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right let's get on with it because
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there's a lot to talk about in this new
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printer and yes elu have changed the
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game here quite significantly too as I
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reflect on many of the videos I've put
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out in this last year I'm honestly glad
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this one has given me the opportunity to
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be a lot more positive the satin 4 ultra
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has impressed me right off the bat this
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is one of the biggest and most
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impressive positive improvements we've
0:23
seen in consumer resin printing since
0:25
uniformation gave us a printer with an
0:27
inbuilt heater and whilst I'm predicting
0:30
that this will be the most commonly
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purchased printer amongst the masses in
0:34
2024 there are some elements which I
0:36
think fairly make me go a come on elu
0:40
this is common sense do you think I'm
0:42
right do you think I'm wrong if it's the
0:43
latter do you think I'm just being petty
0:45
but above all do you think I'm Ross and
0:47
this is f Hammer videos let me know in
0:49
the comments I'm going to try to churn
0:51
through this as fast as I can if you
0:52
want more detail let me know and I'll
0:54
make a longer follow-up video I kind of
0:56
plan to make one anyway let me get
0:58
started by answering two of your burning
0:59
questions
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one no the tilting mechanism is not just
1:03
a gimmick and two yes this is more than
1:06
worth your consideration as your next
1:08
printer first up the style the technical
1:10
stripes are back on the lid a design
1:12
element that was born of the Neptune
1:14
series and made its way to the Mars
1:15
series but not the satin for some reason
1:18
though the look of any machine has
1:19
little to do with its performance this
1:21
one has already been quite divisive
1:23
amongst the comments on preview posts I
1:26
honestly could care less about how a
1:27
printer looks to the most part it's not
1:29
the ugliest machine I've ever seen this
1:31
is fine to me the lid is now up and over
1:34
but doesn't hold itself in place at low
1:36
angles like some other brands with
1:37
similar designs not that I can imagine
1:40
you'd ever need to hold it this low but
1:42
I know people will be looking for every
1:43
hair they can
1:44
split but I'm sure we can all agree
1:46
having an up and over lid mechanism
1:48
makes it so much easier to get access to
1:50
your prints instead of having to lift
1:52
off the whole lid and then find
1:54
somewhere to put it you can easily open
1:56
this onehanded using just your little
1:58
finger please be aware though that
2:00
whilst you can see the printer's
2:01
physical dimensions online this is only
2:04
when it's closed you'll actually need
2:05
about 51 to 52 CM depth and about 76 to
2:09
78 CM height to fit this in a desk or a
2:12
rack with the lid fully open you'll be
2:14
happy to know though if you are looking
2:15
at this printer for a print Farm then
2:17
you can easily remove the lid with a few
2:19
screws on the inside the housing is
2:21
mostly plastic with a mostly metal base
2:24
except for the front fa sh which is also
2:26
plastic there is a decent seal around
2:28
the whole upper lid which is actually
2:29
better than other recent printers I've
2:30
seen with a heater inside them this has
2:33
no heater the heater is a separate
2:35
purchase but I'll talk more about
2:36
heating later now is about the specs of
2:39
what you get in the Box looking inside
2:41
the heart of the machine is a claimed
2:42
12K display with a resolution of 11520
2:45
by 5120 pixels so it's not actually 12K
2:49
not on the Y AIS anyway and please don't
2:51
go thinking that this is somehow lesser
2:53
than a 40 ink printer in terms of print
2:55
quality because it's not not at all if
2:58
you already know this please help to
2:59
kindly spread the word to those who may
3:01
be new and unaware if you are new to
3:04
printing I'm sorry I'm not going over
3:06
this again here I've made a separate
3:07
video called 12K printers are irrelevant
3:10
which explains all this so that I don't
3:11
have to keep explaining it in every
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video so please watch that if you need
3:15
more info assuming you've watched that
3:17
then the key thing to know is that the
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AVC on this printer is 24 microns which
3:22
is obviously identical to last
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generation printers but I'll come back
3:26
to print quality later for now we're
3:28
going through the specs now the screen
3:30
size and therefore the print area is
3:32
also identical to what we had in the 12K
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generation which includes the satin 3
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and the satin 3 Ultra and that space is
