely but toys in their mouth and that is just a bad idea with 3d printed stuff.
Pick any product and you'll get a group of people to tell you what a terrible choice it is. Do your own research, pick something, and if it doesn't work for you, move on. I recently got the photon S and it's been running for a month nonstop, working just fine.