lestodante wrote:@Anderas resins usually spread toxic fumes during the process of printing or vulcanizing, but not after they have become solid.
@Thantos I am curious to know about the print resolution in micron and realize if it is better than Anycubic or Elegoo. I want to buy a 3D printer and yours could be a good solution.
The Sonic Mini has a 62 micron XY res. And can comfortably print at 25 microns Z. (it says 10 micron on paper, but it's moot to print at 10 microns slices when XY is 47 or 100 or a larger multiple)
It's 15 less than the Elegoo and some types of Anycubic, but it's a sharper LED mono array. With less light bleed (what andreas is experiencing where details blur together) I think it is a better print quality in reality.
Plus Im developing a diffusion upgrade which will remove any XY banding
Stocking the water washable resin, it's still not drinkable and should be treated as an irritant. BUT it avoids the need for Iso alcohol which is another irritant and highly flammable. It will actually void your house insurance if you store a large can of iso in your spare room!
So while not perfect, water washable is more suited to hobbyist printing.
Here is the store write up. It is £392 which should work out cheaper than buying anywhere else for EU folks (taking into account import tax and shipping costs of other sources). It is an EU plug, so needs an adapter for us OK lot. Im working on developing a UK supply so we dont need an adapter.
Just need to populate the store with the resin listings now!
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The Phrozen Sonic Mini is a DLP LCD Resin based 3D printer for producing finely detailed miniatures and models. It is the perfect first 3D Printer for hobbyists wanting to produce quality miniatures.
It is simple to operate with minimal maintenance or technical experience required. You can start your first print within 5 minutes of unboxing the machine.
Having used and reviewed a selection of over a dozen resin 3D printers, we feel the Phrozen range of LCD DLP printers are the best suited to miniature printing hobbyists.
The Sonic Mini excels in four main areas -
The exceptional detail of 62 XY micron pixel size and down to 10 micron layers means this printer is exponentially more detailed than any FDM extrusion printer available and also better detail than other resin based printers, even some Resin Printers which retail at more than 10x the price!
The Sonic Mini's reliability and ease of maintenance. Using stable Mono-LCD technology, rated at over 2000 hours of life, and as few moving parts as needed - the Sonic Mini has less to go wrong than other printers, less to maintain and so more time to enjoy your successful prints.
The speed! At its peak, you can be printing models at 50mm height per hour. Print an entire army in a day? Sure!
Third party comparability. You can use third party resins with all Phrozen machines, don't get locked into just one brand; find the resin with the right material properties for you. Or just buy some mega-cheap ABS Grey resin direct from us! It's your choice.
The Sonic Mini is a compact, consumer resin 3D printer. For miniature hobbyists wishing to print their own resin 3D models. Its quality Taiwan construction and minimal moving parts means little to no maintenance and high reliability. This affordable entry to the miniatures 3D printing hobby comes with a selection of ancillary tools to get you started ASAP. Technical support is included direct from the manufacturer, Phrozen3dp.com.
It comes with a 1 Year Manufacturer's Warranty and a 3 Month Warranty on the LED Array.
General
Printing Technology: LCD-based Masked Stereolithography (MSLA)
LCD: Custom 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 mono-LCD, 405nm ParaLED 2.0 Lite UV LED Array
Build Volume: 120 x 68 x 130 mm
Z-Layer Resolution: 10 micron to 300 micron
XY Resolution: 62.5 micron pixel size
UI: 2.8-inch IPS touchscreen display
Connectivity: USB
Materials: Resins suitable for 405nm LCD-based printers
Power: Supplied with UK or EU power options. Locations with other plug types will need an appropriate plug adapter.
SOFTWARE
Software bundle: Phrozen OS, ChiTuBox included.
File types: OBJ, STL
WEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS
Weight: 4.5 kg
Dimensions: 250 x 250 x 330 mm