THE TRUTH ABOUT 3D PRINTING
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Why can't 3D printing be easy? Well, it can be. You just need to get a few key elements sorted out first. Once you do you'll have a great time printing your minis and terrain for gaming!
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I contacted them. Doesn’t seem right to be sold out already.
Oh dang I was just looking at ordering one of these yesterday. This is a massive discount. The ETA for shipping yesterday was August. Today it's October.
Looks like it’s available again now!
I have an Anycubic FDM printer and I love it. I don't use it as much as I want, but once I got the settings dialed in, it was just a case of making sure the plate was leveled and go. I did learn 1 thing the hard way and that is, don't ignore the settings of the item you are printing. I did once and it says my magnetic pad. I mean it was totaled. Also, don't let moisture get into your filament. Go to the dollar store and buy cheap dehumidifier breads. Put them in a bag with your filament and you will never have to worry about moisture.
I always tell people that, if you get into 3d printing for tabletop, you need to understand that 3d printing is its whole own hobby that you have to enjoy and dive into to get it to work for your tabletop hobby.
Fact
Truth.
100%
I feel like its faster for me to 3d print than it was to build all the plastic models I used to buy, so really you can just trade that part of the hobby for 3d printing.
Hallelujah!
Been resin printing for a few years myself, and I find it way easier than FDM, there's very few points of failure.
Best upgrades I ever made was a flex plate, silicone mats for work surfaces, a wash+cure station(sometimes you just need the uni-tasker Alton), and a chemistry stand to filter resin back into the bottles.
Best improvements though? Learning about supports proper, having a good settings profile so they don't damage small prints, and upgrading my process, like removing supports before curing final and using warm water, not over-curing (avoid brittle parts and frosting), letting the IPA evaporate entirely before curing... etc.
And Patience, speed will always lead to more failures, these machines are inherently very fast as is, so working without being in a hurry is critical.
Learning certainly helped the most, and I hardly ever have failures anymore, even after the machine sits around for a month or two without use.
The camera has a good use case, that is, you can check on long (Tall) prints and stop them before it gets too far into the failure, combined with remote pause to do a full check, you can save a lot of material or possibly a FEP from ruining your day. Outside that, time lapses? can't really think of a good use for it.
One other use for the webcam via remote monitoring: Large prints take a lot of resin, and it may help you monitor resin levels in the vat so you know when you need to pause and go top it up.
+1 for the flex plates and the wash/cure station.
When you're cranking out prints being able to pull the plate, dump it in the wash station and then hit go on the next batch is a huge quality of life improvement.
Personally i find flex plates a pointless waste of money. If you're struggling to get prints off your build plate your settings are wrong
@@cabe_bedlam Flex plate is baffling to me, decent settings = roughly same amount of force to remove a model as buttering a slice of bread. Feels inherently risky to take a bendy piece of metal to a tool that relies on being perfectly level too
I love how your Anubis print turned out! The color palette and the final result looks crisp and fantastic.
Thanks!
I was originally going to get into printing for tabletop wargaming and I am still printing for warhaming, however recently I have started getting more Into basing materials for both me and my significant other who lives to base and build terrain. Printing is 100% a fun thing for me but it is also alot more involved then I expected and is deffinitly a new hobby on my end
3D printing has allowed me to get back into this hobby. Without it, I don't think I could not enjoy modeling anymore because for me the joy came from building/converting/creating. Yea, perhaps the gameplay was a minor point, but the real joy was the build.
I only could get an FDM printer right now, but I love it.
I've been avoiding 3d printing for years now. The closest I've come is after watching you transition into it. Thank you for this video! I appreciate you laying everything out honestly!
Your portrayal of the voices in my head was phenomenal.
Such a great deal, thank you for setting this up. Just placed my order!! Can't wait to finally move into this different form of crafting! Thank you for the confidence check.
I find it interesting that you've had nearly the opposite experience to me. I started with the Sonic Mini 4k and I had a lot if trouble with it. I then got a Mono X and have found it to be very reliable.
Whatever works! YMMV
This is the best video on explaining the issues with 3D printing I have yet seen. It took me the better part of a year to figure out the issues you explain clearly and succinctly. Great vid, love your 3D printing projects.
Thank you. I needed this video very much so. Ty for your honesty about what works and what doesn’t. You are an a amazing designer and I creator. I respect your opinions very much.
It took months of struggling to finally get to the point where I could print reliably without fear of constant print failure. I wouldn't recommend that experience to just anyone. However, those who can work through that should 100% do it. The convenience of always having access to the perfect models, whether for gaming or just painting, is nothing short of amazing.
