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okay here we are now I know I already
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did a live stream and sorry about the
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pop-up size in that but this is a more
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formal approach of announcing the latest
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uniformation printer the gk3 ultra if
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you've been on the fence it's probably
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time to get off especially since this is
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potentially the do everything machine
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that people have wanted for a long time
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let's crack on with it hi I'm Ross and
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this is fa Hammer videos first a
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disclaimer before we begin cuz this
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isn't one of my usual videos this is not
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a review it can't be a review because I
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only have a prototype unit this specific
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unit has had some quirks I've had to
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work through and many of the components
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are 3D printed sample pieces in fact
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I've had it in pieces and back and I've
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worked with uniformation to highlight
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any potential snags the units that go
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out to everyone including me as review
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samples will have most of these things
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resolved some will come later via
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software updates and others based on
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your feedback too so again not a review
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which means no critical analysis from me
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here this is full promotion on behalf of
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uniformation if you want my critique it
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will come after we get release units I
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just don't want people telling everyone
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I'm raving about this when my job today
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is to do no more than show it I've not
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been paid for this video but after the
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stunning success of the gk2 I've kind of
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been gunning to promote their next
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printer this one what you will get to
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see today are all of the present and
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upcoming features of the machine and if
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you spot anything I've missed or you
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think could be an issue add it in the
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comments I'll strive to answer everyone
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and uniformation are watching okay all
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that out of the way let's get on so
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they've done it and they were the first
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to do it too uniformation have brought
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the pixel resolution of smaller printers
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to a large format 13 and 1/2 in printer
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this thing prints huge models with its
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generous build area of
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302x 162 by 300 mm the resolution of
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this machine is
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15,120 X
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6,230 pixels below the screen is a
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matrix LED UV array so this is a 16k
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display but like most modern printers is
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only 16k on the x-axis the pixel size is
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20 microns on X but only 26 on y giving
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this printer AVC of 26 microns that's
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just two Micron shy of modern 10in
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printers and they 12K or 4 ink displays
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they have an AVC of 24 microns and the
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next highest resolution printer for a
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printer of this size is something like
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the mega 8K at 43 microns than the
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Jupiter at 51 and if you're new to
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Printing and you want to know what ABC
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means check out my 12K printers are a
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relevant video but please skip to about
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7 Minutes in cuz the beginning is very
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boring but the point is regardless of
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the 16k this isn't this is the first
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printer of this size to bring us this
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quality and the next best is almost half
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as much and we're going to go through
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the features and honestly guys I'll
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forgive anyone who says that this is
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just a bigger gk2 because that's a fair
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and accurate assessment now on the
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positive side of this I expect many
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recent gk2 buyers won't be looking at
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this machine and thinking I've missed
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out because you'll get about the same
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print quality on the two as you will on
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the three Ultra it's just the size
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difference along with a couple of new
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features and what makes the gk2 and gk3
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Ultra great is more than just the heater
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as many gk2 owners will attest to its
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sensible design choices leading to a
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simpler and smoother printing experience
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speaking of the features let's walk
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through them so you've got the heater
