Hey guys, slight disclaimer here, I don't actually own a Photon. I would love to, but at the moment it just isn't on the cards. One of my friends, however, has just bought one and i wanted to take a moment to talk about the quality of the prints. (Go and check out his Instagram here!)
If you remember back to my post about the different types of 3D Printing you'll remember that DLP is the process of curing resin one layer at a time using a UV LCD screen. Meaning that can be faster than both FDM and true SLA. I do feel it loses a bit of sharpness on the details against a print on a true SLA machine like the Form2 but for nearly a tenth of the price (less than a tenth if you factor in the curing stations from Formlabs) you can't really complain.
At the time of writing the Photon is for sale for around £410, which is insanely good value for a resin printer that can produce prints of this quality.
Another huge benefit of DLP printing is that it cures an entire layer at a time, meaning print time is based on number of layers and model height. You could completely fill the print surface with models, but if they dont extend very far in the Z it will not take very long to print at all vs an FDM or SLA machine.
Below is a comparison of models printed on the Photon (Left £410) and the Form2 (Right ~£3500);
He's currently deciding whether he wants to provide a paid for printing service, specifically for miniatures so I'll be suggesting a load of models for him to print to bulk out his portfolio!
That'll about do it this week, sorry it's a day late but I have been in Germany over the weekend and only got back on Monday night with no time to write anything.
See you all next week!
If you remember back to my post about the different types of 3D Printing you'll remember that DLP is the process of curing resin one layer at a time using a UV LCD screen. Meaning that can be faster than both FDM and true SLA. I do feel it loses a bit of sharpness on the details against a print on a true SLA machine like the Form2 but for nearly a tenth of the price (less than a tenth if you factor in the curing stations from Formlabs) you can't really complain.
At the time of writing the Photon is for sale for around £410, which is insanely good value for a resin printer that can produce prints of this quality.
Another huge benefit of DLP printing is that it cures an entire layer at a time, meaning print time is based on number of layers and model height. You could completely fill the print surface with models, but if they dont extend very far in the Z it will not take very long to print at all vs an FDM or SLA machine.
Below is a comparison of models printed on the Photon (Left £410) and the Form2 (Right ~£3500);
He's currently deciding whether he wants to provide a paid for printing service, specifically for miniatures so I'll be suggesting a load of models for him to print to bulk out his portfolio!
That'll about do it this week, sorry it's a day late but I have been in Germany over the weekend and only got back on Monday night with no time to write anything.
See you all next week!
Troez.
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