Sitting and writing this after using the printer for over a month, and I can’t actually recall a print failure. I’ve put around two litres of resin through the printer at this point across a number of models and I’m yet to hit an issue. The built in vat warmer has ensured I’m always operating at the correct temperature and this is great news for those printing in unheated sheds and garages. I really like the built-in drip drain solution, with a small arm at the top to hold the build plate while it rests in the molded channel of the resin vat. The single lever to attach and remove the build plate makes one handed removal easy and consistent. During the test I used both Uniformation Standard Resin and Sunlu ABS-like. I will say that the Uniformation Standard Resin leaves a lot to be desired for tabletop gaming, and I know this isn’t the intended use for it. I accidentally dropped a model while moving it from one desk to another and had it explode into several pieces. The rendered detail is good, but the lack of durability means I’ll likely be repairing or replacing models printed during this test quite often.
The detail across both resins has been excellent, even if I might have one or two concerns about durability. The 16K screen has allowed for excellent rendering of fine details like chainmail, skin, cloth, and leather. I also used it to produce a couple of larger pieces including an entire building at 12mm scale. Edges are crisp and the fine detail like individual bricks and battle damage is clear. The slightly larger build plate allows for more ambitious volumes, without having to worry about the extra complexity introduced by the truly massive build plates of large volumes printers.
Boasting a 211 x 118 x 240mm build plate, printing larger pieces of scatter and even scenery becomes possible without additional work using tools like Meshmixer or Blender. Experimenting with just how much I could fit on a single plate, I managed to print an entire 12mm scale building on the first one, and an artillery cannon, barbed wire and market scatter on the second. The GK3 Pro build plate has over twice the surface area available compared to smaller entry level printers and the extra overall volume has proven incredibly useful so far.
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