Saturn 4

Elegoo

Saturn 4

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

I got an Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16k recently, with the Mercury wash and cure station. It's pretty amazing, I've printed some crazy stuff on there.

able_but_unwilling in r/resinprinting

July 26, 2026 at 8:15 AM

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I have my own (mini) Rocky! 🥰

Thank you! I currently have an Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra printer, which I recently upgraded to from a much smaller Elegoo Mars (first generation). It's been pretty much foolproof since I bought it, once I'd manually levelled it. I also have the Elegoo Mercury Plus v3 wash and cure station, which has hug

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JonDixon1957 in r/ProjectHailMary

April 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM

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Replacing FEP with ACF

ACF has it's downsides, namely causing fine vertical lines on smooth surfaces. There was such a backlash against it, Elegoo stopped using ACF on new printers. No Mars 5 or Saturn 4 model uses ACF. nFEP/PFA however is a straight upgrade from FEP, and is cheaper than ACF. And yes, it uses the same ten

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stickninjazero in r/ElegooSaturn

October 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM

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3D printed some custom gear for minifigs

The elegoo Saturn 4 ultra, definitely recommend if you’re looking for detail, had to print something a while ago for a customer shrinking down a statue to mini size, the glasses on it were probably the width of a hair and it was able to print them.

assflan in r/legolotrfans

July 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM

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What is the BambuLab A1 of resin printing?

At the price point, the Saturn 4 Ultra 12k or 16k are $800-1200 of machine for $400-500. It and Heygears (at that $1200+ price point) do the most to absolve the user of tuning a dozen speeds and feeds for the Z-axis movement / release & retract cycle. Heygears does this by having their slicing and p

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DarrenRoskow in r/resinprinting

November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM

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What should I get for my first printer?

Elegoo saturn 4 ultra, or Mars 5 ultra if you have budget contraints.

fraghead5 in r/PrintedMinis

August 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM

8

First resin printer

My advice, from personal experience, is buy a bigger printer (like the Saturn 4 Ultra). I too started with "I will only make tiny miniatures" and 6 years later I am getting ready to buy an even bigger printer to add to the two Saturn 4 Ultras I have. The Ultra series by Elegoo is fantastic. You can'

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Accomplished_Ice1817 in r/resinprinting

August 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM

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New to Resin - which saturn?

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

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DarrenRoskow in r/ElegooSaturn

May 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM

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Resin printer ~200€

I see that a Elegoo Mars 5 is 160€, and Saturn 4 is 280€. The Mars is basically a smaller version (ie smaller build plate). Both are pretty good deals. But please note that you need to get a lot of equipment besides the printer, both for safety and post processing. You are not getting away with ~200

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CptAlraheem in r/PrintedWarhammer

November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM

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Witch printer to buy

Resin in also 3d printing. They are most definitely resin. Elegoo Saturn 4 ultra 16k and don’t even look elsewhere.

PlanePea4349 in r/resinprinting

March 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM

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