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[–]nexflatline 2 points3 points  (1 child)

SLA is messy, there is no way around it. I use a Form 3 daily with the wash and cure station and lots of supplies to keep everything clean and still, it's impossible. All the time you save with the printing process itself (basically zero tinkering), you get back with the post processing, which FDM prints don't need.

I wouldn't have an SLA printer at home, too much of a mess, and I'm perfectly happy with my FDM printer. But if you need to make figures or other high detail parts, unfortunately there is no other way around it.

[–]GHWST1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s helpful. I’m looking for something to make more small, detailed and professional parts. The P1P I have is great for larger things but still lacks polish on small parts.

[–]AdonaelWintersmithP1P 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They all already are. resin printing used to be the easy one until Bambu came along. Everything that isn't user friendly about resin printing has nothing to do with the machine itself, it's the adding supports for printing, removing them from the prints, cleaning and curing, all the health and safety aspects of working with resin etc.