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first and foremost the way this works is
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that the chamber below the LCD is warmed
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up and heat passes through the LCD to
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warm the resin from below the
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temperature is monitored by a small
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sensor within the frame area of the LCD
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now I did ask them why not a heated vat
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this time and I was told by uniformation
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that heated Vats are good but they warm
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from the sides of the vat which can lead
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to inconsistent resin temperature across
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the whole surface and apparently heating
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from the circulated heat in the chamber
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below leads to a more even spread of
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warmth and that makes sense to me and
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the CI got in GCSE physics but if you
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know better let me know down in the
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comments please I haven't tested this
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theory on a printer with a heated VAP
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because I've only recently gotten a
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thermal camera and in this case the heat
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seems fairly evenly spread but yes heat
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can also reduce the life of an LCD but
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for anyone with this argument come on
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guys it's 30° there are people in the
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world who live in environments hotter
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than this in fact I bet many would love
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it if it was that cool so yeah heat
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shortens the life of electronics but
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instead of pointing out how this printer
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kills the screen let's be a bit more
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realistic in regard to what degree this
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heat actually has an impact I mean the
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resin gets hot as it cures you know and
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that's in all printers but let's say you
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do need to replace the screen well in
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typical uniformation fashion this is a
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case of unscrewing the screen
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disconnecting a ribbon cable then
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putting a new one in LCDs are
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consumables in 3D printers after all but
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screen replacement in this one is easier
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than in every other printer out there
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except the gk2 because that one has two
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fewer screws than this a quick look at
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the lid shows us we now have a robustly
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hinged up and over unit which is more in
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line with modern machines than the gk2
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though when this is open you will need
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77 cm of height and 47 cm of depth in
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your work area the machine is 45 cm wide
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if you're looking for the dimensions now
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I've already seen people say in the
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comments on my other video that it's a
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no for them because they need to rack
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mount printers but uniformation have
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designed this in such a way that you can
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just remove the two hinge screws from
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each side and then you have a removable
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face plate instead which is still much
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less to store elsewhere than a whole lid
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making this incredibly accessible for
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home users and print Farms alike see I
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told you these guys were smart however
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and perhaps in contrast to that
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assessment I do need to point out that
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whilst the lid has a built-in handle for
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opening it one-handed and draft excluder
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strips down the side to keep heating the
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handle currently has a big gap allowing
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you to get your fingers inside the
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printer and allowing the warmth and
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potentially toxic fumes out now
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uniformation have realized this when I
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pointed it out to them and whilst the
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demo units going out to other creators
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still have this issue the Gap will be
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properly covered before production units
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start to ship and yes you'll still have
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a handle but you should have seen their
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reaction when I pointed this out to
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them another Tiny But handy feature is
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the bullseye spirit level on the front
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right corner of the machine coupled with
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the adjustable legs you can now get the
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printer itself even on pretty much any
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work surface right then moving inside
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the printer we have a very large bed
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this design is very similar to that on
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the gk2 but much larger no getting resin
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on the top of this build plate however
