ID10T
Sr Member
And had a modest budget, what would you be looking at? To be clear, I don't want to spend a lot of money; however, I'll spend a little more to get features that are useful and relevant. Easier to use and stand-alone operation are two examples along this line.
I have been thinking that I am interested in having a few things printed in resin, which is supported here by a member (thank you!) but for some small stuff, it might be nice to be able to print some test pieces and other stuff myself to check sizing and details. Larger pieces I'll still farm-out of course. And
Now, I have ZERO experience with such equipment, and I know the quality of the final product is dependent on that (no different than having the best machine shop on earth with no idea how to use it), so it has to be ID10T proof. Or, at least ID10T resistant.
I looked on eBay of course, and small, preowned/refurbished units can be had there for about $200.00 That would be paid for in a few prints, plus I could (possibly) do small resin print runs for others, to help keep it fed. New from China is roughly similar pricing. I didn't look much deeper than that. I'd rather a refurbished unit from the US than a new unit from China. Unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise.
So, looking for a discussion with suggestions, both good and bad. "I bought an XYZ and it was total garbage!!!" That's helpful too!
And mods: feel free to move if there is a better place for this. It seemed to be the best place I could find.
I have been thinking that I am interested in having a few things printed in resin, which is supported here by a member (thank you!) but for some small stuff, it might be nice to be able to print some test pieces and other stuff myself to check sizing and details. Larger pieces I'll still farm-out of course. And
Now, I have ZERO experience with such equipment, and I know the quality of the final product is dependent on that (no different than having the best machine shop on earth with no idea how to use it), so it has to be ID10T proof. Or, at least ID10T resistant.
I looked on eBay of course, and small, preowned/refurbished units can be had there for about $200.00 That would be paid for in a few prints, plus I could (possibly) do small resin print runs for others, to help keep it fed. New from China is roughly similar pricing. I didn't look much deeper than that. I'd rather a refurbished unit from the US than a new unit from China. Unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise.
So, looking for a discussion with suggestions, both good and bad. "I bought an XYZ and it was total garbage!!!" That's helpful too!
And mods: feel free to move if there is a better place for this. It seemed to be the best place I could find.