3:38
pretty much 219 by 123 mm however when
3:43
compared to the satin 3 and 3 Ultra with
3:45
a build height of 220 mm this machine
3:47
has actually lost 30 mm and 40 mm
3:50
respectively versus those earlier models
3:52
and unfortunately there's no sign of a
3:54
screen protector if there is one it's
3:56
under the tape frame which is the last
3:58
place you'd want a screen protector VOR
4:00
because it makes them harder to change
4:02
but since there's also no mention of one
4:04
on the website it seems to be the case
4:05
that this machine does not have one
4:08
which is disappointing the resin bat is
4:10
a deeper design than what we've had
4:11
previously but this doesn't seem to be
4:13
to allow more resin it's because the
4:15
tilting vat needs extra depth so that it
4:17
doesn't overflow and spill and finally
4:20
they released a vat with extruded spouts
4:22
in opposing corners but these are such
4:24
odd shapes it's not exactly what I'd
4:27
expect for a good PA but if we can
4:29
praise El for one thing well we can
4:31
praise them for a lot here but let's
4:32
praise them for listening to the
4:34
community we won ACF is dead Long Live
4:39
PFA that's right gone is the easy
4:41
appealing but slightly detail reducing
4:43
ACF film in both sattin 4 printers elu
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are sticking with Crystal Clear release
4:48
films which maintains the high details
4:51
on your models hrah but they are keeping
4:54
the speed up with the tilting bat module
4:57
again I'm going to come to that let's
4:59
just keep going through the main bits
5:01
but speaking of good stuff the build
5:03
plate surface is really really good and
5:06
that has the same laser R style they
5:08
adopted in the satin 3 and Mars 4 Series
5:10
and the plate attaches to The Zed arm
5:12
with a clamp it's only a tiny thing but
5:14
I strongly prefer this to the old big
5:17
black knob however I do feel compelled
5:19
to nitpick a couple of things in this
5:21
design one is the elu says this is auto
5:25
leveling it's not Auto leveling it's
5:27
autozeroing but nothing in the mechan
5:29
will align the screen parallel to the
5:31
plate or vice versa and hold it there
5:33
there's just Springs in the plate which
5:35
can compress as the plate presses
5:37
against the screen but all the other
5:39
brands are doing the same thing and
5:41
calling itself leveling so what choice
5:42
does elu have I just want to make sure
5:44
you understand what this actually means
5:47
another Quirk is one that people
5:48
immediately spotted online from photos
5:50
alone and yes because there's a big gap
5:52
between the print plate and the upper
5:54
frame of the plate you do get resin in
5:56
here which well it's a bit harder to
5:58
scrape out before trans referring the
6:00
whole bed to a cleaning area so yeah
6:02
welcome to dripfest 2024 but I suppose
6:05
on the plus side elu does give us a bib
6:07
with this printer and I don't care what
6:09
Uncle Jesse says sure you can call this
6:11
a drip tray but if it looks like a duck
6:13
and Walks Like A Duck yeah this printer
6:15
has a bib and the final issue that I've
6:18
found with this is well it's the tapered
6:20
shape at the top of the bed where you
6:21
hold it and where it connects to the Z
6:23
arm this doesn't have much grip now it's
6:25
not happened yet but I'm constantly
6:27
worried I'm going to drop this tray and
6:29
my model onto the screen and I just feel
6:31
this could have easily been designed a
6:33
little better so that's just a note for
6:35
next time eligo now on the mechanic side
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eligo has gone back to a lead screw
6:39
where the previous Saturn Ultra had a
6:41
ball screw promoting smoother motion so
6:43
in that small regard this could seem a
6:45
bit of a downgrade but honestly since
6:47
the build plate only moves upwards
6:49
through the printing process rather than
6:51
up and down does this even matter
6:54
honestly probably not no I think this is
6:57
a smart coste efficient design choice
6:59
though one thing that stuck out like a
7:01
sore thumb is that this is the first
7:03
eligo printer I've had which has no
7:05
carbon filter something which has become
7:07
a staple in elgu's lineup though if you
7:09
check the website under the accessories
7:11
you can buy the rechargeable battery
7:13
powered ones but I'll be honest I missed
7:15
the USB ones that came on when a print
7:17
started but they do however still have
7:19
the vent hole for a connection to
7:21
something like a Mars mate or
7:22
alternatively a good extraction system
7:25
which vents fumes outside for operating
7:27
the machine let's take a look at the UI
7:29
now despite it being in portrait
7:31
orientation the UI is pretty good and a
7:33
much deserved stylistic upgrade from
7:35
previous generations of elu printers by
7:38
the Saturn 3 which was also great the
7:40
only issue I see people having is the
7:42
keyboard when typing in your Wi-Fi
7:44
password it's very small but the only
7:47
time I used that keyboard was when
7:48
typing in my Wi-Fi password once now as
7:52
many of you expect I have a pre-release
7:54
version of the printer which means I did
7:55
get some localization errors that
7:57
hopefully will be resolved before you
7:59
get them but these were small things
8:01
like it says tool on the front screen
8:02
