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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 ...

A lot of times I talk to people about 3D printing they aren't aware that there is more than one type, so I thought in this blog post I'd give a super quick run down of the main types out there and a few pros and cons of each. FDM/FFF First and foremost, the type of printing that most people would immediately think of would be Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) or Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF).  This method uses a heated nozzle to heat a filament of plastic and then lay it down onto a print surface one layer at a time.  It is by far the most popular type of printer out there for enthusiasts and home makers due to it's relatively low cost and ease of use. The price range of FDM printers is huge, with even just the consumer market ranging from a couple hundred pounds all the way up to the thousands. Popular Printers I will clarify that there are literally hundreds of printers in this category so I have just picked a few that I have first hand experience with;...