I have a printer form1 + I bought it well and printed well with non-original resins as fun to do just that if you are not in warranty and you have a problem asking you to ship it in united states and a $ 800 expense to repair it then $ 800 buy 2 whanao logically the printing area and less but the expense and proportionate
1) If you are OK with the Formlabs Form 2 cost, great – it’s a good printer and a good company. I have a From 1+. I’m not sure what you mean, but the Form 2 is SLA (stereolithography) which uses a laser to harden the photopolymer resin. A DLP (digital light processor) based printer uses a projected image to harden an entire photopolymer layer at a time.
2) Yes, Formlabs Form 2 will work with 3rd party resins. You may need to experiment with settings, but it is specifically mentioned as a feature of the Form 2.
3) I suggest you watch YouTube review videos to help you choose. The Formlabs Form 2 has had excellent reviews of performance. The D7, not so much. Look foremost for failure rate – if at any time a print fails, you are starting from scratch. So far in my research the Form 2 is the most reliable. The other brands not so much. Other things to look for are print time, resolution, build volume and 3rd party resin compatibility – the importance of these are based on you intended use.
We are ApplyLabWork and we have been working diligently to develop FormLabs compatible resins. All our products have been tested extensively on FormLabs printers (Form1+, Form2) and the results are amazing and solved the problems of damaged VAT, post-cure cracks, failed prints, etc… that often occur in 3rd party resin. Since we are manufacturer direct, you will be very impressed with our prices too. Our Modeling Resin, comparable to FormLabs Standard Resin, is US$60/liter and FREE SHIPPING to the 48 continental states!
have you had a chance to play with the Moai? this is great being that you have the Form2. After the whole calibration of the Moai is done, how would you compare them?