I had the same, went through a handful of resin brands and types until i found one that is perfect about 98% of time where last 2% is user error or big changes in room temprature causing issues
Great Video! Thanks for the content!
To me, FDM (filament) printing is a lot harder to tune than resin printing. I own both printers, and while I never had any issues with my elegoo mars (using elegoo resin and recommended settings), my FDM printer broke mutiple times. Nothing complicated to fix, but compared to the resin printer, there is a big difference.
Great review. I do love this kind of content.
Also I went through those same steps with my sla printer. Finally got it back to working
It is amazing to see how far you have bring your skills! Thanks for the review!
Hey man, I've been going through the struggles of 3d printing for a while having the same problems as you. Hearing you talk about ur struggles affirmed me that I should respect the process and keep going. Thank you 💪🏿
Fantastic detail on your prints. I was hoping you were going to make a video covering 3D printing. It's not easy, there is a learning curve but once you get it, you get it.
Great job.
the contentiousness you talk about is predicated on people not trying, and therefore not understanding the technology, or it's workflow. It's remarkable to me how accessible intuitive 3d resin printing is - sure, there's a learning curve, and there's a bunch of learning and troubleshooting you have to do, but overall, I think it's fantastic. You can support indie artists who don't have access to manufacturing - they provide the digital sculpts and the fabricaton happens on the consumer end. In terms of design workflow, it's pretty much the same as industry (TT games, toys, etc). Honestly, it changed the way I think about making things. And overtime, this is going to be increasingly accessible and financially viable for a large swath of hobby and collectors' markets.
Also - anyone getting into this - I highly recommend the Anycubic wash and cure 2.0 machine - it's so much cleaner and easier than any DIY solutions.
Yes, definitely agree about the wash and cure station. Makes life so much easier. I nearly didn't buy it, but I'm so glad I did.
Nice work. Thanks for the content
Excellent video Jeremy! I've been thinking about getting in to 3D printing and quickly became overwhelmed with all the options. This really helps.
🤘 A rising tide lifts all ships. Thanks for continuing to support and grow this community
100% agree! Because I'm in the same scenario right now. When I started I used the Anycubic Photon and after a couple of prints I had dialed it down to perfection and it became so easy. The only issue I had was what do I print next? Upgraded to the Phrozen Mega 8k and now I am in that "too difficult" side... small items print just fine, but trying to go large uhhh dreading the time and resin this is going to take to figure it out.
This video has so many good points and tips! Couldn't agree more about what you said regarding 3D printing and making good minis for 3D printing. It just takes time and effort to aquire all the necessary knowledge (while avoiding wrong information) and finding a good printer + resin + setting combo. Been almost non-stop printing with the Mighty 8K + Aqua 8K for two weeks now and my experience has been the same - very reliable and great print quality. 3D printing is really a hobby in its own.
My wife began our journey with 3d printing a couple of years ago. Our resin was brittle, we initially couldn't get the settings right, and our prints were hit and miss. We found that our build plate was loose on our Photon S, we had to take it off, tighten the 3 screws on the underside and it was good. I asked her to move to a more robust resin that was tougher and flexible. She also found good settings for it. We've been in love with 3d printing all over again. Our advice to anyone is to not give up, find the right settings for your printer and resin. Thanks for the video BMC.
Pre ordered the 8k Mighty when it first launched. Super pumped you had some good results. Can't wait for mine!
Thanks! That was just the pep talk I needed, having just set up my own new printer.
Solid video nice insight
There's effectively zero chance of me ever even attempting it. I feel I've done well if I manage to turn my computer on. It would be far easier for me to learn how to manually sculpt minis out of milliput then make moulds to cast copies.
That's a totally valid option, done a bit myself in the past (though never to gaming piece level). You should check out 'the crafsman steady crafting' on UA-cam. Great resource of hand sculpting, mold making etc.
You make such a great point in this video about how a lot of these designers make these wonderful looking 3d models for figurines. But the way they are designed, mainly as being one piece via one stl file, makes some of them difficult to print without generating flaws. Like its pretty obvious when the designers don't have any idea how printers actually print, and how supports have to be used sometimes. A lot of the problems I have run into could easily be solved if the figurines were just broken down into parts to be assembled after printing. Which yeah, I could do that on my own with 3d Builder, and have done it a few times now. But it does add some extra time to the process.
My first printer is the phrozen mini 4k, and I have loved it from the start. I even have been picking up free files from thingyverse and slapping auto-supports from lychee and having it work, at least on 90% of the files I print.