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the leveling mechanism has moved from
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the plate itself and is now part of the
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Z arm it's pretty much the same
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mechanism and leveling method as before
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but now it's moved so you can actually
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see the screws and there is no Auto
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leveling in this machine but there's
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also no true Auto leveling in any resin
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printer that I've seen yet and before
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you call me a uniformation shill I've
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said this in every resin printer review
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that said it's got Auto leveling but at
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least this one comes pre-leveled what
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this printer doesn't have however is any
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form of pressure detection features the
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bill plate Clips to The Zed arm with a
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large lever which is Handy for
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one-handed operation what I can't show
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you though are the Dual linear rails or
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the ball screw yes this has a ball screw
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not a lead screw this printer has these
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things but they are actually all covered
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to prevent any errant splashes of resin
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from gumming up the mechanism the vat is
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quite large and whilst mine here reads
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Max 900 milliters the final version will
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allow for one lit of resin as the
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maximum in the vat and as I write this
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they're still deciding whether the
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printer will come with PFA or ACF by
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default mine and the first sample models
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they send out will be ACF now if you
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don't know what this is ACF will reduce
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the peel forces which speeds up Prints
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but it leaves surface marks on models
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however for for a printer of this size
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well will many people actually buy it
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for printing small detailed models in
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which case those small surface marks are
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a moot point but what I do know for
9:11
certain is that you can buy extra PFA or
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ACF sheets for this machine and you can
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actually buy extra Vats which come with
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either ACF or PFA pre-installed you just
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decide which one you want if you buy
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this printer during its pre-order window
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I'll have exclusive codes that you can
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get either free resin or free release
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film should you want to use the
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alternative those along with my
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affiliate links will be down in the
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description please make sure you check
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them to get your freebies with your
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purchase and just to advise I have used
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both ACF and PFA in this machine this
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vat now Clips to the chassis using
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latches along its thick metal frame so
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no more breakable clips and the whole
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print bed will actually slide into a
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slot on the left hand side of the bill
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plate then slide into a notch on the
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upper chassis allowing the vat to become
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a drip tray and this is the first
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printer of this size to have a sensibly
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oriented method for a drip tray most
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leave the prints dangling at an odd
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angle restricting you to smaller parts
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or having larger Parts still sat in the
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resin and touching the screen here by
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holding it horizontally the full 300 mm
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of build height is covered by the 300 mm
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of the width of the vat and then some
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cuz the vat's actually quite wide now as
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for speed the metrics quoted to me are
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30 mm per hour for 0.1 mm layers which
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Compares it via the same BS metric that
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other brands use but nobody prints at a
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more sensible measure is 60 mm per hour
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for 50 Micron layers uniformation have
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advised me that they've focused on print
10:49
quality rather than speed for this
10:52
machine now then as for the UI right now
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as I've got it this is still the exact
10:58
same UI y as the gk2 but it's not
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finished and uniformation are now
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concentrating on additional features
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which will be added for when the printer
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goes on General release and the
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uniformation UI was already fairly solid
11:12
but a bit basic compared to Modern
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standards put your USB drive in and
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choose a file to print the machine will
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then copy this file to internal storage
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and verify its Integrity you can then
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remove the USB drive as you wish whilst