instead of tools or when it detects a
8:04
printing error like not enough resin
8:06
your continue option reads mandatory
8:08
printing instead of something more like
8:11
continue anyway or ignore the funny one
8:13
that I can't take credit for was pointed
8:15
out to me by kyth and he noted that
8:17
after performing a self test the retest
8:20
button at the bottom says
8:22
refesh now as a functional display
8:24
during printing this screen starts with
8:26
a lot of useful info but all of this is
8:29
way too small to see without being right
8:31
or close to the machine and after a few
8:33
minutes this times out to display a
8:35
large progress wheel throughout the
8:36
print but the text here like remaining
8:38
time is still way too small throughout
8:41
the print you can adjust some exposure
8:43
settings which is a nice to have feature
8:44
when you just need to tweak a print
8:46
exposure values without having to give
8:48
it a full reslice but what's really
8:50
great is the ability to test multiple
8:52
layer exposure times at once for dialing
8:56
in new resins this saves so much time so
8:59
long as as you can figure out how to use
9:00
it so here you go just get any model you
9:03
want and put one in each of the four
9:05
corners of the bill plate in the slicer
9:07
software now if the model crosses the
9:09
halfway point on either the horizontal
9:11
or vertical axis this won't work in the
9:15
settings choose your desired layer
9:16
height and slice it you don't need to
9:18
set the time cuz we're going to do that
9:19
in a minute on the printer go to the
9:21
tools section and swipe across then
9:23
choose resin calibration press the plus
9:26
to import the model with your four
9:27
models one in each corner then choose
9:30
the exposure times on the screen for
9:32
each quadrant and press the start button
9:34
the printer will then expose each model
9:36
for your chosen amounts of time when
9:38
it's done you have four separate
9:40
exposure tests and when I compare these
9:43
test models to my control model which I
9:45
printed on its own with a set exposure
9:47
time the results match so this does
9:50
exactly what it's meant to but elu
9:52
haven't done the best in explaining how
9:54
it works at least not to me but again I
9:56
got a preview copy of the printer so
9:58
hopefully this is in the manual when you
10:00
get yours but once this was initially
10:02
dialed in with half second differences I
10:04
could then go back for a second pass and
10:06
tighten up my exposure times even
10:08
further to 1/10th of a second further
10:11
still 100th of a second if I wanted to
10:14
overall this is a good UI but the
10:16
orientation limits Tech size which I
10:18
think is too small as I said but right
10:21
then let's get to the fun stuff eligo
10:23
sent me standard resin which is not
10:25
going to show off the quality this
10:26
machine's capable of so I use some of
10:28
Frozen's new Aqua hyperfine because this
10:31
is incredibly High detail now print
10:33
quality I can sum up very quickly thanks
10:36
to the exposure test I commonly used to
10:37
dial in every printer this is as good as
10:40
a satin 3 Series printer but not in any
10:42
way noticeably better there you go done
10:45
but I know you guys want some more
10:46
visual sex appeal so in this video I've
10:48
printed out a few models to show off its
10:50
detail but also because this is one of
10:52
the few printers I've had where I start
10:54
printing and just because I'm so
10:56
impressed with a machine I want to keep
10:58
Printing With It so today I've got a
11:00
load of models from loot Studios latest
11:02
sci-fi bundle which I'll show more of
11:04
throughout the video I've got another
11:06
awesome samurai from Titan Forge I've
11:08
got a giant rat Titan from onepage rules
11:10
and some penguins from arch villain
11:12
games yeah apparently I like penguins in
11:15
war games now and if you're wondering
11:16
what the hell I even mean by that well
11:18
allow me a moment to bring you a small
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about 3D printable models because I'm
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determined to bring you relevant
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11:28
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11:30
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11:37
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11:39
full rule set for their ranges of
11:41
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11:46
these guys are working together to build
11:48
the future of wargaming letting players
11:50
use any models they like with open and
11:52
free rules for fun easy to learn fast
11:54
toplay gaming experiences the upcoming
11:57
worlds Beyond campaign is designed to to
11:59
offer anyone an opportunity to discover
12:01
new creators and get into wargaming at
12:03
an affordable cost and I even got to be
12:05
there at the birth of this and featuring
12:07
some of their promo content so it's
12:09
worth checking out just to watch me make
12:11
a tit of Myself by being a typical
12:13
British guy but the point I was making
12:16
is they've worked together to create the
12:17
best possible armies from Titan Forge
12:19
and Arch villing games existing catalog
12:22
and they've put together some of their
12:23
existing models to create bundles that
12:25
