Getting Back Into Resin Printing: First Results

A hands-on comparison of modern SLA resin printing versus FDM printing after returning to resin printing following a six-year gap, using an Elegoo GK3 Ultra SLA printer alongside a Creality Neptune 4 FDM printer. Covers workflow gripes with closed firmware and cloud-dependent slicer requirements on newer printers (Bambu Lab, Elegoo Centauri Carbon), slicer comparisons (ChituBox, OrcaSlicer, Lychee), print quality comparisons on figurines and LEGO Technic-compatible parts, an auto resin-feed malfunction, post-processing steps, and health concerns around ABS/ASA styrene fumes versus SLA resin fumes. Concludes SLA is best for high-detail and production parts while FDM suits sloppy prototyping.

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