New to 3D printing and looking for good brand

[Talal75]

Has anyone tried the Asiga pico2 39 or 50 ?? Dose it worth the money

what is the best printer to go with under 9k$ budget ??

[3DVR]

The build volume is strictly for Jewelry and Dental on these Asiga units except for the super large $20K+ model. Since the Form 2 can do both and much more with its volume it makes it not even a runner up. At least they have some videos on youtube though lol

[3DVR]

In short Form 2 is the best bang for the buck right now, costs less, and has a lot of research poured in to their resin.

[Reddoor]

It all depends what you are going to print. If it’s high-resolution models under 100 microns then Asiga or any DLP printer is perfect. If you are printing larger models with a resolution higher than 140 microns then Form 2 is a great price and fit. Just for reference, a human hair is 100 microns.

I have attached a detailed comparison chart that we have put together for users like yourself that are considering purchasing a 3D printer.

Hope this helps and let me know if you specific questions about the printers.

[3DVR]

Right you may want to also mention that you are referring to laser spot size while layer thickness is as low as 25 micros on the Form 2. Such detail is actually not even noticeable by the human eye which is why having the proper resin is key over resolution. If this is not correct please give one example of a model that will need under 100 micros “in laser spot size” to print a certain detail that cannot be equally realized with a 25 micron layer height.

[Reddoor]

Micro pave? Jewelers will notice the difference in 25 microns that is why we use loops. This is my reasoning and analogy: Spot size makes a huge difference, if you have micro prongs, micro pave, or under gallery work the laser will slightly cure over the last spot. It’s basically like trying to draw a detail picture with a crayon.

You are right in that the resolution is “material dependent,” but regardless if you have a high-resolution resin, a 145 micron laser cannot shrink to 25 micron XY resolution. Slice thickness is irrelevant, all 3D printers can slice extremely thin.

Of course this is only relative to the industries that require resolution within the 10-25 micron resolutions. Medical, dental, jewelry, engineering.

Also, in no way am I saying that Form2 is a bad printer. It works great and every printer has its drawbacks, but for jewelry or high-resolution printing (smaller than 50 microns) it cannot work. Besides that, I have seen some amazing prints from the Form 1 & 2.

One more thing… I have attached a comparison of the laser spot size for SLA and pixel size for DLP.

[3DVR]

Nice! Thanks for clearing that up for us. What would you say is the best larger volume SLA printer for the price currently.

[Reddoor]

Now we are comparing apples to oranges. Are we looking for build table size, resolution, or both?

For build table size SLA- Form 2

HIGH Resolution- I would not choose an SLA printer, any DLP will suffice

Build table and resolution- MiiCraft 100 or B9 Core Series

Money wasn’t an option (fairy tale)- Solidscape

[Talal75]

Thank u that was so much helpful

[Talal75]

Thanks that was helpful , how about Mii 50 or 100 ??

[Reddoor]

As you can see from the comparison chart, it’s comparable to the B9 Core Series and the top end printers. But the company is based out of China and support will be provided by the distributors, and in most cases they are not properly trained on the machine because they sell multiple products. MiiCraft is the same machine Romanoff sells which is the Tiger. They just rebranded it.