i own a mars 2 pro, as soon as it came out.... immediately replaced my prusa... even though the build plat is so much smaller.. i'm now a resin jockie... owned it for 2 years now... and yesterday i purchased the 4k saturn (not the newest, but def an upgrade), great video... thank you for your insight.
I just got the Mars 2 Pro. I am impressed with it. And yes, the adhesion to the build plate is very good. So far I've only been using the water washable resin but that is still pretty good. I too had a problem with the lion print, the left rear leg had a misprint. I added a couple of supports and tried again and it printed just fine.
Nice review! May I suggest to have more B-roll footage to illustrate your points. Right now, most of your videos are 70% talking head 30% hands on footage. I feel you'd want to switch those ratios around. I hope you take this as constructive criticism. I feel you should have more than 50k subs :)
What would the resin fumes be like in a bedroom with this? It'd be next to a window, but very curious. I've been told the fumes while being in the same room is probably not ideal while it's on but while it's off is fine. I live in a very small apartment and the only space i'd have is in our bedroom. Should I be ruling out a resin printer altogether? It feels like an acrylic printer would have the high standards i'm finding I enjoy seeing from a resin printer but may be the only option for us to have it printing while being in the same room? My next question would be, what's your opinion if i made a housing for it so that it was ventilated out through a window and the entire space was technically sealed so that all of the fumes were released through that window, rather than just leaked out into the bedroom. Would you still recommend skipping a resin printer altogether then?
I’ve recently gotten the mats pro 2 but my prints keep getting stuck to the tank even the rook Ima lee trying to trouble shoot it and any help is well appreciated
Great video! I have one of these as well and it's been mostly good. I have some complaints about how easy it is to scratch or muck up the screen and the build plate surface. Also, I've had problems with the mono LCD screen randomly failing to expose properly. A reboot resolves this, and I'm working with Elegoo support on a fix. Otherwise, it's a great printer, especially for minis/terrain. Pro-top on things getting stuck to this printer's build plate: cold is your friend. One trick I like to use is taking a can of compressed air, hold it upside down, and spray it directly at the build plate, focusing on the perimeter of the print. The pressurized gases expelled in this way come out at super cold temps (careful not to spray on your skin or gloved hands - it will burn you) and will dramatically and quickly drop the temperature of the build surface, causing the build surface and the print to contract from one another. Sometimes the piece will just pop right off while doing this, but at the very least it should make it much easier to pry off. If that doesn't work, you can try cleaning off the excess resin from the print and plate as much as you can, and then stick the plate + the piece in your freezer for 10 minutes or so.
Since this is an older video, you might have figured that out already, but razorblades are a godsend for stuff that is very strongly stuck on the buildplate, without damaging the print OR the buildplate
Yeah one complaint I have about the Mars 2 pro is the build plate stick TOO well. I have actually used the scrapper with a hammer to get a lot of my prints off. Getting a magnetic flex plate was a heavenly night and day decision. Definitely recommend getting one. The printer itself is great. It is my 1st printer and all error in prints are basic learning curve errors involving supports.
Interesting that you had that problem with adhesion. Sadly, I broke one of the rook test pieces trying to get it off the sandblasted surface. I have taken note of your suggestions in that regard and I will post again if I find a novel solution or an optimum set of settings. Thanks.
I bought myself the Mars 2 pro and I already had a classic fem 3d printer and it's really amazing but I wasn't't expecting that much fail, and they are really messy so the printer is awesome but I feel that the learning curve is a bit harder
Found there are minor differences (carbon filter, 10mm smaller print and different print surface) between the Mars 2 Pro and the Mars 2. Just dropped $270 on the Mars 2 - the Mars 2 Pro was $600 on Amazon and a little outside my budget at this point. I'll let you know my results and thank you for the guidance.
@@amduck4883 Yep, and the Mars 2 (mono) is $235. I'm on print number two, and 1. I can't smell anything, and 2. I had a few extra bucks to spend on accessories (extra FEP film, UV lights, PPE). It's not quite as fast, but that's really it. I honestly don't know how a carbon filter (that I can't get at) would make this thing smell less than it already does, which is barely at all. Do I have Covid? Lol.
