$100 Resin Printer?

I've never been interested in a resin printer. Seems like the process is too messy and problematic.

... but seeing this video has me wondering if I should give it a try!

Yours truly has no intention of dipping into sticky resinous waters ( I swear! ) but, out of curiosity, I browsed the web of Prusa, the manufacturer of my current and only 3D printer. They are releasing a new resin model, the SL1-Speed. Price is 1979 euro for the printer alone or 2549 euro if you purchase a bundle including also their CW1 curing/washing machine, which seems a must if you want a really good finish.
Common sense tells me that $100 for a resin printer would be, in all likelihood, $100 going down the kitchen sink (and a messy resin clogged sink too ).

Artur5 said:

Yours truly has no intention of dipping into sticky resinous waters

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I'm right there with you. I really can't see myself ever giving that a go. In fact, I'm not even sure I'll venture out pass boring PLA on my FDM printer. I think the most exciting I'll get to is possibly giving flexibles a try, but even that seems like more trouble than I need to get into.

Artur5 said:

Common sense tells me that $100 for a resin printer would be, in all likelihood, $100 going down the kitchen sink (and a messy resin clogged sink too ).

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You very well may be correct. That said, I've been happy with how quickly prices are dropping for so many things in this hobby (good ol' competition + economies of scale), so I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it wouldn't be 1/2 decent.

That said, if Prusa printers are our benchmark, then a lot of printers are going to be below the mark. They make great printers from what I've heard / read.

Yes @Nifty, I realize that Prusa pricing is not in the same league of the average Chinese product, but 1979 euro versus $100 is s a gap too wide. Resin printers require a very high grade of precision and quality control. It seems incredible to me ( I may be wrong) that they achieve that for 100 bucks and make a profit on it.

Looking back at the past months with my Prusa i3mk3S+, I see now that practically all my problems have been either my fault or either the uneven quality of the filaments I purchased, not the machine itself.
Nevertheless, I discovered too that you mustn’t necessarily follow blindfolded the instructions given in the manual. Sometimes, trial and error makes you discover “undocumented” tricks and shortways, It’s good to experiment a bit ( up to a point. ).

Not as cheap, but a pretty established company offering:

https://www.anycubic.com/collections/special-offer

Too bad I am too scared to get into resin printing, lol!