
The M2 was my first printer, and will always have a special place in my heart. I think we really bonded when I nearly killed myself trying to use the bathroom in my old apartment as a paint booth when I decided it needed to be wrinkle red. However my needs have evolved and while outfitting my shop with a wall of M2's that even insta could admire was a fun fantasy, I've got to move on to resin.
Oh the horror! Fine detail, comparatively no geometry restrictions, ludicrous speeds...but it SUCKS. You wanna know why? Makergear doesn't make a resin printer. Since the beginning of the year a small company that shall remain anonymous (since I am still in the thick of this) has had my Wall-O-M2 capital, but I haven't poured a drop of resin because I can't even get it calibrated close enough to even think about trying (root cause: it needs an optically-critical, non-adjustable, glued in yet inadequately supported component that deforms under its own weight adjusted..facepalm). Not that this is unusual and I think a lot of people here know this..but this note is more for the people who, by luck or wise choice, have only dealt with Makergear.
I'm a little crabby, I'm very particular, and I'm awfully critical at times; know that I do not give praise lightly! That is just how miserable this process has been; it motivated me to head here and write out a praising post, for the sake of praising..gahh, something must have been in my coffee this morning. So anyway, go hug your M2, and at your next opportunity, thank Rick and Karen and their crew for being truly outstanding in their field; both in their product, and how they support it.
