Mars 5 Ultra

Elegoo

Mars 5 Ultra

15 positive 1 neutral 6 negative

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Fep film, big mistake.

In this case it's correct though. The M5U comes with FEP by default. No idea why Elegoo did that, considering they've moved to PFA for their other machines.

Bumblingbeginner in r/ElegooMars

December 26, 2025 3:00 AM

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Entry level 3D Printing

Saturn 4 Ultra (commonly S4U) in 12k or 16k is going to be the easiest printer to get started and successful prints from for a new user. The Mars 5 Ultra is the smaller version with all the same features as the 12k, just different resolution and build volume. The tilt release system eliminates 12-16

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DarrenRoskow in r/resinprinting

November 16, 2025 12:46 AM

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What is the Best/Recommended Washing & Curing Method for Water-Washable Resin?

Just started too, have a M5U and use Elegoos 8k water wash. It is brittle, but honestly not bad for minitures or scale modeling. I use a brush and do spend some time cleaning all resin off, but I'd rather do that than have a gallon of IPA sitting on my desk. I like it so far, and I've just printed w

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thathighcreator in r/ElegooMars

June 5, 2025 7:45 PM

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Which ABS Like resin have you had the best luck with?

The anycubic and sunlu are the joint best I’ve used, siraya next and elegoo 3 followed by elegoo 2 were the least good. M5u Colour/transparency seems to make no difference

sagima in r/resinprinting

July 17, 2025 5:42 AM

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Mars 5 Ultra vs HeyGears

I've owned both an Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra and a HeyGears UltraCraft Reflex. I had a great experience with the M5U, but it doesn't compare to what it's like to use the Reflex with the Blueprint software. If you want a simple, Bambu-like workflow experience, get a HeyGears, no question. You can use 3rd p

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Geek_Verve in r/resinprinting

April 24, 2026 7:50 PM

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Only first few layers prints - Mars 5 Ultra

Update: Tldr: UV tools dont play well with M5U Tilt vat and Elegoo SatelLite slicers. I've tested the default rook and non-uv tools cones of calibration dry prints > the Z Axis retracts properly then returns. Now with the exact file processed with uv tools > no Z axis lift/retract whatsoever. (Note

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Apongos000 in r/ElegooMars

April 14, 2026 1:06 PM

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