I just received and tried out my CTC Riverside printer ...
it was a straight forward installation, easy and simple to get the first print out ...
nothing else to do then peeling off the protections from the shipped box ...
assemble the tray into the printer install the SW and start printing ... (first of all their sample ...) which came out perfect ...
Only thing I didn't know ... its better to order a liter of alcohol Ethylalcool 99.7% or Isopropylalcool to clean up resin residues after printing ... need to buy that today and then clean up my tray and the part itself ....

Real good experience up to now ...

Next step will be a trial on black resin with makerjuice resin (not sure yet if SF or G+ type of resin to choose ...)

Best regards

Now that you can get them direct, I would assume they're brand new units.

The second reason I balked, is because the current version no longer comes with the FormLabs firmware, so it can't use the PreForm software.  Instead, you use a modified version of Cura, which is fine, but believe me, the PreForm software was designed for SLA from the onset, it's not just a regular slicer with a few options for SLA printing.  So I chose to spend a few more bucks and buy a used Form 1+ instead.

I suggest you download the PreForm software and play with it.  It's the full version and eerything works, except you can't send the model to any printer other than a FormLabs.

Regarding UV curing.  There are a lot of factors, like how old you resin is, the type of resin you're using, how "printable" you model is, and how it was positioned for printing, that will determine the level of curing your model will endure during print.  Sometimes it would be helpful to have a curing oven, or a UV laser (for faster curing).  But the Sun will be your best curing oven.  Take the piece and put it in the sun for an hour or so, and it will be cured faster than any oven can do.  I bought one of those $70 sterilizer ovens, and it does cure, but it takes about 3-4 hours depending on the model. 

Also no amount of external curing is going to cure the trapped resin inside you model unless you're printing in some kind of clear resin.  That's because the wall thickness of your model (about 2-3mm) will prevent the UV light from getting there.  For this reason, your supposed to put drain holes in your model before you  start printing. 

One of the things I found when you print a cavity without any drain holes (especially if the cavity is large), is that if you let it sit there for a while (lets say you let it print overnight), the cavity can burst, or get a blister (usually in one of the thinner walls).  I don't know if it has something to do with trapped gasses or some like it, but I had one burst on me, and it looked like it got show with hollow-point bullet.

Ever since then, I always put a hole in every cavity.  I used to put rather large holes (2-2.5mm diameter), but found that 1.5mm is more than adequate.

Last but not least, I ordered a 1/2 litter bottle of MakerJuice SF in gray to try.  On the FormLabs forum, the opinions on MakerJuice are all over the place, but the one constant is that it's more resilient and slightly more flexible than the FormLabs resin, which can be extremely brittle.  I dropped a piece on cement and it shattered like glass.

As soon as I get a chance to test the MakerJuice, I'll post some impressions.  The cost for a liter is $65.00, and $39 for 1/2 liter.  The problem is the shipping costs, they're pretty high.  I later found that you can buy the MakerJuice stuff from MatterHackers, which while the charge you $3 more, they will ship the stuff for free, so you come out cheaper in the end.

That's about it.

Oh, one last thing, I got one of those UV LED strips (15ft, 600 LED), and did a DIY oven, and it didn't work for SH*T.  After leaving the part in overnight, it was still tacky and relatively soft.  The oven I bought uses a Fluorescent UV lamp.

Jeez... At the rate they're going, by the time they finally release this, you'll be able to buy a real SLA printer for a couple of hundred bucks.

I am about to give up on Peachy and get this Riverside model. They are $880 all over Ebay with free shipping. My Ct'c Dual metal frame has worked best of all the printers I have owned so I have some faith in the name over others. The price does not seem bad for what you are getting. Depending on print quality and durability I might sale my Dual to recover some of the cost. Makerjuice sells resin for $45 bucks per half liter which is a great price and they claim to have some types that are very durable on the same level as ABS.. The issue with these laser based SLA printer is you also need a UV curing oven to put the part in for a few hours to cure the resin that is trapped inside voids and cavities in the part if you won't better durability. But those are easy to make with a strip of UV LED's, a wallwart, and a paint can.

carl_m1968 wrote:

They expect most backers to be filled within the next two months and then they will start taking store orders and filling them.

So what's going on with Peachy??  Yet another problem, and more delays.

Does anyone still think they'll get a real [functioning] printer in their hands any time soon??

They claim next two to three months for backers and another 6 for store orders.

They expect most backers to be filled within the next two months and then they will start taking store orders and filling them.

So what's going on with Peachy??  Yet another problem, and more delays.

Does anyone still think they'll get a real [functioning] printer in their hands any time soon??

I used to keep an eye on the Peachy printer, but frankly I lost all faith in their ability to deliver anything.  This is a project that's being going on for over 2 years, and I don't think that anyone has actually gotten a single thing from the developer.  It's been one problem discovery after another, and redesigns to fix the problems, yet to this date they haven't sent out a single kit (as far as I can tell).

I just checked their web site and they claim the first printers "should" go out in the middle of this summer, and they'll go out based on the amount pledged  First out will be the backers that pledges the largest amount, and they'll work their way down from there.

Let us know if you actually get anything.

Regarding the CTC, there are a couple of You Tube reviews, and in one of them you can clearly see models made with different types of resin, including some orange, some clear, and white.  One of the reviewers talks about the resin that came with the printer and said it stunk up the place, so he just used a different brand.  So the assumption is that it should work with other resins.

Peach Print no longer updates their website. All updates are now done on this site and they are shipping now..

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the- … r#/updates

They expect most backers to be filled within the next two months and then they will start taking store orders and filling them.

I just checked their web site and they claim the first printers "should" go out in the middle of this summer, and they'll go out based on the amount pledged  First out will be the backers that pledges the largest amount, and they'll work their way down from there.

Let us know if you actually get anything.

Regarding the CTC, there are a couple of You Tube reviews, and in one of them you can clearly see models made with different types of resin, including some orange, some clear, and white.  One of the reviewers talks about the resin that came with the printer and said it stunk up the place, so he just used a different brand.  So the assumption is that it should work with other resins.

It also appears the CTC only stocks this translucent white color which again begs to ask if this is the printers only capability or can it use other resins as Makerjuice has nearly every basic color.

I should be getting my Peachy printer in the next month or two according to the bakers site so I am stocking up on resin now form Makerjuice.com

I've watched a few reviews on YouTube, and while it does have a few problems (what 3D printer doesn't?), the output seems to be quite good.

The small print area not withstanding, I'm really considering giving this beast a shot, but before I put up $900, I'd like to see if anyone here has any feedback.