Thanks for the review. To clarify, the holes on the plate are designed to reduce the pressure on LCD screen, as Mega 8K prints larger objects and the pressure increases with the printing objects. After tests, the holes on the plate are helpful.
Need someone to design a build plate hole punch.... an FDM male version that lines up perfectly with every perforated hole and pushes all cured resin out of them all in one hit
I completely understand the build plate having holes. I do love your idea of an FDM male version to push out any resin. Then you can spray some IPA to clean it and then you can dry it for your next print job.
Phrozen has recently released a Raft file designed for the buildplate as well to help reduce issues with prints getting stuck inside the holes. That was not available when I recorded this and I have yet to try it out. MEGA 8K FB Group facebook.com/groups/3611576072281561
Here is a direct link to the Mega 8K bundle deal that Phrozen setup for my viewers. Printer + 3 bottles of resin + 2 FEP sheets phrozen3d.com/products/sonic-mega-8k-uncle-jessy-special?aff=93 Affiliate Link
After I remove the buildplate and print, I spray it down with a spray bottle and IPA over my waste bucket. Then wipe it down and pop it in the Wash N Cure Plus to get any remaining resin out. You could also place it in a Ultrasonic cleaner to heat up any stuck resin and soften it for removal, done that before on the Transform.
What I do to get around the resin pooling in the holes is I use a shallow plastic container thats roughly the same size as the build plate which I put some alcohol or methylated spirits into. I then either dunk the build plate in the container or leave it in there for 5-10 minutes and wipe it off with a paper towel. I found it to be much faster than trying to scrape all the resin off or putting the plate on an angle and letting gravity do its thing
@@jonathanbelmares8241 The 8k is a fantastic machine! It's dethroned the Anycubic Photon mono x as my favourite MSLA printer. I've never had a curing station so I can't recommend either way in that regard sorry, I have made my own curing station and it's worked well so far
@@jonathanbelmares8241 as far as i know they mostly sell that for convenience sake there's a lot of people who have these size machines who do DIY stations :P
Right on time, imo! Been keepin my eyes on this, the Elegoo Jupiter, and the Anycubic Photon Ultra coming later this month. Great review, as always! You really put in the time and effort on these and it shows! Top shelf channel!
Great review. I've never had issues with the holes in the Transform build plate, I really like them. The speed is a bit disappointing but I'd rather have slow and steady with amazing results over fast and failures. I hope to get min Mega 8K next month.
The perforated build plate is amazing on my Transform, i always print with a raft and just try to get into the holes from the sides of the raft, after that the entire raft removes easily and completely, never had a problem.
It does work good for prints sticking to that buildplate. I might need to go back to using a raft like on the transform. Phrozen did just release a raft file for the mega 8k as well.
@@UncleJessy That's cool, can't wait to get back into 3d printing, been busy working on my next character, will turn that into a statue as well also will start painting my Vigo statue soon.
Lol I went to the link and was like "sweet, I'm down.". Saw $500 shipping... Looked up round trip tickets to Shanghai - $277. I guess they fly these things out business class. I don't need to pay for my 3d printer to have alcohol and a window seat.
@@adamfilipowicz9260 $6-$35/day for parking at my intl airport. At max rates for 3 days $120 spending money in Shanghai. Point is, it shouldn't cost anywhere near the amount to ship 1 box as a round trip for a person. It's an upcharge.
Looks like a great large resin 3D printer! But I’m struggling with this whole Chitubox thing… Really not a fan of trying to be locked in to a specific slicer. Guess I’ll wait…
I've commented this on other videos.. You can prepare your files in whatever slicer you want (I use prusa slicer) then export to chitubox basic and hit slice for the encapsulation .ctb file. Yes, it's one more software step in the pipeline, but worst case, it's not a dealbreaker if you really want the big printer and chitubox doesn't play ball or whatever. I *highly* doubt there will come a day when you are somehow forced to do something like buy software or otherwise restrict your full pipeline to only using chitubox, because that is a great way to destroy your company. (see Adobe)
gosh, I agree! ''why'' would any company hook their customers in. like this?? this is usually where people decide what 2 do! personally, I think it's silly! this is the main reason I haven't made the plunge! these foreign companies just want more, and more! I want 2 be able 2 use what I want!!
@@PrimeSniper7 That Lychee price is for the first year only, it doubles on your second year (or there abouts, I see € prices not $, but expect it's much the same). Still a huge price difference, but worth noting.