I would recommend getting a wham-bam or other magnetic flex plate for easier cleaning by the way.
Just love all the information about 3d printing. Went to phrozen and they don’t have Canada for shipping 😩. Thanks for all the wonderful videos you make, I enjoy them all
Great video, been looking around at 3-d printers.
This video got me back into it. I have been printing all day and having a blast
Great stuff friend 👏 👍
Thanks for the upload! Never knew that trick with the hot water melting away the supports! Works like a charm, it's an absolute game-changer for me!
Huh, I also have a Mono X and since I have dialed in my settings, I almost never have print failures. Only if I do something wrong, like scratch the FEP.
If anybody needs settings for a Mono X these are mine: For Grey/Opague I use 0,05 mm Lift, 2,2 s Exposure at 50% Power with 0,5 s Resting time before lift. 12 mm Lift distance and 40 mm/min lift speed. 8 Bottom layers at 40s.
Nice, I pre ordered the Mighty 8K, as my first 3D printer. I'm super pumped for it to come in the mail.
I personally started out 3d printing after watching your videos, rybonator, and a lot of other creators who document their failures as well as their successes. (Rybonator specifically is amazing about that). I decided to get an Elegoo Mars Pro 2 after a bit of debate, and I love it. The only monumental failures I have had were my fault because I didn't add enough resin. It's intuitive, Elegoo has water washable resin, and I love printing out dnd minis with it for my party. It also handles larger jobs very well. Still, thank you so much for more information on larger systems because I have thought about going for a larger printing bed but had heard of difficulties with them. Also, could we possibly get a video on your current printing set up and your recommendations for supplies for the hobby?
Thanks again!
As an added bonus, I recently started working in my college with Filament 3D Printers and I have learned a lot about the hobby just by setting up other prints. It would be nice to see a comparison of FDM prints to SLA prints when working in the hobby.
this is a great video, you are actually the one who made me get my first elegoo mars 3d printer when I was looking into miniature 3d printing. Seeing your first resin 3d printing video with 3d printed tabletop was a big inspiration for me and made me dive into the world of 3d printing. I love my printer and will never not have a 3d printer now. Might have to upgrade myself to a new resin printer because I have spent more money on material than the actual printer at this point XD
Have been struggling with printing lately myself, my mars screen is broken and I haven't gotten around to fixing it, maybe I'll do that this weekend. Thanks Jeremy!
Awesome review
Solid advice, thanks Jeremy!
I haven't messed with resin printers yet, but I use two filament printers for terrain. They are fiddly, and take alot of constant tuning, and maintenance, BUT I can make things that I could never fabricate by hand. It's nice to be able to print, paint, and then play on new terrain every week... 😊
I've started this hobby with a Photon ultra, and I totally get the frustration of having failures... I really can't imagine having a printer that doesn't fail prints, it sounds like a dream
This was very helpful. Between you and Gamza who also had a horrible experience with the Mono, I won’t be getting the Anycubic. Will save up for the Phrozen. Thanks!!
I have an Epax X1 - it is a slightly older printer and the print bed is on the smaller side. But, the thing is easy to use and very reliable. I am leaving well enough alone, but in the future when the time to upgrade comes along...this video has helped guide my purchasing decision!
The need to find resin your printer plays nicely with can't be overstated. I have a Creality LD-002R resin printer. After my three test prints they sent loaded on the thumb drive, only one of my first twenty prints succeeded. I messed with all of the settings and then gave up for a year. I tried again about 6 months ago, and thought I had solved my problem when I figured out that I had been installing the film for the vat wrong. My prints kept failing though.
Eventually as a last ditch attempt that I was going to give my printer away when it failed, I bought a different brand of resin to try. I'm now working on my fourth liter of Elegoo's gray 405nm resin without a single failed print, and without having to change the film once. The only issues I've had with prints since swapping to this resin have come from me missing places that should have had supports, and even those have been minimal and easily cleaned up after.
This resin also doesn't smell terrible, which is a very nice improvement.
I've been resin printing for a little over 2 months. There is a learning curve, and as long as you keep early expectations in check, it is really satisfying. I did wind up wasting quite a bit of my first bottle of resin(again, part of that learning process.) There were some print fails, but also, the bigger issue - I ruined a lot of early prints removing supports. My printer is the Anycubic Mono 4K, and I am happy with it overall.
I also started out with Anycubic and still am with and i love my Mono x because i so rarely have failures with the eco resin on default settings (always been too lazy to tinker and try and find the "optimal" settings).
