Mars 5

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Mars 5

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best resin 3d printer for a beginner, which one should I get?

Just seconding the Mars vote. I only started printing this month, I bought the Mars 5 Ultra bundle with a wash/cure station and it's been pretty smooth sailing. I took the time to read up about supports, use the recommended settings with some minor tweaks, and overall it's gone really well. Just mak

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Orisi in r/resinprinting

July 28, 2026 10:11 AM

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What’s your go-to resin printer in 2025, and why?

Currently have 12 resin printers running Elegoo Mars 5 ultra and Saturn 4 ultra are the 2 newest I have and work great.

fraghead5 in r/resinprinting

July 28, 2025 12:58 PM

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First post

Elegoo mars 5 for all but the 2 purchased ones! Base settings, prepped in chitubox, light autosupports.

Archibald_Thadeus in r/ImperialKnights

March 24, 2026 8:48 PM

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What's the best free slicer for Resin Elegoo Mars?

chitubox. have had zero issues with my elegoo mars 5.

oneWeek2024 in r/resinprinting

March 29, 2026 2:53 PM

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best resin 3d printer for a beginner, which one should I get?

I used Mars 5 + Lychee and have been getting the same results. 11 months in and I have revamped my entire DnD collection. Very minimal setup and no messing with default settings either. I use Sunlu AbS-like resin as it is less brittle than the default promo bottle from elegoo.

Mekhitar in r/resinprinting

July 28, 2026 12:54 PM

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best resin 3d printer for detailed miniatures, what should I look at?

First warning; budget heavily for ventilation and PPE. Don't go into resin lightly, the stuff has a clear smell and genuine health risks. That being said, I went into resin for the same reason you are. I recently bought an Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra. It was a decent price, bundled with a wash and cure stat

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Orisi in r/resinprinting

July 26, 2026 8:06 AM

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[WARNING/Privacy] Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra uploaded over 11 GB of data while IDLE! (Always-on Camera Streaming?)

Hi everyone, I recently noticed suspicious network activity on my home network and traced it back to my Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra. I didn't print anything last 5-6 days, printer just waiting idle. The printer is constantly consuming about 1.0 - 1.2 Mbit/s of upload bandwidth. To verify this, I isolated th

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bltfrtcck in r/ElegooMars

December 11, 2025 6:35 PM

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Mars 4 Vs Mars 5

I recommend the mars 4 ultra, but to change the fep for the mars 4 non ultra out of the box. The mars 4 ultra comes with ACF film which is cloudy and can reduce print sharpness. The mars non ultra 4 has a clear fep. Very easy to change. Or just live with the cfa film, its less sharp but not by a mas

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cartouche_minis in r/ElegooMars

December 6, 2025 8:06 PM

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Beginner getting into 3D printing – is a used Formlabs Form 2 for $200 worth it?

For filament printers you can also check out the Anycubic Kobra 3 v2 combo. 4 color printing, and active drying. It's about $330 U.S. right now. Print quality, speed and bed size are all comparable to the Bambu A1. For resin, you can buy a brand new Elegoo Mars 5 for under $200! Just don't forget th

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fenris802 in r/resinprinting

December 18, 2025 10:57 AM

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3d printer options

Agreed. If you can swing the P1S, get that instead of the A1, but Bambu is the way to go for people who want 3D printing as a means to an end for some other hobby rather than 3D printing being the hobby (both are great options, it just sounds like you're after the former rather than the later). Sinc

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dcott44 in r/TerrainBuilding

March 9, 2026 9:27 PM

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