You could probably make a pegboard with dowel rods and slide the buildplate onto it to pop out the excess resin. Bonus points if you can get soft bristles on the dowels for some scrubbing.
What is your post-process like with a printer this big? Is there a wash and cure station that can fit the whole thing? Do you remove them from the build plate and clean each piece individually? What cure time do you use for that 4k resin?
Uncle Jessy got old man strength lol! You can make those vat bolts captive btw, its not difficult and I'm sure there are videos on how to do this on YT
FYI, the SDK terms are now available for Chitubox and I can safely say that PrusaSlicer (or UVTools) will never be able to use the SDK without someone writing a generic adapter mechanism because Chitu has explicltly disallowed copyleft-licensed software (both PrusaSlicer/Slic3r and UV tools are Affero GPL3) from being used with their SDK. It's also a "you basically have to apply and we will maybe let you do it for one purpose". So unless Chitu gets their heads out of their arses or these other manufacturers find a different vendor, you're very likely stuck.
Again a great video. But when I went to order the shipping was $550 to where I live so this is out of my price point.. Still a great piece of technology thank you for sharing
About the printing speed, the problems seems to come from a light off delay that is around 6-7 seconds. If I slice with Chitubox, I have the issue. I tried the Liberating Mars application to convert my Lychee Slicer exported files to the encrypted one and my light off settings were the one that I was expecting and now I have “normal” printing time with the Mega 8K. I’m investigating that. But a light off delay is required with this amount of resin moved by such build plate. About the holes in the build plate, the main goal is to reduce the pressure on the screen when lowering the build plate. I cleaned it twice yesterday without issue, but I’m not using the same tools as you. You need to remove gently the cured resin otherwise it will break like you show and it will be a major pain. About the resin, for me, such printer need to stick with only one type and color of resin. Swapping is juste pure pain. Except that, this printer is a beast, I love it so far!
kids: Mom! Dad's got the ring's & we can't get'em back? Uncle Jessy: Feel the power!! Feel the PO-WER of the ring's!! jeez U'v got U'r own spot on Phrozen!! wow!! YES!! I've got 2 OWN a 8K! that's a SUPER! deal !! wow! I have ''never'' seen a deal this good!!
@@UncleJessy You're not alone! Makers Muse reviewed this as well and had the EXACT same complaint. Truly a device so large could use a unique method of securing the vat - but very few machines are perfect anyways.
Install it on a secondary platform attached to rail slides wont need to worry about the door clearance as much make sure to use a retractable extension cable though.
@@asimhussain8716 If i remember correctly the large format printers are not sold on Amazon. I think phrozen said something about it in the facebook group about it costing to much from amazon because of the size and shipping.
@@silverkain11129 just a guess but since Elegoo have stated they are staging pre-orders of the Jupiter in local warehouses to reduce costs and for customers to avoid tariffs. We will likely see it hit Amazon with free shipping. I’d wager a guess Phrozen is more worried about Amazon’s return policy than it has anything to do with the size of it. Plenty of no name companies selling much larger and heavier items on Amazon after all. It’s easier for companies to pass all the costs onto the customer and they know someone isn’t going to try to return it if they are not 100% happy. Since they would be on the hook for another $600+ and likely not get the original shipping back.
Another amazing review!!!! I finally got it to print a little faster changing the lift from 45mm...upto 70mm..but I'm too chicken to go any higher for fear of tearing the FEP...but some people are going upto 100mm! Anyways, as always, fantastic thorough review!!!!
Someone needs to make simple tool that has 30 short pegs sticking out of a block that align with the holes in this build plate so you can push the resin out from 30 holes at once. Sized to fit under the mounting bracket so it can get at all the holes.
WOW The build volume is MASSIVE! Surprised to see 2 bolts and not 4, you figure with how big that is, those 2 bolts must be under some crazy stress. What are your thoughts regarding the fails? peel forces? Thank you for addressing the Chitu system issues. We are trying to bring as much light to it all as possible! You CAN do the work in Lychee or PS, export an STL and slice in Chitu, but yes, you and I have similar issues with Chitubox, it just crashes. Liberating Mars exists to bypass all these issues, but Lychee has already stated they have no plans to implement it as it only tends to upset people. The SDK licenses are complete and utter garbage and immediately invalid if we look at their terms of service, but hey, maybe, MAYBE we can see something good coming from all the drama around Chitubox. As always great video! Keep it up!
Class-leading but I hope that they eventually upgrade to a Mega 16K to equal the Mini quality, then somehow reduce print times and add a heated vat option.
