Anycubic Photon Mono M5S Pro HONEST review

*Anycubic Photon Mono M5S Pro*
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[tomkzinti]

VOGman, I just wanted to take a minute to tell you I think you're the best in-depth 3D printer reviewer on Youtube. Hello from Oregon, USA! Thank you for your thoroughness and time spent making both test prints and the video itself. It is much appreciated. Thank you very much for your efforts. Good job!

[FranklyPeetoons]

Every resin printer I've ever bought was a result of your reviews. You know what to say and when to say it to inform viewers who are paying close attention, despite the overall tone of the review. Well done. Artfully danced. Archly positioned. Keep it coming.

[ZdPrints]

Something I desperately want to see in resin printers is open source firmware. There are QoL features like you mentioned that are literally two lines of code, and I’m sure the community can make these machines 10x better just by changing or adding a few values

[melcrose]

Easy way to mount heater - velcro. Esp the "hard plastic" velcro, will lock something down with very little movement.

[MrKalistro]

Hi! Thanks for the review. As for the problems of detecting "fingerprint residues" on a new film, a clean table and a new resin, they are related to the temperature of the resin that you poured before the first printing. I mainly print with viscous industrial resins, and I often come across the fact that when the resin temperature is below the recommended one, the viscosity of the resin increases. Due to the increased viscosity of the resin, its hydraulic resistance to the table increases when it is lowered. At this moment, the pressure sensor built into the printer detects this excessive resistance, and thinks that it has encountered the remnants of an old print. Try to heat the resin above +24 C first, and then start printing with the control function enabled.

[Campingquest]

After updating the firmware via the app the plate no longer rises quickly causing splashing. Instead it stays on the bottom and remains submerged until printing starts.

[COYOTE]

Your British accent alone was enough to convince me ! thank you!!

[DaveDRC]

would u either get a saturn3 ultra or a anycubic m5s pro?

[xRaptorScreamx]

The heater unit not being standalone is also good because it can be bought and used with other printers. I have the M5s, and i do hope they're gonna sell it separately. Making it better is another thing.
Deeping the plate while the heater is doing it's thing, will make the resin and the build plate similar temps. If the plate is in the air while heating, the resin might heat faster than the plate, and when the plate goes in, it will decrease the temp of the resin fast

[NBYTreal]

You know people, before writing a comment, please be a nice person and think about it effects other people? Good idea in my opinion.
I just bought and absolutely fucking love this printer. I go into the comments to see what’s going on, and now I’m being dogged on because people are ignorant of what they’re saying and now hating on a printer I just spent hundreds of dollars on
Stop making fun of it because it just puts people down

[mjmeans]

The thing I notice about dipping the plate. This increases the surface area of the resin exposed to hot air circulation by the resin coating the plate. It would help keep the plate from getting too hot since it's closer to hotter air. And as the resin on the plate gets hotter and less viscous it drips down heating the resin in the vat more efficiently than only air convection to the surface of the vat. The printer might come to a stable temp even faster if it dips the plate several times during the heating process.

[GRANDOS]

Phrozen is will soon reveal Mighty REVO - it will be also 14k, but probably the same screen with rectangular pixels

[ModelCitizenStudio]

I’m still considering the GK2 or wait for the next generation Saturn

[Saveddrip]

Ive had 2 other resin. So far this has worked every time with no failed prints

[BarsMonster]

At 10:22 I see horizontal lines - which indicate noise on Z axis?

[waynehawkins]

Thanks for the review. I just got one of these and no problems so far. Have found support with Anycubic outstanding and have reply to all my emails so far. I'm base in New Zealand and have found getting supplies of resin hard from the Anycubic website. I have to pick destination of 'other' and too many show as sold out. I also after a replacment vat for this printer and also cannot source, hopefully they will improve on this.

Thanks for the other resin you use, I have found a supplier directed in New Zealand to buy 5KG from - nice

If your looking for a resin printer, I would recommend this one. Happy printing.

[zumuvtuber]

Thanks for the review. Ironically, I feel like some software features are making these new printers worse. The issue you showcased where the plate lifted and resin kept splashing outside the tray is an easy way to accidentally destroy the display. Regardless of how good the print quality is, I feel like huge oversights like that can be a deal breaker for a lot of professionals and even hobbyists.

[kittitachsaleewong]

sry for newbie question, which one is better Saturn 3 ultra or M5S pro

[MemelordSupreme]

I'm thinking a fan duct that could clip onto the heater to direct the heat directly to the vat's edge might be a pretty good idea. I'm glad these are looking like they're built pretty well. I have one on the way and so far I like what I'm seeing! Definitely going to be interesting to see the difference between the M5s and my Saturn S.

[HunterValleyDan]

Great review Geoff! Very informative, and delivered with a wonderful sense of humour! Makes me laugh every time. I can see why you like the printer. But I actually facepalmed myself when the heater turns out to be a last minute "chuck one in the box - that'll shut him up!" solution.

Elegoo. You could have put yourselves a mile ahead in the race with a heater that integrates properly with the printer. Not to mention firmware that actually does what you claim it will do... I don't think Elegoo has raised the bar much with this effort. Except, that it looks like it is a very good resin printer and produces very good prints.

Anyhoo... well done Geoff. Hopefully Elegoo will listen very closely to your recommendations. Or maybe Phrozen will... or Anycubic....

Frankly, I think all of these companies should be paying you big $$$ as a consultant to their R&D departments! 😁