New Formlabs out! What do you guys think?

Filemon · 2015-09-22T19:04:29.000Z

So the new Formlabs just came out. I’m curious what you all think of it. Looks quite epic to me!

What pro’s / cons do you guys think?

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koenbodewes · 2015-09-22T19:06:40.000Z

The Form 2 is going to make SLA 3D printing mainstream.

Alex3DHubs · 2015-09-22T19:17:18.000Z

Looks cool, I like the added resin cartridge so no more messy filling. Will be interesting to see the difference the ‘sweeper’ makes on residual cured resin. Same price range too. I’m a fan.

Nikki · 2015-09-22T19:43:18.000Z

Larger build volume and less messy - the Formlabs team have been listening to their customers. Additionally smart to incentivize upgrades to their existing community of users. Congratulations on some nice work!

Left · 2015-09-22T21:44:00.000Z

I Think Carbon3D will do that !

Left · 2015-09-23T07:50:33.000Z

Actualy,

I am a bit fustrated, cause I bought the Form1+ two months ago.

There was not even a rumor, they where working on a new model.

Besides that, it looks great!

The connectivity is a huge asset.
The new peeling system looks great,
A bit of a downside , the fact the new Form2 will use cardridges, makes it probably impossible to use third party resin.

I am wondering what the 35 degrees has to do with the quality.

Does it make a huge difference? Maybe its possible the create something for the older models to raise the themerature a bit.

In the past the support of formlabs is really great. I hope they will be able to contintue that !

koenbodewes · 2015-09-23T08:29:19.000Z

They are currently offering all Form 1/1+ printer owners special loyalty pricing. Feel free to fill out this form to see if you qualify: http://formlabs.com/loyalty/

Bali · 2015-09-23T15:49:50.000Z

Luckily the 3rd point doesn’t seem to be true:

"Open mode

Lets you continue to experiment with 3rd party resins."

Quite a surprise!

Left · 2015-09-23T20:46:58.000Z

Indeed, that’s a big surprise.

cyprien · 2015-09-23T21:18:51.000Z

At $100k ?

cyprien · 2015-09-23T21:20:32.000Z

Wait until you see the new Finishing Kit and the 1-clic print…

Left · 2015-09-23T21:51:30.000Z

Hope not!

Nikki · 2015-09-24T12:52:33.000Z

If you haven’t read it, I’d recommend @'s review for Makezine: http://makezine.com/2015/09/22/review-formlabs-brand-new-3d-printer-the-form-2/

Filemon · 2015-09-24T16:28:59.000Z

Good call! Read and shared

Left · 2015-09-24T21:17:54.000Z

I contacted formlabs, and they offer a discount of 400 euro for every form1 and Form1+ owner. Kickstarter backers get a discount of 600 euro. thanks for the link

dmestres · 2015-11-06T09:24:48.000Z

FormLabs team did an excellent choice leaving to refill cartridges with other RESIN compatible.