Great video as always, not looking forward to the print time hopefully I can start tweaking the machine settings once I receive my unit. Also, looks like a wham bam plate will come in handy since I hated my perforated plate on the transform.
I thought about doing that, but I am worried that the suction forces and the weight of holding that much resin in the holes might be too much for the machine. I would love to find out how well it works for you.
I am eagerly waiting for mine to arrive on October but my main concern is can you print a full helmet with it? I noticed you printed just a faceplate for a mask and all the other prints where small. Can it print a very large print without hollowing?
Hey question to anyone who has a resin printer..... Do I need to keep something like this in a separate room from the one I sleep in for example.... (I live in a small apartment).... but I have windows that vent nicely
@@UncleJessy OK thanks. I sent an email to phrozen for clarification. They state maximum print speed 70mm per hour. The fact that to print that miniature took 15 hours does not make sense. Let's see what they reply
Appreciate the video as always Jesse. Wondering about the resolution compared to the 4K machines that many of us are using right now. Can you see a marked difference in the quality of prints on the 8k machines? Double the quality to the naked eye? Less? No difference? Would love to know your thoughts on this.
I honestly can’t see any major difference between 2K/4K/8K with my naked eye. I’m sure if I went in close enough with a microscope cam i might be able to see
Thanks for a great video, I would definitely not print small prints on this machine. I would have a second printer to do small prints and only use it to do big prints. Would not waste the life of the screen etc for small prints. Thanks again
Yeah its to help with the suction/peeling with the prints but man oh man are those print failures a paint to clean. It also does help prints stick better... or so i think haha
If I owned one of these I would print a tool that had pegs undersized to fit into the holes that had a dozen or more pegs on it in the correct center offset so you can just jam that tool in there a few times and clean out multiple holes at once. There's no way I'd use it if the clean up was an hour long affair.
so about a year later and this costs 2000 usd, so my question would be, compared to the saturn is this better or for the money is the saturn better? cuz that one is 1300 usd.
@@UncleJessy That's great, i have enough printers right now so maybe if i need another one i might pick it up. The price is ridiculous compared to what i paid for the Transform.
Do you have a video to compare resin loookinh to buy one and get into my budget is $1200 for just the resin and the additional curer / washer not in that price. I’m at halo sky or Saturn 2 mostly cosplay items and figures
Wow, the trouble with cleaning the build plate may be a deal breaker. Seems like it would be easy for a cured bit of resin to fall off and go unnoticed, then end up puncturing the FEP.
If you don't care about speed, but you want maximum precision and detail ( without lines ), which printer should I look at..? [ under $1000 ] ...and thanks!
To screw in two screws for 35 seconds is to long? i mean if you print 14Hours long, then 35 seconds being to long for two screws, do sound silly to me...
Is it worth it? I’m looking for my first printer. I was recommended this one because I want to get into WH40K, so for minis, tanks, terrain, etc. Seems very versatile
Ah it does look so good but comes with so many issues and drawbacks I could never justify this. What would be nice is a sort of mold block of metal that you can use to connect with the build plate so when you attach the two together it purges all the holes in one go. If I were buying this I'd pay extra for such a thing as that clean up process looks so painful.
@@UncleJessy oh if you have a Prime to compare that would be cool to see. For the build plate, seems like short of a sand blaster this isn’t a great setup.
@@asimhussain8716 Elegoo is pulishing Jupiter info on their FB group. 6K is what they are saying, but resolution and screen really determine the UM. The Phenom Prime is stated to be 5.5 k but again different screen size. The Phenom L is also supposed to get a upgraded screen so that is something to watch for as well.
Couldn't everyone just use a punch tool on the plate. I can understand those that are new to 3d printing crying over it but anyone who either has printed with supports or done any model kits/miniatures/gunpla this is nothing in terms of time. I'd be more upset with failed prints on a machine this size.
From watching your videos, it seems like the phenom L is less hassle and also has bigger print volume than phrozen mega 8k, though I suppose the Mega does cost less. Which one do you prefer?
Great review... Seems that all the printers with the holed base plates have the same issue. Not sure why they decided to do that other than reducing flow as the plate enters the vat.