didn't previously exist now I'll put a
12:27
mix of normal and affiliate links to
12:29
this campaign and all of these models in
12:31
the video description so if you're
12:32
looking for cool models to print or a
12:34
fun war game to play without model
12:36
restrictions that you may be used to I
12:38
recommend you check them all out even if
12:40
it's just to watch me make a bit of a
12:42
tit of myself when it comes to slicing
12:44
eligo seem to have ditched whatever
12:45
agreement or partnership they had in the
12:47
last generation with Vox or dance tango
12:50
this machine comes with chitu box basic
12:52
bundled on the USB drive this makes
12:54
sense because chitubox now has a whole
12:56
network module which lets you remotely
12:58
connect to your compatible printers so
13:00
you can send files view the camera
13:01
remotely see printing status and
13:03
progress or download time lapses this is
13:06
also the reason I haven't winged that
13:08
the USB port is on the back side of the
13:10
machine because I don't use it I send
13:12
everything remotely but this is still
13:14
chitu box we're talking about so expect
13:17
some level of jankiness at times like
13:19
having to restart your printer and PC
13:21
when the time lapse will not download
13:23
for some random reason and when sending
13:26
a file to the printer remotely make sure
13:28
you've got enough space before you click
13:29
Send otherwise it just will not work
13:32
unless you fully slice and save the
13:34
model again but for the most part this
13:36
works and when you slice your file just
13:38
send it to the printer's 6.3 GB of
13:40
internal storage and start the print
13:42
remotely and you've got less worries to
13:44
have if you've accidentally left
13:45
something on the plate because if the
13:47
printer detects any obstructions it'll
13:49
just pause the job however there's no
13:51
notification of this coming your way not
13:54
via the chit box app unless you manually
13:56
check it and there's no eligo phone app
13:58
which I think think it's about time that
14:00
we had now then this tilting mechanism
14:03
as I said not a gimmick not at all by
14:06
angling the release film away from the
14:07
model as it releases each layer the pull
14:09
force is significantly reduced meaning
14:12
faster releases fewer fails and the
14:14
possibility of thinner support contact
14:16
points and yes it works it works
14:19
incredibly well this is not only the
14:21
biggest advancement on this machine it
14:23
could possibly be the biggest
14:24
advancement of this whole printing
14:26
generation even with this High detail
14:28
resin which I would expect to fail
14:30
easier than tougher less detailed resins
14:32
I'm using this printer in fast mode and
14:35
I've not had a single print issue from
14:37
the machine not one and considering
14:40
we're using Crystal Clear PFA rather
14:42
than ACF there's no reduction in print
14:44
quality either now as many people
14:47
pointed out when they first saw photos
14:48
of this machine the Gap around the LCD
14:51
is a potential issue because you could
14:53
drip resin in there and destroy the
14:55
mechanics well first of all like I said
14:57
it comes with a bib but because I'm lazy
15:00
I still caused myself an issue which led
15:02
to resing Dripping inside the machine
15:04
you see when you start a print one of
15:06
the intelligent AI features told me that
15:08
there's not enough resin so I tried to
15:10
pour more in via the spout on the corner
15:12
and yeah it dripped right down inside
15:14
the printer but every problem's an
15:17
opportunity and this gave me a chance to
15:18
open it up and show off a couple of
15:20
things one is that disassembly to get
15:22
access to these parts was no more than
15:24
four hex screws on the top and four from
15:26
the bottom once inside we can get a good
15:28
look at this tilting mechanism and how
15:30
it works and also and thankfully there's
15:34
actually a recess lip around the whole
15:36
inside of the screen so if you do get
15:38
the odd small drop down this Gap it
15:40
looks like it's not going to be the
15:41
biggest issue in the world this is a
15:43
nice design choice elegu but still guys
15:46
just don't do this and if you do by
15:49
accident you still want to clean it but
15:52
the best part and I mean the best part
15:54
of this whole mechanism existing is that
15:56
it's all controlled by the printer not
15:59
the slicer or the G-Code the printer has
16:01
two modes fast mode and slow mode in
16:04
fast mode it takes about 2 seconds for
16:06
the vat to tilt down and return back to
16:08
position you can see it happening here
16:10
in real time on all equivalent printers
16:13
without this tilt mechanism it's more
16:15
like 6 or 7 Seconds between layers and
16:18
that's undeniable this printer is at
16:20
least three times faster than others and
16:22
again with no quality reduction but as I
16:25
was saying the best part is that because
16:27
this printer controls the the speed all
16:29
of your typical slicer settings
16:31
controlling lift speeds and retract
16:33
speeds they're all gone these are some
16:35
of the more complicated settings you
16:37
need to deal with in 3D printers so
16:39
having them gone makes this machine
16:41
significantly easier for users to
16:43
operate so can you understand now why
16:45
I'm saying this is genuinely one of the
16:47
