Hi everyone. I’m looking into my first 3D printer and would like a resin one for the great detail it can produce. I’m looking for companies that make respected machines that aren’t out of China. I know of Prusa but their resin printer is incredibly expensive for me and a beginner.

As a second note, I would love to support a USA company as a first choice if available and like the software and firmware to be open source. I’m happy to have found PrusaSlicer with UVtools so there’s one less Chinese/semi proprietary/subscription based software.

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    1 year ago

    I know of Prusa but their resin printer is incredibly expensive for me and a beginner.

    “Not China” and cheap are very unlikely to go together. You’ll never get anything once you’ve compared price to the Chinese alternative. Wishing for a Prusa but at Chinese pricepoint, that’s never gonna happen.

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      1 year ago

      Epax is a non Chinese brand (USA) that still isn’t as expensive as Prusa and from what I have learned is that it’s a good company with a good product. I’m not necessarily looking for something cheap, just not extremely expensive to me. I don’t want a Chinese based company’s product with lots of technology having access to my network in my house.