You will be surprised how little we know the more we work on 3D printers. Technique, material property, mechanical issues, etc everything regarding engineering and science is being tested here.

My recent issue isn't technique more about the printer design setup and safe guarding print operation. Besides that, I just learn the hard way about how hotend material is affected by its wear rate.

So far haven't heard of anyone wanting to buy used PLA. I got a ton of waste (a few kg) and I just throw some into my garden just for fun.

You can PM me for 3D design service for use with 3D printer.

Doing fine here but business sure slowed down a lot this year. Doing other ventures now but still keeping 3D printing alive.

Coincidentally I just ordered one SLA 3D printer from AliExpress.

Basically not much to learn except to keep the resin sealed from lights and the liquid resin would stink up the entire room.

Same here!

I got the SLA from Anycube. I can't comment about their build quality just yet because I just placed an order and now waiting for delivery.

I recommend you get the one with the aluminium joints instead of 3D printing the joints. Nowadays prices for 3D printers and spare parts have dropped by a lot. You probably have to replace the lubricant and clean out the gunk on the rods and bearings before using if you do plan to revive it.

Yup, the Anycube Photon. It is a good price for an entry level SLA with that build volume (155x115x65 mm) and sheet metal casing. Impressed by the spec but I don't know how it would perform once I get mine.

I will drop a short review here once I played with it

I got bits and pieces of parts from a Prusa i3 I bought off a long time ago. I have to see whats left of it. I normally just order the parts from China because everywhere else is the same .

I notice you are into figurines and stuff. You should get the DLP/SLA instead of the FDM ones. So far printing small and highly detailed figurines have been a pain for me using my FDM. I mean I can print small figurines at 50 microns layer resolution but I am never satisfied with the final surface detail.

Lol, would be great if there is a community for 3D printing here so we can gather IRL and discuss some day.

I am a tinkerer as well but recently a little lazy at making hardware stuff unlike last time. Now I am just tinkering with codes for apps and making 3D models for 3D printing.

I might get carried away with the DLP but I still have to keep the FDM for larger objects and prototyping

Depends on what sort of model. Normally you use FDM for low detail models like polygon figurines or simple designs.

I have a DLP that does high detail figurines really well but it's a very messy process.

If say 1/64 scale Gundam parts then I would recommend DLP 3D printers over FDM ones anytime.

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