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continuing with your print and as of
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right now you can still set up the
11:30
printer's 7 GB internal storage as a
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network drive on your PC this allows you
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to copy files to it remotely using the
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ethernet connection or USB Wi-Fi dongle
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that comes included with the printer but
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uniformation are working with both
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chitubox and lchi to integrate with
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their more automated Network systems so
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you can send files start a print and
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monitor print progress remotely from
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within the slicer and they've also told
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me they're adding the ability to to edit
11:59
a sliced file settings directly from the
12:02
UI and the one I think most of you will
12:04
like is the fact that they're adding the
12:06
ability to run multiple exposure time
12:08
tests in a single print yeah I thought
12:11
that wanted impress you I'm certainly
12:13
looking forward to testing that out so
12:15
that's pretty much the gk2 with some new
12:17
features coming but this one has some
12:20
new features so let's get on to them
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we've got two one is an LED light bar
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which can be turned on and off from the
12:27
UI this sits at the top of the pr
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above the vat and behind your prints now
12:32
on an unrelated note remember how I said
12:34
if you can spot anything you think could
12:35
be an issue let me know in the comments
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yeah just reminding you now we've
12:39
reached this far through the video no
12:40
reason it's not related to the LED thing
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at all honestly the other new feature
12:44
though is the resin system now let me
12:47
sort something out as I've already been
12:49
accused of being a uniformation shill on
12:52
my announcement video
12:54
because I typically hate anything
12:57
measured in K but I like 16 okay here I
13:00
hate ACF but I like it here and I hate
13:03
resin pumps but I like them here that
13:05
was a comment I got on a video let me be
13:07
clear well as clear as I was in the live
13:09
stream that this commenter clearly
13:11
skipped through and I've already said
13:14
this is not a critical review I don't
13:17
love the term 16k I've already said this
13:20
isn't 16k what I like about this printer
13:23
is that the AVC is 26 microns and I
13:27
don't suddenly love ACF but but like I
13:29
already said in another larger format
13:31
resin printer review it does make more
13:34
sense when you're printing large things
13:37
and I don't love resin pumps because I
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don't like the mess they cause and their
13:42
speed limitations but with this one
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they've solved several of the resin pump
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problems I have you see resin pumps
13:50
usually only work with one bottle type
13:52
or you need to leave your resin bottle
13:54
open near the printer this printer comes
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with an empty storage bottle which you
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can fill up with your own resin using
14:02
the spout which is included with the
14:04
printer and you can buy extras of these
14:07
if you so wish but the best part is that
14:10
this bottle with your resin in or
14:12
uniformation own which now comes in
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these Square cassettes plugs in at the
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top at the back of the printer and this
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is pressurized to ensure that it pumps
14:22
all of the resin out of the bottles but
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this also ensures that when you remove
14:27
the bottle there are no beaks or drips
14:29
to worry about and I like that and
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further to this the system has the
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ability to pressurize and Purge the
14:36
lines to reducing any chance of
14:39
cross-contamination to a bare minimum
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and you can flush it further if you like
14:44
by filling an empty container with a
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cleaning solution though in my testing I
14:49
couldn't see any drops of wargamer resin
14:51
in my red Frozen resin when I tried this
14:54
function out oh and it also weighs the
14:56
bottle when you put it into the machine
14:57
to estimate how much you have in it at
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all times and this has seemed fairly
15:02
accurate so far and it's helpful because
15:05
there's a calibration function built
15:07
into the UI so as far as resin filling
15:10
systems go this is by far the cleanest
15:13
I've ever used and because it only
15:15
refills the system when you have a very
15:17
small amount left in the base of the vat
15:20
this makes heating a little more
15:22
efficient too because there's less resin
15:24
to warm at any given time now I need to
15:27
say here I had a bit of an argument with
15:29
uniformation we'll call it a
15:31
disagreement but it's one where they
15:33
kind of proved I was in the wrong you
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see I thought the printer shouldn't warn
15:38
you that you don't have enough resin
15:40
before a print which is what it does it
15:42
warns you and I thought it shouldn't do
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this especially when a bottle is nearly
15:46
empty I felt that because it takes the
15:49
estimated volume from the slicer file
15:51
and Compares that to the volume of the
15:53
resin in the bottle only not the vat it
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should let you print regardless and then
15:59
just pause when the bottle runs out and
16:01
let you swap it but as they correctly
16:03
pointed out much like one of my
16:05
commenters who goes by a while Tom
16:07
appeared and is also one of the guys
16:09
behind table flip foundaries testing for
16:11
things like the cones of calibration
16:13
among other much more technical resin
16:16
printer things what they told me is that
16:18
when a print pauses you can get lines in
16:21
your print now I know that but it's not
16:23
because of accuracy in the printer but
16:25
because of things like temperature
16:27
changes to the resin between layers and
16:28
and also its exposure to oxygen or its
16:32
time sitting in a pool of warm resin
16:34
waiting the longer the pause the more
16:36
likely this type of line will occur so
16:39
basically you don't want a print sat on
16:41
Paws for ages waiting for you to notice
16:43
and then swap a bottle over so to avoid
16:46
this they warn you before a print what
16:48
the volume of the print is versus what
16:50
you have in the printer if this is more
16:52
than the 1.2 L these uniformation
16:54
bottles hold at Max you might have a bit
16:57
of math to do remember you can have up
16:59
to a liter of resin in the vat plus the
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1.2 L in the bottle so as long as your
17:04
print is less than that you're fine and
17:07
even on a printer this big 2.2 L is an
17:11
excessive amount of resin for a single
17:13
print if in the very unlikely scenario
17:17
you need more than that yeah you need to
17:19
remember to top it up and if say you
17:22
have half a bottle of resin left before
17:24
