Saturn 3

Same as before. Expect 12 months between cycles. This year was odd, printers got released on a shorter cycle. The Saturn 4 Ultra 16K was probably supposed to be the Saturn 5, but Elegoo released it early (only 7-8 months after the Saturn 4/4 Ultra). Probably because Uniformation was releasing the 16

They also keep producing spare parts. No idea if that will continue, but as a comparison, my Saturn 3 Ultra, which I bought last year, has a dead screen and Elegoo has stopped manufacturing them. I can find one third party or buy off of aliexpress, but you're talking about like $130 for something th

Yes, resin printed using an Elegoo Saturn 3. Resin prints have incredible detail at the cost of a lot more work to prepare supports, clean and wash and cure. and the safety risk of working with toxic materials, have to use alot of PPE

Solid print, regular Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra with magnetic build plate Anycubic High Clear Resin -Two-stage wash-15 minute cure -Sand with 400, 1000, 2000, and 3000 grit sandpaper-Buff with a dremel (no compound is necessary)-Coat with Krylon Gloss Crystal Clear

Generally speaking the Saturn 4 Ultra 16k is the best option for most people. I investigated and wrote the original post explaining the 3-bit grayscale deficiency and it is still present. I also bought a S4U 16k and subsequently worked out a dithering method with UVTools to restore a significant por

Believe me not much exciting has happened in the last 3 years in resin printing, get yourself an old new stock reliable printer with tons of community support and replacement parts, like a elegoo Saturn 3 or smaller mars 3, any cubic m5 or creality halot mage. No rocking vats or anything like that.

Yeah Anycubic long term support is ass. I own an M3 Premium and they ended support for them almost 2 years ago, yet I can still order parts (other than LCDs) for my Saturn 2s from Elegoo... which are the same age as the M3 Premium. Heygears is supposed to open up some of their settings later this ye

The Hoopat vat is fantastic far superior to the original vats by elegoo. I was one of the original testers and helped design the new gasket system so I've tested the Hoopat to the max, I've literally gone through two screens printing around the clock! 😂 I mainly use there ACF as I can't see any diff

The best printer is the one that you have and makes models for you. We're kinda cursed nowadays with the wonderful array of options and like you, I was a bit obsessed with choosing "the best one" Seriously, they're all pretty much the same in core functionality and they'll all delight and frustrate

Load of crap. This type of item is duty free and there's only a 10% sales tax which is comperable to most places in the world. Shipping from china is also pretty affordable, not saying we are the cheapest but we arn't no outlier especially for something this small and light. A 10-15% price increase