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Anycubic Photon Review - 539 DLP 3D Printer Moai Comparison

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Anycubic Photon Review - 539 DLP 3D Printer Moai Comparison Robert: Don't be fooled like I was about these reviews of the Photon printer. It's not as great as they make out to be because it's just not reliable. I have had to replace the clear film on the bottom of the resin tray 4 times now and wasted hours and hours of time trying to print things only to find out in the end that the print stuck to the tray bottom and not to the print head. They make it look so easy to use, but it's not. The leveling process is so critical that if not done absolutely perfectly and the print head raised up precisely when zeroing the Z axis, the thing won't print, it will just cause your print to stick to the bottom of the tray. You waste time, you waste money on resin, and you waste money on replacing the special acetate sheet on the bottom of the resin tray. Also, I have had to install new firmware in the machine twice now because at some point while printing, the LCD screen just stops working. The first time this happened I had still not successfully printed anything and I thought the machine was broke after 3 failed attempts. I contacted Anycubic tech support and they wanted videos showing what I was doing wrong so I recorded several and sent them to them. Then they wanted me to take the machine apart and do several things inside which I refused to do. Then as a last resort, they asked me to download and install the latest firmware which I did. That seemed to work because the LCD screen was turning on. I finally was able to print something (the sample file on the USB stick) but when I tried to print a file of my own, failure again. I finally found a video on You Tube that gave a totally different method for leveling the print head and setting the Z axis zero point. It worked, for about 3 days and 2 successful prints. Then the LCD screen stopped working IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRINT THAT WAS 8 HOURS LONG! Why would the LCD screen just stop working in the middle of the print. I shot more video showing that it wasn't working, sent them to Anycubic tech support, got NO reply after 24 hours, went to their download page and found that the firmware had already changed AGAIN since my previous download. So I downloaded the new firmware, installed it, and that fixed the LCD screen again, for how long, I don't know. The printer just isn't reliable and you'll be getting very frustrated trying to print something over and over and over. My success rate is 2 out of 7 attempts and every failed attempt resulted in the print sticking to the bottom of the resin tray. My advice is save your money and your nerves and either buy something more reliable or don't by a SLA resin printer at all. They're a pain in the but to operate and maintain.
Date: 2020-09-05

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Comments and reviews: 7

reggiep75
6: 32 - Hmmm. That octopus seems a little upset with the world hahaha!
Quality of that printer seems really good but resin models are largely brittle so the uses of the printer seem limited. For small ornamental detailed objects it seems perfect but most 3D printing is for durable items.
It is nice to see other 3D printing methods slowly becoming affordable and this would be perfect for a detailed model maker working in the digital spectrum and having the details of their model be retained in the physical spectrum!
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Mathy
don't forget, there are many other types of resin available. some that are very tough and some that have flexibility so they don't break as easily but will give and return to original shape. These other resins with more final' quality are more expensive but if you want something more functional at least it's possible.
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Umut
Thanks for the video Scott, I didn't know there is a SLA printer with that cost level. How about comparing resin/filament prices in a future video?
Edit: I just saw an ad of a 289 SLA printer named SparkMaker Affordable SLA 3D Printer, I guess we will be seeing this kind of printers more.
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Jason
You really like to emphasize those R sounds at the end of each word. lol It makes it a little difficult to watch because every time you say a word that ends with R it distracts me.
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Antonio
i have yet to get layer issues, i recently printed a small cosplay piece (can be used as a collar) and it had all the chances to get this issue.
Im pretty happy with it.
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Garage
A DLP printer that's slower than a Laser printer! Seems like there a lot of flex in the part when it peels. Have you dealt with a lot of parts breaking mid print?
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voltare2amstereo
octopus flipping the bird, a big FU x 5.
nice printer but 3 hours is a bit long to realise you stuffed up and have to go again
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