Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra Review - Honey, I Shrunk the Printer!!!

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0:00 - Introduction: First Impressions of the New Printer
0:58 - Key Questions Answered: Tilt Mechanism and Purchase Worthiness
1:10 - Design Features: Technical Stripes and Lid Mechanics
2:00 - Practical Considerations: Space Requirements for Use
2:36 - Technical Specs: 12K Display and Print Quality Misconceptions
3:26 - Screen size and Print Volume
4:00 - Unique Features: Tilt Vat and Resin Vat Design
4:39 - Transition to PFA: Advancements in Print Detail
5:01 - Build Plate and Z-Arm Connection: Design Enhancements and Concerns
6:37 - Mechanic Changes: Lead Screw vs. Ball Screw
7:01 - Ventilation and Filtering: Changes in Design
7:29 - User Interface: Orientation and Usability
8:01 - Localization Errors and UI Details
9:00 - Resin Calibration Feature: How to Use It
10:02 - Print Quality Summation: Comparison to Saturn 3 Series
11:00 - Model Showcase: Variety and Detail of Printed Models
12:44 - Slicing Software: Transition to Chitu Box
13:56 - Remote Printing and Storage: New Features and Limitations
14:03 - Tilt Mechanism Benefits: Reducing Print Failures
16:01 - AI Camera and Failure Detection: Limitations and Potential
17:55 - Installation of Additional Lighting: User Modifications
18:17 - Conclusion: Should You Buy This Printer?

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[erre]

Please 🙏🏻 we definitely need a video of how to use the calibration feature on the Saturn 4 ultra. It’s very confusing. In all the groups of Facebook this has been a major issue as well as settings. Lots of people are having a hard time levelling the plate and getting things to stick or to release easily from the plate. We definitely need a good tutorial from a real expert like yourself. On a side note thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and a keeping it real. Sincerely thank you.

[ger]

Recently got myself a P1S through your videos/links, I have to say it’s been absolutely incredible! I’ve been blown away by the speed, videos really don’t do it justice in that regard. The quality of the prints has been flawless, only one fail and that was entirely my fault.
Thanks for all the work you do, really appreciate it! 😅❤️👍🏻

[TS_Mind_Swept]

I'm glad you've continued using the Micron measurement you outlined in that one video, make it a lot easier to compare the printer's detail capabilities

[RisingApe]

Haha 😂 thanks for the shout out and yes people, use Ross’s links

[Immolate]

Picked up one of these for smaller jobs and one for a friend who owns a games and comics store and who hosts our weekly game. He does a lot of 40k, but GW is making life difficult on retailers and he's trying to stay on top of the trends. Now that ABS-like is a thing, he's getting more willing to explore options. I figure with a Mars 5 Ultra, he can get his feet wet. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a half dozen Saturn 4 Ultras cranking out models in a year. I used your link, Ross. Mazel Tov!

[domcisme]

Hey dude just leaving a comment to support you anyway I can. Appreciate all the effort u put into these.

[RWHobbies]

12:23 You prefer something 9 inches plus? 😢

[TheMugwump]

Hey I was just thinking of something that I don't remember you talking about that can save people a decent amount of $$ on cleaning materials. You may be able to add this to a video.

Most people should know you don't want to throw out uncured resin on stuff like gloves and paper towels. I've seen people talk about throwing that stuff in the cure station, but that just makes a mess. What I do Is use a small wash basin in front of the machine when I pull the plate off. The plate goes in the basin. I pop the parts off, and put the plate back on the machine.

Next I remove the prints from the supports and wash them. The bin then gets put either in a window or outside for a few hours to cure everything. You can pop out all the cured resin from the wash bin and throw it away. Don't forgot to throw your paper towel etc. here as well. Move things around every now and then if there's a lot of stuff.

[NextGenBase]

Re the Cones of Calibration - I had the *EXACT* same issue with my Saturn 4 Ultra - If you look at the base on the one in the video and compare it to the actual STL, the floor is much closer to the skull/mug than it should be. I think this is down to bottom layer exposure time - I dropped mine down to 25 seconds and it printed perfectly after that.

Completely amateur take here, but it looks like the plate is rising when longer exposure times are happening, making the base layers a lot thicker than it should be... Might be miles off, but glad to see the 'compression' issue is being mentioned (I print some stuff in my Etsy store directly on the plate, and the first ones I tried on the S4U weren't sellable due to this issue)

[RocktCityTim]

Thanks, Ross. I got the pre-order email this morning and was curious about the resolution claims. You've answered them quite handily. I think I'll stick with my Mono X 6Ks for the size and keep saving for that Micron SLS 😁

[jiidee]

I know little about resin printing, but it occurs to me that if the first few layers of prints are susceptible to compression artifacts, would it not be worth printing these calibration test with X mms of support materials under them to replicate the use case of having prints suspended from supports?
Is that maybe a waste of time if prints on supports tend to come out decently anyway?
I'm just wondering if people calibrate their settings based on getting the test prints to work when printed right on the bed when they're in that "zone" that is susceptible to warping, but are then printing stuff on supports anyway, then maybe the settings that were "dialed in" aren't actually *that* dialed in?

[larry]

Hey Ross, a video on layer compression would be great, I had no idea that was a thing and now I understand why my small 8mm models had weird lines.

[GregRosolowski]

I make very small mechanical prototypes. Detail and accuracy is super important, in X Y and Z. Is this printer my best choice?

[ChitosVids]

a follow up vid on that compression thing would be great! i wasnt aware of this and would love more info

[originalSPECTER]

Will be purchasing my first resin printer for miniatures at the end of the summer so I’m anxious to see what’s available at that time. My priorities are accuracy, ease of use, ability to easily hook up ventilation (gonna be venting it to the outside with fans). I’m particularly interested in the projector (DLP) printers, but none of the consumer brands seem to be making any new ones.

[GeekDetour]

Hi Ross!!! You got your video quickly this time! ❤

[monkeydad]

Voice over sounds much nicer this time, thanks Ross!

[NetanelDeriWorkshop]

The bottom layers compression effect can be decreased by using wait *after* cure time.
Please try it....

[JerryBWagoner]

Looks like a solid little printer. I've decided to pull the trigger at the end of July. Right now it's between the SU or M7 (this guy is a wee bit small). Certainly looking forward to comparison videos. :)

Also, would certainly be eager to see a layer comparison video. Your video a few weeks back on settings was incredible!