What are the exposure times you're getting by default? Looked like the site said 2.5-3 seconds on most profiles? I don't have Chitubox yet and won't have access to my main computer I would be running it on for another week due to work. Also I'm wondering what the thickest layer you're able to print with it? On my Anycubic Photon Mono using Siraya Tech Blu clear (with a little added custom pigment from a previous print, but not mixing resins.) I'm getting 0.13 mm thicknesses without any delamination and I even tested up to 0.14 and 0.15 where it was getting delamination but I might be able to get it solid again with extra exposure time. This is printing a simple 15x15x10 shaped hollowed out box/cube shape (15 because 10 falls through the wash and cure station holes) I've been asking the thickness question in many places, but instead of getting additional data points to go off of I just get stupid looks/comments. Sometimes prints don't need the additional detail and speed is more important.
Don’t you have 2 or 4 of these large format printer? If so you should do a V.S. Video and compare them on price, speed, build volume print quality, etc.
Thanks for the review. To clarify, the holes on the plate are designed to reduce the pressure on LCD screen, as Mega 8K prints larger objects and the pressure increases with the printing objects. After tests, the holes on the plate are helpful.
Yea he had noted that in review.
Need someone to design a build plate hole punch.... an FDM male version that lines up perfectly with every perforated hole and pushes all cured resin out of them all in one hit
Maybe one built into the plate too? Springs to prime it and just push, hopefully never scrape again?!
I completely understand the build plate having holes. I do love your idea of an FDM male version to push out any resin. Then you can spray some IPA to clean it and then you can dry it for your next print job.
Phrozen has recently released a Raft file designed for the buildplate as well to help reduce issues with prints getting stuck inside the holes. That was not available when I recorded this and I have yet to try it out. MEGA 8K FB Group facebook.com/groups/3611576072281561
Here is a direct link to the Mega 8K bundle deal that Phrozen setup for my viewers. Printer + 3 bottles of resin + 2 FEP sheets
phrozen3d.com/products/sonic-mega-8k-uncle-jessy-special?aff=93
Affiliate Link
I have learned so much about stuff I could never afford to own thanks to your videos. I love them
Appreciate you checking out the videos! And you never know! Plus prices seem to continue to drop year after year as the tech improves
After I remove the buildplate and print, I spray it down with a spray bottle and IPA over my waste bucket. Then wipe it down and pop it in the Wash N Cure Plus to get any remaining resin out. You could also place it in a Ultrasonic cleaner to heat up any stuck resin and soften it for removal, done that before on the Transform.
You know, that is a fantastic idea to help clean it out. Will give that a go. Didn’t even think it would fit in one of the wash station buckets
What I do to get around the resin pooling in the holes is I use a shallow plastic container thats roughly the same size as the build plate which I put some alcohol or methylated spirits into. I then either dunk the build plate in the container or leave it in there for 5-10 minutes and wipe it off with a paper towel. I found it to be much faster than trying to scrape all the resin off or putting the plate on an angle and letting gravity do its thing
Hey I was wondering would u recommend this product? And does it need a curing station?
@@jonathanbelmares8241 The 8k is a fantastic machine! It's dethroned the Anycubic Photon mono x as my favourite MSLA printer. I've never had a curing station so I can't recommend either way in that regard sorry, I have made my own curing station and it's worked well so far
@@BeerJingle oh thank goodness was trying to see if I should have bought their $600 station lol
@@jonathanbelmares8241 as far as i know they mostly sell that for convenience sake there's a lot of people who have these size machines who do DIY stations :P
YES!!!!! Thanks Uncle Jessy, been waiting on this one!
A little late but finally here
Right on time, imo! Been keepin my eyes on this, the Elegoo Jupiter, and the Anycubic Photon Ultra coming later this month.
Great review, as always! You really put in the time and effort on these and it shows! Top shelf channel!
Great review. I've never had issues with the holes in the Transform build plate, I really like them. The speed is a bit disappointing but I'd rather have slow and steady with amazing results over fast and failures. I hope to get min Mega 8K next month.
Yeah slow and steady+huge volume could mean for 1 big print vs multiple smaller prints on a smaller machine
been waiting for your review, not disappointed.
Thanks for hanging in there for it! A fun machine that’s for sure
The perforated build plate is amazing on my Transform, i always print with a raft and just try to get into the holes from the sides of the raft, after that the entire raft removes easily and completely, never had a problem.
It does work good for prints sticking to that buildplate. I might need to go back to using a raft like on the transform. Phrozen did just release a raft file for the mega 8k as well.
@@UncleJessy That's cool, can't wait to get back into 3d printing, been busy working on my next character, will turn that into a statue as well also will start painting my Vigo statue soon.