most impressive advancements I've seen
16:49
in consumer 3D printing technology and
16:51
finally the AI camera is that good nah
16:54
it's a bit mate now I can only
16:56
guess that the AI failure detection from
16:59
this camera does operate you see whilst
17:01
I've not had an actual failure for it to
17:03
detect it did detect an obstruction when
17:05
I tried to put a light inside the
17:06
printer because the light fell overnight
17:08
obstructing the camera so the print
17:10
detected that and paused but let's say
17:12
you have an actual failure but it's on
17:14
the opposite corner of the plate from
17:16
where the camera is it's blocked by all
17:18
the other models so how would the camera
17:20
possibly detect it if you know please
17:23
tell me but I don't think it can how can
17:25
it even see past the first row of models
17:28
I honestly just don't see a huge value
17:30
in this level of camera- based AI
17:31
detection on resin printers in this
17:33
tight space on fdm where you can see the
17:36
full build area sure but not here what I
17:39
do care about though and maybe this is
17:41
just me cuz I do videos is sexy
17:43
time-lapses of my Prints but let's be
17:45
honest they are satisfying to watch but
17:48
without a light they just look crap now
17:51
as one of my Facebook followers Simon
17:52
Roberts pointed out the FAQ for this
17:55
printer shows eligo giving the reason
17:57
for not including a light and they
17:58
recommend users don't install their own
18:01
because it could mess up how the AI
18:03
functions work so why then did elu
18:05
advertise time-lapse photography on
18:07
their website with a very well-lit
18:10
photograph that is a little bit cheeky
18:12
elu and I'm sure some customers will
18:14
have stronger words to say about it so
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anyway I figured screw it and I'm AED in
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an amran MC light using double-sided
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tape and velcro and then just wedg the
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power cable in through the top of the
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lid other than the light falling off
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after the first attempt I had no issues
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with the print the resin and my time
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lapse came out great personally I'd much
18:33
rather have the pretty timelapse feature
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over the partially functional AI feature
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any day but what would you rather have
18:39
make your opinions heard by adding the
18:41
comment below I'm sure elu will see it
18:43
and I hope they'll take it on board for
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future printers so here we are at the
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conclusion and you're probably wondering
18:49
should you buy this printer well if
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you're looking for a new printer and
18:52
your budget's around $500 or less this
18:55
is a no-brainer whilst there's no
18:57
improvement in print quality over last
18:59
gen's 12K printers the speed this offers
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makes it better than any unheated
19:04
printer that's come before it and if
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you're running a print farm and you're
19:07
not using these then your competitors
19:09
that are can churn out models three
19:11
times faster than you put it this way
19:14
now that this exists if all future
19:16
printers don't adopt this tilting
19:17
release mechanism they'll have a hard
19:19
job competing with the ones that do but
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yes I am still disappointed of course I
19:24
am it's me a't it like I'm British I'm
19:26
going to have a winge about something
19:27
even when it's great but yeah I am
19:29
disappointed in this printer and I don't
19:31
mean the slightly dropable build play or
19:33
the lack of a light for time-lapses but
19:36
the lack of a heated vat in this machine
19:38
is a huge missed opportunity I know
19:41
they've got an optional heater coming
19:43
and I'm going to cover that in a future
19:44
video when I get one along with a video
19:46
for the normal sattin 4 a comparison of
19:48
the two a comparison of these versus
19:50
their direct competitors so subscribe to
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the channel and don't miss them but if
19:55
this had a heated vat okay and a light
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for time lapses even if this machine
20:00
cost $150 or $200 more I'd be here
20:03
telling you that this is the perfect
20:05
modern printer and instead I can only
20:08
say it's amazing again if you're going
20:11
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20:13
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20:15
creators whose models I've used in the
20:16
video too they all have thousands of
20:19
Creations from Miniatures to much larger
20:21
sculpts and busts you'll be hard pressed
20:23
not to find something you like from one
20:25
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