But i have the same issue with the build plate being bigger than the wash and cure station i already had.
Nice video! I have recently moved into a new painting space and have came across a strange issue. I have been getting intense headaches and brain fog that lasts all day whenever I paint. I had had this problem beforehand but I figured that it was from the lead paint chipping from my basement ceiling (I used to paint in my basement). I am confident that it is not my lighting and I am starting to get desperate for answers of why I am experiencing this.
I’d recommend going for an eye exam.
I just got my files from that kickstarter :) And just finished printing my newest Heroforge hero. I cant wait to do more! It’s a lot of work, but so worth it.
that thumbnail got me good man. LOL. Especially how much I have been fighting it
A couple years ago I got some 3d printed minis off etsy and parts chip off of them all the time and I have to superglue them back together and touch up the area with paint
The only printer I've had experience with is the Photon Mono (non-X) and it's been a dream. I don't think I've ever had a failed print other than when the FEP needed replacing, which was super easy to do. Despite being a 2k printer it still produces amazing looking minis. I can't wait to have the space and funds someday to upgrade to the Phrozen 8k.
I got the anycubic Mono before christmas and I've been printing like crazy. You and goobertown made me desire it far too much. I am using the water washable resins and besides some brittleness they are treating me nicely. It's really a nice feeling I can just print whatever whenever and however many times and have the details be there.
Only wish the plate would be larger :D
Bought my first printer about the first of September and that was the Photon Mono 4k . That turned into a nightmare for my first printer and after 3 weeks of not able to get help or get it to even read the file on the flash drive , Anycubic sent me an update and then finally worked . Then another thing went wrong and that now sits in the corner and then I ordered the Elegoo Mars 3 Pro . That printer out of the box worked and I have been printing almost every day now and knock on wood I wont have any surprises . So far haven't had any failures and been running full plates , Didnt run a test print and tried setting from another person and dove right in . Tried two Water Washable resins(Clear) so far havent changed setting and both made good pieces . Now im thinking about getting a FDM printer as well .
I've had the same issue with AnyCube Mono Photon X 4k, I've assumed it was the temperature in the room, so I was taking the winter off. I'm in MN and the room that I print in is in the south corner of the basement and probably the coldest room in the house. I have had success with smaller models, but only a few successes in models larger that a typical D&D "Large" (2in base)...Things got busy and I just haven't used it for 6 months now, but I do plan to go back and try again once I can get the area around the printer contained and warmed up.
I got an Anycubic Photon Mono X as my first 3d printer. It worked perfectly out of the box with default settings. I haven't played with the settings yet as I haven't needed to (probs should try to optimize though). Occasionally I will have a failed print, but just cleaning out the vat and trying again has always worked. I would highly recommend anyone to get into 3d printing minis as it is pretty quick to learn how, placing your own supports is definitely a far more difficult part to get into but most models you can buy will come pre-supported. I love 3d printing most of all because I can support small artist and get incredible miniatures based on their vision.
I feel like the first year is just spent dialing in everything. I truly was not ready for all of it.
In 3 months ish of owning a printer, I've printed about 5 liters of resin stuff, hundreds of models, proxies, self made things.
It's a real hobby all by itself, maybe more than any other hobby I've had.
It's time consuming, even if you just buy STL's, I personally have had so many "pre supported" files fail that I always do my own supporting now. Cleaning equipment, the spare space you need.
I've been through a few hundred hours of blender usage and for me, that's the part that makes it all worth it. My 3d virtual stuff becomes real stuff.
This is great content. Thank you. :)
The imitation at the beginning is so funny😂
Such a great video! Really makes me want to pick up a 3D printer. How's the smell from the resin prints though? That's one thing I'm really worried about.
Useful information, but the most useful thing I noticed was when you used the adjustable clamp as a stable stand for gluing that figure.
Sometimes I manage to do something smart
Great video Jeremy, if I had the space, this video would probably have pushed me to start saving for a resin printer - but as you noted in another response, space for the setup is the 'bridge too far' for this hobby extension.
Space is a serious limiting factor of all things hobby unfortunately.