Lol I went to the link and was like "sweet, I'm down.". Saw $500 shipping... Looked up round trip tickets to Shanghai - $277.
I guess they fly these things out business class. I don't need to pay for my 3d printer to have alcohol and a window seat.
dont forget to add the cost of getting to the airport and back, parking. shipping is door to door service.. it costs money or takes labor.
@@adamfilipowicz9260 $6-$35/day for parking at my intl airport. At max rates for 3 days $120 spending money in Shanghai. Point is, it shouldn't cost anywhere near the amount to ship 1 box as a round trip for a person. It's an upcharge.
Looks like a great large resin 3D printer! But I’m struggling with this whole Chitubox thing… Really not a fan of trying to be locked in to a specific slicer. Guess I’ll wait…
Yeah it’s not a great situation but thankfully there is a free version for now. Really wondering how their “sdk” pans out
I've commented this on other videos.. You can prepare your files in whatever slicer you want (I use prusa slicer) then export to chitubox basic and hit slice for the encapsulation .ctb file. Yes, it's one more software step in the pipeline, but worst case, it's not a dealbreaker if you really want the big printer and chitubox doesn't play ball or whatever. I *highly* doubt there will come a day when you are somehow forced to do something like buy software or otherwise restrict your full pipeline to only using chitubox, because that is a great way to destroy your company. (see Adobe)
gosh, I agree! ''why'' would any company hook their customers in. like this?? this is usually where people decide what 2 do! personally, I think it's silly! this is the main reason I haven't made the plunge! these foreign companies just want more, and more! I want 2 be able 2 use what I want!!
Chitubox's yearly pro subscription is $170 and Lychee's is $24 - Lychee is already the superior slicer, surely Chitubox pro can't be $146 better.
@@PrimeSniper7 That Lychee price is for the first year only, it doubles on your second year (or there abouts, I see € prices not $, but expect it's much the same). Still a huge price difference, but worth noting.
Thanks for the good in depth reviews. Guess I'll have to pick this up to go with the Transform.
You could probably make a pegboard with dowel rods and slide the buildplate onto it to pop out the excess resin. Bonus points if you can get soft bristles on the dowels for some scrubbing.
13:41 - IMPORTANT - watch this before ordering.
Finally! So happy to see this!
Excellent! Thanks for hanging in there and checking it out
Looking forward to mine later this month
Heck yeah! Yer gonna enjoy it!
3D print a build plate hole cleaner to make cleaning the plate faster. :)
What is your post-process like with a printer this big? Is there a wash and cure station that can fit the whole thing? Do you remove them from the build plate and clean each piece individually? What cure time do you use for that 4k resin?
Thanks UJ for the video, awesome job as always!
This makes me so hyped to receive mine next month!
We need a comparison please! 8k vs 4k :')
Man you ALWAYS get me excited like a kid is for christmas. Then i look up the Printer and start crying. 2000 bucks is quite a bit
Been waiting for this 😃
haha just a few edits/reshoots haha
Ugh, that build plate is so perfect in theory, but so difficult in practice!
Yeah a sliiiiiight pain in the rear end
Uncle Jessy got old man strength lol!
You can make those vat bolts captive btw, its not difficult and I'm sure there are videos on how to do this on YT
I'm torn, I and going back and forth with cancelling my order for the UJ special, but these videos make me want it again.,
FYI, the SDK terms are now available for Chitubox and I can safely say that PrusaSlicer (or UVTools) will never be able to use the SDK without someone writing a generic adapter mechanism because Chitu has explicltly disallowed copyleft-licensed software (both PrusaSlicer/Slic3r and UV tools are Affero GPL3) from being used with their SDK. It's also a "you basically have to apply and we will maybe let you do it for one purpose".
So unless Chitu gets their heads out of their arses or these other manufacturers find a different vendor, you're very likely stuck.
The sudden lack of sales and/or angry service calls will probably wake up the printer makers. Hopefully.
Again a great video. But when I went to order the shipping was $550 to where I live so this is out of my price point.. Still a great piece of technology thank you for sharing
Forgot to mention the shipping and some are needing to pay import taxes on top of that as well
About the printing speed, the problems seems to come from a light off delay that is around 6-7 seconds. If I slice with Chitubox, I have the issue. I tried the Liberating Mars application to convert my Lychee Slicer exported files to the encrypted one and my light off settings were the one that I was expecting and now I have “normal” printing time with the Mega 8K. I’m investigating that. But a light off delay is required with this amount of resin moved by such build plate.
