Introductions and question.

[D Craig]

Hello, I have been lurking here for a while and finally thought I would contribute. 

I started 3d printing a couple years ago now and I started with resin. I have recently started dipping my toes into FDM. I make enough money resin printing to pay for my filament hobby. 

I started listening to the 3D printing today podcast 3 montsh ago and decided to binge it from beginning to current and that has been a fun little journey. It's like listening to an oral history or 3d printing.

Now for my question, a simple one. Due to a couple of my SLA printers finally dying I am in the market for a new one. Does anyone here have any experience with the Halot X1?  I have watched all the YouTube reviews but I believe you don't get long term printer reviews from YouTube. 

Thank you for your time.

[Kurt]

Hello there Mr. Craig,

{Yes - that's an AssUmption re: Mr. - but, you didn't sign off posting with your name.}

I'm glad to see you have decided to Reveal yourself - instead of staying here as a Silent Lurker. Did you actually Listen to Ep. #507? Andy said some funny stuff in there about me - in regards to my StrataSys Mojo printer. 

As for your question - I suspect MOST of the folks here have FDM printers - as I have Honestly not seen much chatter on Resin printers. 

I did do a Google search regarding your question - so you might check this out:  Reviews for Halot X1 resin 3D Printer?

L8r,

-Kurt

[david merten]

Hello from David. I have played with fdm printing for many years. I have always stayed away from resins, as I do not like their toxicity.  I also don't need super detail in my parts, instead I need strength. Always interested in new things though so If you have any good projects to share would love to see some pics n info!

               David

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[Bryan Eckert]

From what I've read about these Halot printers is they seem to have issues with the LCD screens going bad very very quickly. 

Personally I would shy away from anything Creality, of which these are a subsidiary. I know that's been an issue in other Creality resin printers. 

That said I am likely to pull the trigger on an Elegoo Mars soon, as I like to FDM print models but really need something to print clear canopies/windows for planes and spacecraft. A friend at work just upgraded to the new Elegoo Saturn 5 Ultra and has nothing but praise for it, but I don't need something that huge.

I'd give those a look, slightly larger build volume for the same price as that Halot.

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[david merten]

How much post processing does it take to have a completely clear part?

That would make a resin printer actually useful for me.... in the future. 

            David

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[D Craig]

David, post processing clear parts is tedious but with some (emphasis on some) resins you can achieve stellar results. 

[Dariel Tellez]

Hello Craig,

I've used resin printers from various brands and love the technology. I currently have a Halo X1, which I bought during the Kickstarter period and first saw at Rapid+TCT last year.

It's a good printer. I've had it for a little less than a year (July 2025) resolution is pretty good and it's fairly reliable. Since I got it from the Kickstarter it was very rough at the beginning. The printer was not available as a configurable machine on any software; you needed to use their versión of Chitubox Pro that actually had the printer configured. Since then, major slicer brands, including Lychee Slicer and Chitubox Basic, have included the option to add this to their machine libraries.

There is almost no info on resin profiles for the machine. There are a couple in lychee from major brands but not a great selection. As you mentioned being experienced with resin, you know never to blindly trust a resin profile and to tune your own with the various calibration tools available (I use pillars of calibration and love it).

That being said, on the negative side, this printer is different from others because the VAT actually moves on the Z-axis. I've had some resin splashing on my printer due to the FEP attempring to peel from the platform or when the model's surface area is quite large, like the base of a model. Also typical creality the online interface is very clunky and unpolished but I only use it to send my print from the slicer, so it's not a big deal for me.

Overall, this is a solid printer. However, I also got a Hey Gears Reflex RS turbo and I love it so much. It's very easy to use and is basically a cheaper Form labs machine ( which I use at my job). It's a plug and play machine that until last month was closed source, meaning you needed to get their resins and the profiles were not modifiable. Last month they released open material mode and now you can create your own profiles, but the ones already there work perfectly with 3rd party brands even if that was not the intent of the brand. I personally use Sunlu ABS like, with their PARP10 profile and works like magic.

Because it's so easy to use I haven't used my Halot X1 or my Anycubic Mono 6K much. The workflow is easier, and supports generated in the proprietary slicer, Bluprint Studio, work perfectly every time, leaving minimal marks on the parts.

I'm attaching some images of the machines and a couple of prints I've done with them. The quality is amazing on any new generation machine, the important part is whether you like the ecosystem and the tradeoffs each machine has.

Let me know if you have more questions about the printers or my experience with any specific topic you have in mind.

Dariel

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