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Re: old Form labs printers worth getting if cheap?

2018-10-09T06:36:47Z

If you can stretch your budget a little, I can highly recommend the Anycubic Photon.
It's a fantastic little machine, the print quality is off the scale !

Re: old Form labs printers worth getting if cheap?

2018-10-08T19:03:40Z

carl_m1968 wrote:

n2ri wrote:
saw one of the 1st models on ebay for about $100 wouldnt turn on with pic inside back cover looked like some pins on board missing something. didnt know if it was much quality even if working or if parts are available though

They have a bad issue with the galvos staying aligned and that is something that needs to be done by them and they (Formlabs) no longer support it so they will charge you an arm and a leg to do it. But if you want to tinker and learn the workings of a laser based SLA machine it's not a bad deal for $100 and could be an easy fix..

thanks, I will keep that in mind for next time

Re: old Form labs printers worth getting if cheap?

2018-10-08T18:50:52Z

n2ri wrote:

saw one of the 1st models on ebay for about $100 wouldnt turn on with pic inside back cover looked like some pins on board missing something. didnt know if it was much quality even if working or if parts are available though

They have a bad issue with the galvos staying aligned and that is something that needs to be done by them and they (Formlabs) no longer support it so they will charge you an arm and a leg to do it. But if you want to tinker and learn the workings of a laser based SLA machine it's not a bad deal for $100 and could be an easy fix..

old Form labs printers worth getting if cheap?

2018-10-08T18:10:34Z

saw one of the 1st models on ebay for about $100 wouldnt turn on with pic inside back cover looked like some pins on board missing something. didnt know if it was much quality even if working or if parts are available though