A buddy just gave me an ender 3pro to learn with -a bit janky with pla but I'm getting better. The REAL awesomeness is sculpting things in VR to print for myself. Going from brain-to-hand is incredible feeling.
that 8k flex resin!!!! i literally stopped printing because of miniature durability frustrations and swapped to GW products so my hours of painting werent wasted from a clumsy elbow at the table.
sooo I'm in the this is that easy group. My husband wanted a 3d printer so in January I bought him an elegoo mars 3 4k printer smaller build plate, but easy prints. for a first time printer I recommend the elegoo. It was just level an print. BEST FOR FIRST TIMERS like us. 😊
I'm at that stage of having a hard time with my printer atm. Suddenly started getting fails. Left it for a good while before coming back to it. Test rooks print fine on it (elegoo m2p) but Loot pre supported files are having none of it! Really frustrating when going bad but awesome feeling when it works! I just need it to work again lol
It took me a day to get my printer sorted been great since I first got into it (November of last year) I also looked into doing my settings before it came and I sorted it out in reality the day it came, I use the same settings still, print at .03 layer level :-)
I haven’t delved into 3d printing, but I’ve worked with CNC manufacturing machines for many years and a lot of similarities overlap. The art isn’t “pressing a button” but tweaking the machine settings and learning what you can get away with when it comes to the material you are working with. If you can find someone experienced to help you out, that’s fantastic! But if you’re jumping into this totally green, expect to invest hours reading, watching videos, and asking questions on forums.
I had a plug and play FDM printer for over 5 years that I got to a point that I could run near flawlessly for months on end without issue, until the machine itself eventually ran it's course and was retired.
Since got an Elegoo Saturn 4k resin, and an Ender 3 v2 FDM printers. The Saturn has been an absolute gem, and once I dial in different resin's settings, it's great provided the room conditions are right. The Ender however has been like a stubborn teenager. When it works, it's awesome, but I've definitely had some arguments with it. Once it's set up properly though, it prints great too
this really helped mew make some decisions! thanks!
Was you at the flea market in Tennessee this weekend
Nope. I’m Canadian.
3d printing is not as simple as printing to paper. There are a LOT of variables in the process. So... yeah, it's not just clicking on the print button and getting a thing. Sometimes you need ot fiddle with it.
Printing on paper is actually pretty complicated too, the tech is just more mature.
_⁕laughs in etching and engraving printmaker⁕_
@@nekrataali Assuming you mean chemical etching yeah, that's a lot of controlled variables or it fails to do what you want.
@@nekrataali *also laughs in printmaker* Intaglio and Lithography are like two very different but equally hostile beasts ready to ruin the whole project at any step.
I currently have a AnyCubic Mono 4k and a Elegoo Saturn S. I generally have pretty good experiences with issues related to supports on both printers, but that's probably mostly on me. I have been using the Phrozen 4k resin recently and love it. 3D printing has never been "plug and play" for me. I understand that 8k printers are more complicated and precise, but damn they are still expensive.
My experience has been a dream, although I know that’s not everyone.
I have a Mars 2 Pro and I’ve probably printed 250-300 minis or pieces of scatter thus far. Only ever had fails from bad supporting. My plate is scratched to hell and it helps with adhering so I’ve never had fails due to that. I keep things simple, only use 3 types of resin and I’ve only changed my FEP film once.
I love it because I sold a 2,000 point GW army to get it and have made my money back X 100 in what I have been able to do.
I personally was terrified to start but took the leap. It was one of the best table top choices I’ve ever made.
I've got a Elegoo Mars Pro 2 still in the box that I bought over a year ago. Worst thing I did was join a FB grp on 3d printing. Horror story after horror story. Hopefully I'll unbox it in the next month or two. Good vid, J.
I was thinking about getting one; however, after seeing the headaches my friend and local shop have gone through (example: one resin printer is out for another three weeks as I type this for parts). I'd rather pay someone to print off the minis I would like thanks. :P
I'm glad you have basically said what I have felt since I started 3D printing. It takes some learning and some work to do it right. But it gets easier as you do that. I'm using a machine that is basically the same one you started with. I bought it used. I'm getting better with it all the time and every success is a time to celebrate. Just to compare, when you were using the Photon, what resin and settings were you using with it? I'm always double checking and tweaking it trying to get better results.
I am glad I am not the only one having problems with Anycubic (me with the M3) . I too got very frustrated, especially the early prints where golden.
I'll try and get one but I don't have the money for it and also I need to set up a room for art and wood working as well that'll take a bit
love my Anycubic Mono X 6K, have never had the issues that you have had, i guess i am lucky lol
Just got a Mono X as well, and while I don't have nearly as many problems with print failure, I had the prints stick to the build plate WAY too hard. I just couldn't get the rafts off no matter what I tried, it came down to heating the stuff up and basically chiseling away at it bit by bit because the resin just broke off in small shards. I figure the checkerboard texture they etch into these plates was burned in way too deep, the surface felt really rough to the touch.