Hey there can you show us a video on what you meant about tilting the models so they come off way easier?? I’m brand new to resin printing and got the mars 2 pro
Just spray freezing gas (compressed air can upside down), or put the base in icy water, or just put the base in the freezer for a few minutes and it will pop off the base. It's physic. Metal shrinks with cold and statues will literally self detach.
lhey just seen this video i got pro last year im still learning as I wasn't tech savy but now I feel like I'd love a mars saturn or whatever has bigger build plates to support 124TH scale model bodys not just parts but can't afford another one but i also agree they are fantastic printer cause I knew nothing now im able to buy stl files on occasions and print my favourite parts for my models like wheels body kits and other stuff in happy but i agree elegoo mars printers are awsome i wish I could afford one with bigger build plate maybe if my small modelling youtube channel gets to be successful in the future I can get one from my wishlist great video 👍iv went ahead subbed you give great info about them how they work
I am looking into getting the mars 2 pro for my first resin printer but to be honest you lost me when you said you hollowed the skulls out and made drain holes. With an FDM printer i know how to make them hollow with infill but how does this work in Chitubox?
There's always something. Apparently the mono screens do not have tempered glass on top, just the polarizer. Complaints are that they scratch incredibly easily - even just by dragging a piece of paper across the screen while leveling. Really wish the manufacturers would dial these printers in a little more before releasing to market.
I think this video was super helpful and very informative. So thank you for that! however, your camera seems retry focusing whenever you move your arms and it's fairly distracting. Not trying to sound like a snob, just trying to help improve the quality of your otherwise awesome videos!
what stop me everytime i think about buying one is that..... i dont know how to deal with fumes .... i dont have a dedicated hobby room for this printer.,.... any recommendation?
Well it depends on whether you want the carbon filter or a 2k panel vs the 1080 of the sonic mini. Mars also is slightly larger in build volume. If those things are not necessary for you then thing wrong with saving some money. The mini is a great machine as well.
I have a question, maybe someone knows. My machine cannot read any files. Who knows what can be wrong. I tried downloading the firmware but it cannot read most of the files I downloaded. I have no clue what's wrong with it.
iv gotten mars pro year ago but I only ever got sucesfull prints from us in old version 1.6.5 but I ran out storage on pc so I wiped it clean now it not downloadable anymore 1.6.5 version it's up to 1.9.4 now but i can't seem to get a version that's as simple as old 1.6.5 version as I only learned last year how to use it and that was what worked but now my 3D printer and pc both paper weights if i cannot use to print files now iv got latest version downloaded i get file and support it and then slice it save to stick but does not end up on my stick so only ones on stick are my old files I had b4 i wiped my pc is there any way u have some advice to try or change in order to work on basic i really appreciate your time reading this message i hope you understand what my issue is and if can help or not I thank u anyways I hope its something small I need to do to fix my issue
How is it three weeks later? I am looking at 3 printers to buy right now: the mars, mars pro, or the mars 2 pro. The carbon filters of the Mars pro and the Mars 2 pro were very appealing to me, since I would be printing near a living space. I would mainly be printing miniatures, and not constantly. What would you recommend?
@@AdvancedSquadLeader yes and no. Very slight scuffing if you aren't careful, but it didn't affect print quality. I've had to scrape cured resin from my screen with a razor, didn't destroy it like everyone would have you thinking it would. Screens and screen protectors are both super cheap though, so it's really not an issue at all.
My machine only prints the first few layers and they're on the fep. I've tinkered around with curing times and upped them to 8 seconds and 60 seconds bottom time, and same result. Extremely sad. I even level after each heartbreaking 2 dimensional print. Any help 😔
my mars never print no matter what i do! from sanding the plate or add lube to the tanks nothing works lol, i give up and now waiting on the pro to see if that one works
Had a similar experience with the 2 Pro. My fix was longer exposure. A LOT longer. Nothing like the 2sec mentioned here. I assume it's the temperature of my printing space (21). So not quite plug-n-play but a bit of tweaking.
Iam a total n00b but, is it normal to be able to print as many minis as you have on other machines? or is it something the elegoo mars 2 pro does that others dont? thank you and nice video!
It's normal. It deals with how you place them on the plate more so than the plate itself. So if you're good at playing "mini" Tetris you'll be able to pack the build plate on any resin printer.
I'm going for the Mars 2 without the Pro Only difference is a plastic resin container, a 150mm built height (which you can also extend to 160mm by replacing the top screw to lower profile) and the carbon filter with fan (that creates quite some noise). Saves you somethng like 20% on the price.
Can you you tell me how long it takes this machine to print 1 5 inch DnD mini versus previous machines? Your title makes it seem I could print minis in 2 seconds :)
What sort of things? I did read something about the lcd being scratched but this is not something I experienced. Not sure if they changed something or if it is just by chance.
