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Resin Printer Not From China? (feddit.ch)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world
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Hi everyone. I'm looking into my first 3D printer and would like a resin one for the great detail it can produce. I'm looking for companies that make respected machines that aren't out of China. I know of Prusa but their resin printer is incredibly expensive for me and a beginner.

As a second note, I would love to support a USA company as a first choice if available and like the software and firmware to be open source. I'm happy to have found PrusaSlicer with UVtools so there's one less Chinese/semi proprietary/subscription based software.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They really are.

The MK3 is an absolute beast of a workhorse. We use two MK3s at the lab I work at. They collectively have 2000 hours of print time and they just now started exhibiting issues. One had a hotend fail, the other had a thermistor fail.

They're damn good printers. I heard bad things about the MMU2, but I'm hopeful the MMU3 will be great, I have one on preorder.

I'd look into the nextruder upgrade for your MK3, it's really nice. Only two thumbscrews to release the hot end out, and the LoveBoard makes servicing different components on the extruder a lot more painless.

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