Ended up completely ruining the plate in the process.
Got a replacement plate now and the checkerboard etching on it seems to be way less deep (almost smooth to the touch, just a little bit of friction - which is exactly how it should be in my eyes), last print came out fine for the most part (few small issues with support failure leading to a bit of pancaking, but I didn't have my exposure dialed in perfectly yet).
Still, stuff like this can REALLY ruin your day.
Hope that me and the Mono X will get along better in the long run. I still have my OG Photon as a backup, sure, but as you say, the detail isn't quite up to modern standards and it's just slow as all hell ...
Archvillain’s horde of Gnolls is amazing! It’s what got me to be a member.
I’m mimicking your experience on 3D printing. I went through a period of hating it because of all the failures. One simple hint was to turn it off when not in use and leveling the bed every time. I don’t care if it’s a waste of time. I would rather waste minutes leveling a bed than seeing a failed print 5 hours later.
What’s the reasoning beyond turning it off?
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial I was having failure after failure, nothing appearing on the build plate, and turned it off and back on again and it (Elegoo Mars 2 Pro) started printing beautifully. After that I turned it off and back on after every successful print since startup was so quick. I started taking my own advice when my wife had issues with her computer I would ask… “Did you turn it off and back on again?” Lol
I cant wait to get my sm8k
i have 10 printers its very frustrating! but once you get it down! its amazing!
ok that printer is going on the list for november i just need to see what the Satern 2 then ill make my choice thanks for the vid
I’m so bummed to hear the build plate does not fit I the wash & cure - I was planning on doing that very thing when my mighty arrives.
Love to know what you work out on this - would love see more shots of the two interacting to see if any solutions jump to mind.
Have had nothing but problems since i got my Mono X early this year as a gift for myself. Dealing with warranty stuff now because I ruled out personal error after months of burn-out with it and 2000+ml in resin spent on failed prints. There's issues with slicers not slicing right after a windows update and such, too, and despite going through screens like candy my Elegoo Mars Pro with an lcd screen was insanely reliable. Sad to see quality drop for profit margins across a lot of the industry lately
Might want to check out Lords of the Print. They are similar to Arch Villain. Last month they had a gorgeous dinosaur inspired theme.
I will say that I was worried when I pre-ordered the mighty 8K under recommendation of a friend, it's a lot of money but this video has made me feel a little bit better about that purchase, now I just have to wait two and a half months before it gets here
I will say that my buddies that also got ahold of one early are having a great time with it! You'll be happy I'm sure.
This is off topic but I was curious on your thoughts about using dirt cheap dungeons for new dms. Would love a review
Hey Jeremy, could you do a video on how you connected your 3D printer/booth to your spray both from a few years back? I just built a workshop, plan to order the material, but the primary goal was for 3D printing. If I can use blast gates and a T-split to also run a line to a spray booth, I will
I just disconnect the hose from spray booth and place it near printers 😄
One day I’ll do something better
I've got a saturn S and really struggling with it like you mentioned you did with your second machine. Im onto a month of fiddling and it really sucks :(.
Most of the trouble I had with my Mono X, were caused by Anycubic selling build plates that are flat as the globe. The center of my build plates were both approx. 0.2 mm higher than the corners, but hey now they laser edge these warped plates, at least.
I had this exact say issue. My plate was warped and actually ripped through my FEP on a print failure. Resin leaked through tear making a big puddle on the screen and then cure to the screen. I was faced with fixing a printer for hundreds that would still have issues but instead scrapped the whole printer. Got myself an E10 and it works great. Mono X is garbage.
Preach it brutha!
Just wish I could afford the 8k... I'm looking at getting into 3d printing, and have had to focus more on the ANYCUBIC 4k mono, which seems to be fairly well received. I tricked myself for a minute on ebay when I saw a 6k with wash & cure for a ridiculously low price. Lol. Wish me luck in actually getting started, and with success. I need it for painting as much as building terrain inspired by this channel specifically, as it helps my mental health since I'm disabled and stuck at home too much.
I picked up a photon 2k cheap recently and can get some small things to print, but anything above 32 mm fails. Keep trying to dial it in but find it frustrating. I'm in the canadian rockies so temp may be an issue (but you get success and winnipeg is so balmy...). On the other hand, I got an Anycubic Vyper last summer and it works awesome. I've made tons of great terrain with few fails. It takes a little maintenance, but it seems way easier to get working compared to my experience with resin so far.