About the holes in the build plate, the main goal is to reduce the pressure on the screen when lowering the build plate. I cleaned it twice yesterday without issue, but I’m not using the same tools as you. You need to remove gently the cured resin otherwise it will break like you show and it will be a major pain.
About the resin, for me, such printer need to stick with only one type and color of resin. Swapping is juste pure pain. Except that, this printer is a beast, I love it so far!
Very useful also complex 3D printer, which is good to build statue/action figure...it's so damn high price..just realized the details are stunning
I can't wait for the black Friday special😁
You should cut down the bolts on the resin vat to reduce revolutions needed to tighten.
Haha I might be doing that next week with 🙃🤘
Thoughts on this vs Phenom L?
I want to see more 8k MSLA 3d printing!
Have you thought about using neverwet on the back of the build plate so the resin doesn't stick to it? Might make clean up easier.
What a beautiful machine I just started my printing journey with the mini 4k that is a beast but oh that tiny build plate makes me wanna cry lol
ChituCrapgate locking the boards holds me to get one of this 8k monster printer... Will see how things evolve on that matter
Yeah, really does suck. Hopefully something evolves with it soon
love the review I start to have a lot fails on my mega 8k
Oh no! Honestly their default profiles seem to work best for me so far
@@UncleJessy I gonna do that
@8:34 for my EX-S Gundam 3d model shown! Lol
kids: Mom! Dad's got the ring's & we can't get'em back?
Uncle Jessy: Feel the power!! Feel the PO-WER of the ring's!! jeez U'v got U'r own spot on Phrozen!! wow!! YES!! I've got 2 OWN a 8K! that's a SUPER! deal !! wow! I have ''never'' seen a deal this good!!
Hahaha those rings are way too much fun to wear around. Was debating on trying to print them in TPU so I could make them tighter
Thank you.
i'm gonna get me one!
when cleaning the plate. Why not take a vacuum cleaner set to blow and push the resin out of the holes with air?
Mega vs Jupiter comparison video please 😁
Complaining about long screws...
Skinner's mom: "I want all my stuff in one bag BUT I don't want that bag to be heavy"
Haha well if it’s annoying to me then I’m gonna call it out
@@UncleJessy I'll take First World Problems for 1000, Alex.
@@jaanikaapa6925 indeed. But also part of the review process to call out things I’m seeing 🙃
@@UncleJessy I know. For what's it worth, that turninh seemed a little excessive.
@@UncleJessy You're not alone! Makers Muse reviewed this as well and had the EXACT same complaint. Truly a device so large could use a unique method of securing the vat - but very few machines are perfect anyways.
Install it on a secondary platform attached to rail slides wont need to worry about the door clearance as much make sure to use a retractable extension cable though.
Shipping is $400 btw, that 1500$ price is kind of misleading
@@asimhussain8716 If i remember correctly the large format printers are not sold on Amazon. I think phrozen said something about it in the facebook group about it costing to much from amazon because of the size and shipping.
@@asimhussain8716 I saw the full price after the kickstarter for the jupiter was 1300 before shipping.
@@silverkain11129 just a guess but since Elegoo have stated they are staging pre-orders of the Jupiter in local warehouses to reduce costs and for customers to avoid tariffs. We will likely see it hit Amazon with free shipping.
I’d wager a guess Phrozen is more worried about Amazon’s return policy than it has anything to do with the size of it. Plenty of no name companies selling much larger and heavier items on Amazon after all. It’s easier for companies to pass all the costs onto the customer and they know someone isn’t going to try to return it if they are not 100% happy. Since they would be on the hook for another $600+ and likely not get the original shipping back.
For the resin in the holes...can you use a heat gun and melt it? Or even pressure wash off out in the yard?
Another amazing review!!!! I finally got it to print a little faster changing the lift from 45mm...upto 70mm..but I'm too chicken to go any higher for fear of tearing the FEP...but some people are going upto 100mm! Anyways, as always, fantastic thorough review!!!!
I’m gonna give it a go again and see what sort of crazy results I can get off it without hopefully breaking it 🤣
@@UncleJessy Hahah good luck, let us know how it goes!!!
Someone needs to make simple tool that has 30 short pegs sticking out of a block that align with the holes in this build plate so you can push the resin out from 30 holes at once. Sized to fit under the mounting bracket so it can get at all the holes.
Make a 3d printed hole poker for cleaning holes lol
Awesome review this printer is a Monster.
