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Review on ELEGOO Photocuring Activated Off Line Printing: A Revolutionary Way to Print with Precision by Jacob Ferrarini

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Elegoo wowed everyone with this machine!

WOW! This car is crazy. The print quality has been A+ so far. Very easy to set up and start printing. From unboxing to printing maybe 10 minutes if it's your first time (unless you forgot to order the resin, so order it now lol!). The processing quality is A+, I can't find any defects. Packaging: Although the box was a little wrinkled, the machine was so well packaged for shipping that the inside was perfect. Kudos to Elegoo for their packaging. Everything has LAYERS of plastic for protection and laser-cut foam keeps everything in place. Best delivery/packaging I've ever seen. Except for the orange lid, everything is made of metal. Feels super high. LOVE IT. Setup: Unwrap, unwrap more plastic, remove more plastic, done! Install the build plate, loosen the 2 screws with the provided Allen key, use the provided paper, turn on the machine, press 2 buttons, tighten the screws, press 2 more buttons, and you're done with the Leveling and nine zeros done. Pour in the resin (which you already ordered, right?!). Ready to print! Print: The machine comes with a USB stick containing several prints as well as the famous Rook starter print. Chitubox is a dream to use, but takes a little learning. Search YouTube for tutorials on how to use Chitubox more effectively. Cleaning: The build plate rotates 90 degrees around the Z axis, allowing you to drip resin into the metal resin tank. The resin tank has these mounting tabs on the bottom so you can place the tray on the table without damaging the FEP film. These tabs also make it easy to locate and attach the container to the machine. Cons: I've been waiting for this car for what seems to me for several years! I missed out on ordering both preorders by seconds :/ Finally one on Revain, FINALLY. Edit: After a few weeks all I had to do was set up my car props and then add other props. Now I get perfect prints every time. There are so many great videos on youtube on how to build supports, I highly recommend you check them out. Conclusion: I LOVE this car. The print quality is far beyond my expectations. I cannot recommend this machine enough. I have about 100 files in a print queue that I can't easily print on smaller machines. For reference, I can mount 15 32mm model bases on this build platform. Draw 3-4 hours to print large minis, so about 3.75 minis per hour. Minis range from $5 to $30 each, so this mini press pays for itself very quickly. Although I print larger items, this was an example.

Pros
  • Quality construction
Cons
  • Socket required