Which Elegoo Printer for 1st Timer

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Evening all, after some help in selecting a 3D printer.

I think I have narrowed it down to a resin printer and in doing so to the Elegoo Range (open to ideas on this though).

Currently the Mars 3 is very affordable. Or theres the Mars 4 (ultra caught my eye). Or the Saturn 2 is currently coming in at 330 notes.

Will be used for printing miniatures and just tinkering, hobbyist stuff etc and learning a new technology.

Keen to hear peoples thoughts. The more beginner friendly the better.

Thank you all for the help
 
I don't have a resin printer but I want to ensure you know of the pitfalls with them. They stink, you need to wash and cure the prints after they've printed and you need PPE.

I'd love a resin printer but i’d need a shed to have one.
 
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Hmm I could do it but you make a very good point, might not be ideal with the kids about being young.

If I were to go Resin would a still go Elegoo? Or Creality? Idea would be for printing gaming miniatures
 
ElliorR said:
I don't have a resin printer but I want to ensure you know of the pitfalls with them. They stink, you need to wash and cure the prints after they've printed and you need PPE.

I'd love a resin printer but i’d need a shed to have one.
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This is _old_
I've had a resin printer for about a year or so now.
They don't stink, but most resins do have a smell. you'll not be doing this on the dining room table. think emulsion paint for levels.
you need gloves (disposable nitrile ones are fine)
you can get water washable resin but you'll want some isopropyl alcohol (IPA) really. This _does_ smell.
you can cure them in daylight to start with, or get a UV lamp.
The kids is the main issue, do not do this where small children are. these are chemicals you do NOT want them getting in mouths or eyes etc.

Having said that, I've an Anycubic photon mono and it's good enough for minis etc.
it all depends what you want to print.
 
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ElliorR said:
I don't have a resin printer but I want to ensure you know of the pitfalls with them. They stink, you need to wash and cure the prints after they've printed and you need PPE.

I'd love a resin printer but i’d need a shed to have one.
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I've got a selection of sunlu ABS resins that you can barely smell when you've got your nose over the bottle. Its almost identical to the strength/flavour of opening a brand new CD/DVD/game and sniffing the leaflet/manual. You certainly can't smell it in the same room from a couple of feet away.

IPA smells, but in a wash/cure station its sealed up anyway so no biggy for more than 5 mins or so before it dissipates.
 
So you dont fancy one of these then ?

ELEGOO OrangeStorm Giga: Gigantic Volume Fast FDM 3D Printer $2500
Free your mind, dare to think big | 800mm * 800mm * 1000mm Printing Size | Up to 300mm/s Printing Speed |Multi-color Duplicate Printing
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All the rewards have gone now but the last one had a July 24 delivery date on.

Print a life-like child, with free model ship.
 
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:cry: thats brilliant. Clearly a stargate fan too!

Im leaning towards a filament printer now and hoping for a black Friday deal on something. Not sure which one though, need one the most beginner friendly, so easy assembly and easy software
 
welshdragon said:
:cry: thats brilliant. Clearly a stargate fan too!

Im leaning towards a filament printer now and hoping for a black Friday deal on something. Not sure which one though, need one the most beginner friendly, so easy assembly and easy software
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The Ender 3 V3 SE looks like a half decent beginner printer that seems to be getting good reviews. It doesn't need manual bed levelling or manual Z offset calibration which can be 2 of the most frustrating parts when you're new to 3D printing.
 
ElliorR said:
The Ender 3 V3 SE looks like a half decent beginner printer that seems to be getting good reviews. It doesn't need manual bed levelling or manual Z offset calibration which can be 2 of the most frustrating parts when you're new to 3D printing.
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Great thank you.

Can anyone point me towards a simple beginners guide or article to 3d printing?
 
welshdragon said:
:cry: thats brilliant. Clearly a stargate fan too!

Im leaning towards a filament printer now and hoping for a black Friday deal on something. Not sure which one though, need one the most beginner friendly, so easy assembly and easy software
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I went with the Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro. Reason was the reviews of it just working out of the box. To some it might appear boring as you dont have to tinker much to get decent prints. Build quality is excellent. Works out of the box with very little to adjust. Then once you are comfortable with it you can tinker further. Has auto levelling and an easy z offset calibration. I was a complete novice and didnt know the lingo and I've already upgraded the hotend from watching a Youtube video to improve prints. My latest print was the Star Trek Voyager. I`m contemplating using Octoprint (lets you control printing from another device eg from a Raspberry Pi so I could do printing from my PC via the Pi) and thinking about building the Ikea Lack Enclosure for it.

Printables

www.printables.com www.printables.com
 
Octoprint is such an easy win.
to be fair, most printers work out of the box nowadays.
if you're getting a Pi for Octoprint it'll work with a Zero 2, 3B, or higher. no need to get a 5 with 16gb of ram or whatever.
pickup a webcam or pi camera module and you're away!
means you'll be able to make timelapses like this (just remember to check the orientation of the print first)
 
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