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Re: Acquiring a 3D Printer?

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Originally Posted by troy_dietz View Post
A SLA printer probably isn't the best option for robotics applications (in our "robots"). FDM/FFF is the way to go 99.9% of the time (SLS being the .1%) if you intend to create functional parts in a reasonable amount of time with decent strength and low operating costs.

https://all3dp.com/types-of-3d-print...ogy-explained/
Actually, SLA printers produce very strong and accurate parts (I have a sample from formlabs that is extremely accurate and has survived multiple stress tests)
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