This thing needs a huge resin reservoir that can automatically refeed the vat. 2 liters is not enough considering how huge the total volume is.
WOW The build volume is MASSIVE! Surprised to see 2 bolts and not 4, you figure with how big that is, those 2 bolts must be under some crazy stress.
What are your thoughts regarding the fails? peel forces?
Thank you for addressing the Chitu system issues. We are trying to bring as much light to it all as possible! You CAN do the work in Lychee or PS, export an STL and slice in Chitu, but yes, you and I have similar issues with Chitubox, it just crashes. Liberating Mars exists to bypass all these issues, but Lychee has already stated they have no plans to implement it as it only tends to upset people.
The SDK licenses are complete and utter garbage and immediately invalid if we look at their terms of service, but hey, maybe, MAYBE we can see something good coming from all the drama around Chitubox. As always great video! Keep it up!
I want to get a resin printer next
Class-leading but I hope that they eventually upgrade to a Mega 16K to equal the Mini quality, then somehow reduce print times and add a heated vat option.
Great video as always, not looking forward to the print time hopefully I can start tweaking the machine settings once I receive my unit. Also, looks like a wham bam plate will come in handy since I hated my perforated plate on the transform.
I thought about doing that, but I am worried that the suction forces and the weight of holding that much resin in the holes might be too much for the machine. I would love to find out how well it works for you.
I am eagerly waiting for mine to arrive on October but my main concern is can you print a full helmet with it? I noticed you printed just a faceplate for a mask and all the other prints where small. Can it print a very large print without hollowing?
So it doubles as a substitute for "leg day" upon setting it up?
I mean, I just use mine as a squat rack now when its not printing
Hey question to anyone who has a resin printer..... Do I need to keep something like this in a separate room from the one I sleep in for example.... (I live in a small apartment).... but I have windows that vent nicely
For all resin printers, yes. For one this size, it's not coming in the house! Garage only! That volume of resin would stink!
Maybe getting something like the wham bam system would mitigate the holes in the build plate? iDK, I'm new to 3d printing.
Hi I need an information. Why at 7:35 that print took 14 hours when it's a 72mm (7.2 cm) statue and the printer says that it prints at 7cm per hours?
depends on the resin, but i think its more like 0,5cm per hour print speed^^
🤷♂️ used their stock profile for the aqua 4K resin in chitu for it
@@UncleJessy OK thanks. I sent an email to phrozen for clarification. They state maximum print speed 70mm per hour. The fact that to print that miniature took 15 hours does not make sense. Let's see what they reply
@@michelerobert i don't think that's possible with the the big build plate
@@michelerobert did you got any reply to that mail?
Appreciate the video as always Jesse. Wondering about the resolution compared to the 4K machines that many of us are using right now. Can you see a marked difference in the quality of prints on the 8k machines? Double the quality to the naked eye? Less? No difference? Would love to know your thoughts on this.
I honestly can’t see any major difference between 2K/4K/8K with my naked eye. I’m sure if I went in close enough with a microscope cam i might be able to see
@@UncleJessy That is really helpful to know. Thank you!
Trully, the only difference i notice is the price tag.
use a heat gun to clean the resin plate? outside?
Thanks for a great video, I would definitely not print small prints on this machine. I would have a second printer to do small prints and only use it to do big prints. Would not waste the life of the screen etc for small prints. Thanks again
I just don’t get the holes in the build plate. What a pain having to clean all thoae holes out
Yeah its to help with the suction/peeling with the prints but man oh man are those print failures a paint to clean. It also does help prints stick better... or so i think haha
If I owned one of these I would print a tool that had pegs undersized to fit into the holes that had a dozen or more pegs on it in the correct center offset so you can just jam that tool in there a few times and clean out multiple holes at once. There's no way I'd use it if the clean up was an hour long affair.
Are you going to get the Phrozen Mega 8K S for review?
Remember BetaMax ?
Chitu may become the next BetaMax...bad business move
so about a year later and this costs 2000 usd, so my question would be, compared to the saturn is this better or for the money is the saturn better? cuz that one is 1300 usd.
Wish they would of made silent fans for my Transform.
What is the noise level on this printer?
I just realized my video overlay was cut out on that fan part haha. Yeah it isnt super quiet but it is 100xs less noisy than the Transform and Phenom
@@UncleJessy That's great, i have enough printers right now so maybe if i need another one i might pick it up. The price is ridiculous compared to what i paid for the Transform.
