My resin printer was powered off with resin in the vat for about 7 months. Last night I turned it on, gave it a job, and I woke up to a successful print.

My inkjet printer was powered off for 2 weeks. Last night I turned it on, gave it a job, and was instantly disappointed with a streaky, blotchy output. Running a clean cycle just made the output worse.

Why are 2D printers so terrible despite decades of development? What are some 2D printers this community has had good interactions with/would recommend?

  • filcuk
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    6 months ago

    Shouldn’t the exposed ink be cleaned on a ‘sponge’, I thought that was common. It could run a cleaning before first print after long inactivity. I wonder if there’s a good reason not to.