points by singularity2001 1 day ago | 0 comments
I have the sensational $200 bamboo lab printer what would the $700 thing give me more?
[–] hingler36 1 day ago
From the hobbyist perspective, the main thing this gets you is much more precise and detailed prints, so they're very popular in the model making community.
From a professional perspective, this gives you access to a bunch of different materials that open up all kinds of options for prototyping.
[–] SchemaLoad 1 day ago
The slight increase in fine detail is just not worth the toxicity imo. Put a 0.2mm nozzle on your FDM printer and you'll get good enough quality. Leave resin to businesses that can set up a proper warehouse with fume extraction and PPE.
You can even prototype your designs at home with FDM and send the final file to a company to do the resin prints.
[–] Balvarez 1 day ago
Amazing detail, a resin allergy, and cancer
[–] singularity2001 9 hours ago
since dang doesn't check late comments for irrelevant trophe:
LOL!
You actually would probably want the wash/cure and VOC extractor upgrades so it's more like 1200$ before it's useful, but if you have the clean room space and ability to handle the toxic resin, functionally resin printing is typically better than fdm for single color prints.