Do you have a video to compare resin loookinh to buy one and get into my budget is $1200 for just the resin and the additional curer / washer not in that price. I’m at halo sky or Saturn 2 mostly cosplay items and figures
Wow, the trouble with cleaning the build plate may be a deal breaker. Seems like it would be easy for a cured bit of resin to fall off and go unnoticed, then end up puncturing the FEP.
Yeah that for sure is a concern. I actually switched to a smooth buildplate on my Transform
@@UncleJessy could just print a tool that clears the holes. would probably make that a 10 second job.
I take it that we can use their default settings for other companies resins like Elegoo and others?
Commenting 2+ years later here. $1,500 then. $2,800 now.
If you don't care about speed, but you want maximum precision and detail ( without lines ), which printer should I look at..? [ under $1000 ] ...and thanks!
The sonic mini 8k is coming out soon
To screw in two screws for 35 seconds is to long? i mean if you print 14Hours long, then 35 seconds being to long for two screws, do sound silly to me...
LOL love the intro ( all my thoughts are my own ) Odd to hear that sentence nowadays :)
Hey dude, ia there anything you're aware of that has a similar size print bed with a faster build time?
Cheers
Why did you print the cape in 2 pieces instead of one?
Is the Uncle Jesy Offer still available as i cannot find it on the website?
Is it worth it? I’m looking for my first printer. I was recommended this one because I want to get into WH40K, so for minis, tanks, terrain, etc. Seems very versatile
Ah it does look so good but comes with so many issues and drawbacks I could never justify this.
What would be nice is a sort of mold block of metal that you can use to connect with the build plate so when you attach the two together it purges all the holes in one go. If I were buying this I'd pay extra for such a thing as that clean up process looks so painful.
Overall looks good but will be interesting to see compared to the Elegoo Jupiter.
I’m excited to see how it stacks up agains the Phenom Prime as well
@@UncleJessy oh if you have a Prime to compare that would be cool to see. For the build plate, seems like short of a sand blaster this isn’t a great setup.
@@asimhussain8716 Elegoo is pulishing Jupiter info on their FB group. 6K is what they are saying, but resolution and screen really determine the UM. The Phenom Prime is stated to be 5.5 k but again different screen size. The Phenom L is also supposed to get a upgraded screen so that is something to watch for as well.
Couldn't everyone just use a punch tool on the plate. I can understand those that are new to 3d printing crying over it but anyone who either has printed with supports or done any model kits/miniatures/gunpla this is nothing in terms of time. I'd be more upset with failed prints on a machine this size.
Is this machine is use for direct casting
As a starter who has done a little bit of research (and will be doing more) would you recommend this printer for "beginners"
How does this compare to the Peopoly Phenom which you felt was easier quicker to use then the Transform - the previous large Phrozen printer?
Sorry... is this mono and what is the actual XY res of the screen?
The uncle jessie link seems to not work anymore, is it running until the end of the year?
From watching your videos, it seems like the phenom L is less hassle and also has bigger print volume than phrozen mega 8k, though I suppose the Mega does cost less. Which one do you prefer?
The other big one to consider is the mega 8k has a mono screen which will last longer than the L. Which is another cost factor to consider.
Magnito
40cm?
Weight?
8k?
6k? please
Great review... Seems that all the printers with the holed base plates have the same issue. Not sure why they decided to do that other than reducing flow as the plate enters the vat.
What are the exposure times you're getting by default? Looked like the site said 2.5-3 seconds on most profiles? I don't have Chitubox yet and won't have access to my main computer I would be running it on for another week due to work.
Also I'm wondering what the thickest layer you're able to print with it? On my Anycubic Photon Mono using Siraya Tech Blu clear (with a little added custom pigment from a previous print, but not mixing resins.) I'm getting 0.13 mm thicknesses without any delamination and I even tested up to 0.14 and 0.15 where it was getting delamination but I might be able to get it solid again with extra exposure time. This is printing a simple 15x15x10 shaped hollowed out box/cube shape (15 because 10 falls through the wash and cure station holes)
I've been asking the thickness question in many places, but instead of getting additional data points to go off of I just get stupid looks/comments. Sometimes prints don't need the additional detail and speed is more important.
The link for your deal does not seem to work, even though you noted it was till the end of 2021?
Is this bigger than the transform?
wouldn't an air compressor just clean that perforated plate in a jiffy?
Don’t you have 2 or 4 of these large format printer? If so you should do a V.S. Video and compare them on price, speed, build volume print quality, etc.
trim the bolts?