a print and this is telling you that you
17:26
don't have enough the recommendation
17:28
from UNIF formation was to purge the
17:30
excess and then put in a fresh bottle so
17:32
you always have a full bottle in waiting
17:35
now maybe this seems like a lot of faf
17:37
and fair enough you might like just
17:39
pouring resin in and pouring it out
17:41
don't worry you don't need to use any of
17:43
this it is completely optional and you
17:45
can turn it all off completely in the
17:48
menus and just pour resin in and out
17:50
manually or you can leave it on and
17:53
you're still allowed to print by just
17:55
clicking ignore to all of the warnings
17:57
so that's the printer let's let's touch
17:59
on the wash and cure systems The Cure
18:01
system is simple it's the same as the
18:03
last one they made but bigger I already
18:05
have a video showing the previous cure
18:07
station feel free to watch that and
18:10
imagine it's bigger but what do you want
18:12
to know about this really it's a box
18:14
with UV lights in and a turntable in it
18:17
you set on the front how long you want
18:19
it to run for and click Start easy
18:22
simple big now this one is also
18:24
compatible with uniformation filter
18:26
cartridges that slot on the back just
18:28
like the pr
18:29
the same size and same shape ones fit
18:31
here and this also has a heating
18:33
function in this one for drying but even
18:35
uniformation recommend you to pre-dry
18:37
your models with a hair dryer which
18:40
personally I think says enough about the
18:42
drying function of this device the lid
18:44
opens on top not the front now as for
18:47
the wash station this is a bit more
18:49
complex for big prints you will
18:51
obviously need a bigger wash and cure
18:53
station from the norm now I've not
18:56
managed to get this fully operational
18:58
yet but the idea is you fill up the
18:59
large buckets with water the system
19:02
fills the chamber with fluid it lowers
19:04
the build plate into the fluid washes it
19:06
for a maximum of 3 minutes using an
19:08
impeller then raises the bed up flips it
19:11
180° and submerges it again for the same
19:14
wash time once the Cycle's complete the
19:17
water drains back into the container and
19:20
you can also use the included basket
19:22
with parts like in most other resin
19:24
cleaning units let me once again remind
19:27
you though that no particular Reon
19:28
reason this is not a critical review of
19:31
any of these devices I have actually
19:33
reviewed one like this before I'd
19:35
recommend checking that out for a better
19:37
idea of how this kind of system works as
19:40
for print quality well I printed a few
19:42
large items using wargamer resin I
19:45
started with a miniature this model of
19:47
Lord narcissus created by the wonderful
19:49
people at Titan Forge and then I printed
19:51
a larger version then I printed parts
19:53
for a stupidly large version for no
19:56
other reason than I could and by the way
20:00
if you buy this printer this model comes
20:02
bundled with it among others do you dare
20:05
print one this big please don't now I
20:07
also used Frozen's hyperfine resin to do
20:10
some exposure tests to measure the XY
20:12
accuracy you will find this comparable
20:15
with the correct English meaning of that
20:17
word to smaller 8K to 14K printers feel
20:21
free to pause the video and take a
20:22
screenshot of this flat test then you
20:24
can compare it to other resin printer
20:26
reviews that I've done and so to f
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finish let's talk about the price now we
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were told not to say anything about this
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until release and it may have been
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revealed before now if not let me tell
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you what it is if you're watching this
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video within the first 2 days of the
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printer going on sale you can pick it up
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now bear in mind the gk2 was
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849 you can pick up the gk3 ultra for
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$999.99 or local equivalent near enough
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and this pre-order price price is for
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those first technically 3 days due to
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time zones but for those first 3 days
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whilst pre-order stocks last so I would
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highly recommend be verying quick if you
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want it that cheap just remember to use
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our affiliate links and make sure you
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use one of the codes in the description
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of this video to get your free gift
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during this period after this super
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early bird period it will then go up to
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a pre-order price of 1,1 99 but this is
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still at a discount when the products
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finally released the recommended retail
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price goes up to
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1,299 so you can understand uniformation
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are really gearing up to get a lot of
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those early sales so if you want it for
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that price like I said stock could be
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limited for a certain amount to go so
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cheap so yeah not trying to do the fomo
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thing but if you want it that cheap get
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it that cheap now because it it ain't
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going to be that cheap again for a long
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long time if ever but there you go guys
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that's the printer and its accessories
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but that's the printer it's available
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pretty much now so if you like it and
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you want it get your ass over there and
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get it please as I said click our
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affiliate Link in the description and
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I'm not getting paid to make this so I
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only get paid if you decide to go and
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buy it and use that link now for
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everyone else maybe you like it but but
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are still on the fence if so please look
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out for my full critical review coming
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soon I want to say thanks for watching
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with a huge thanks to our members who
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are on screen now I'm going to wrap this
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one up here so you can rush off and buy
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the printer see you guys next time faux
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hammer out
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