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Hi everyone. I'm looking into my first 3D printer and would like a resin one for the great detail it can produce. I'm looking for companies that make respected machines that aren't out of China. I know of Prusa but their resin printer is incredibly expensive for me and a beginner.

As a second note, I would love to support a USA company as a first choice if available and like the software and firmware to be open source. I'm happy to have found PrusaSlicer with UVtools so there's one less Chinese/semi proprietary/subscription based software.

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[–] Mok98@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For your first printer I'd actually advise for buying a used one: it's cheaper and you wouldn't support a chinese manufacturer even if you bought one of their printers

[–] snota@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

This is my course of action with anything I buy.

  1. Is there an ethical source
  2. Is there a second hand source
  3. Is there a EU company that may source the manufacture in China
  4. Rarely, buy the Chinese one
[–] Jode@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Came here to say this. Also you have a better chance of buying a known working/"dialed in" product.