We've Never Unboxed a 3D Printer Like THIS before! - Micronics SLS 3D Printer

**Mighty SLS Printer from Micronics: A Revolutionary 3D Printing Technology**

The team behind Short Circuit is excited to share with you their latest discovery, a printer that uses Stereolithography (SLS) technology to create parts with incredible precision and accuracy. This printer has the potential to change the game for creators and makers around the world, offering a new level of flexibility and accessibility in 3D printing.

**The Printer's Capabilities**

This SLS printer is capable of producing parts without any support structures, making it ideal for creating complex geometries that would be difficult or impossible with traditional 3D printing methods. The printer uses a fine powder spread across the print bed in small layers, which are then heated and fused together using a laser to create the desired shape. This process allows for incredible precision and accuracy, with tolerances of up to 1 mm.

**The Printer's Form Factor**

One of the most exciting features of this printer is its portability and ease of use. Unlike other SLS printers that require multiple people and significant infrastructure to operate, this printer can be moved by one person and set up quickly. The printer itself has a compact form factor, measuring 310 x 330 x 700 mm, making it easy to transport and store.

**The Printer's Build Volume**

While the printer's build volume is slightly smaller than some of its competitors, at 160 x 160 x 200 mm, it still offers an impressive level of flexibility for creating complex parts. The team behind Short Circuit believes that this size will make the printer accessible to individual makers and small companies who may not have the space or resources to operate larger printers.

**The Printing Process**

To give you a better idea of how the printing process works, let's take a look at what happens when we insert the print file into the printer. The printer takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete the printing process, which includes heating up the powder bed and using a laser to fuse the layers together. Once the print is complete, the team uses a sifting tool to separate the used powder from the finished parts.

**The Parts**

After completing the printing process, we were thrilled to see what we had created. We received parts of a lightsaber, a Deadpool ninja, and some keychains with the Micronics logo on them. The parts looked incredibly detailed and precise, with no signs of damage or wear. It's clear that this printer is capable of producing high-quality parts that are both durable and accurate.

**The Future of 3D Printing**

While we're excited about the potential of this printer, it's worth noting that there are some limitations to its capabilities. The planned retail price for the printer is $4,500, which may be out of reach for many makers and hobbyists. However, with a Kickstarter campaign expected to launch on June 13th, the team behind Micronics hopes to make this printer more accessible to creators around the world.

**A New Era in 3D Printing**

Overall, we're thrilled to have seen the possibilities of this SLS printer for ourselves. With its portability, ease of use, and incredible precision and accuracy, it has the potential to change the game for makers and creators around the world. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out with 3D printing, this printer is definitely worth keeping an eye on.

**A Special Thanks to Our Sponsor**

Before we wrap up our article, we'd like to give a special thanks to Motion Gray, who have sponsored our video. Their sit-to-stand desk comes in a wide variety of models and sizes, with easy-to-follow instructions and all the tools you need for assembly included right in the box. Whether you're looking for a compact desk or something more spacious, Motion Gray has got you covered. Check out their products using the link in our description, and don't forget to use the code "Linus" at checkout to receive 10% off your purchase.

**The printer's parts are now ready**

We've finally received our parts from the printer, and it's time to start cleaning them up. We'll be using a sandblaster to remove any excess powder and get the parts ready for further processing. It's clear that these parts have been well-made, with no signs of damage or wear.

**The Parts**

We've got a range of parts from the printer, including some interesting details like lightsaber parts, a Deadpool ninja, and keychains with the Micronics logo on them. The parts are all incredibly detailed and precise, with no signs of damage or wear.

**Breaking down the bulk powder**

To get rid of the excess powder that's been left behind by the printer, we'll be using a sifting tool to separate it from the finished parts. This tool is cleverly designed, with a little scoop that allows us to gently place the used powder into a bin for disposal.

**The parts will be cleaned up**

Once we've got all of the bulk powder removed, we'll start cleaning up the parts. We'll use a sandblaster to remove any excess powder and get the parts ready for further processing.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, we're thrilled to have seen the possibilities of this SLS printer for ourselves. With its portability, ease of use, and incredible precision and accuracy, it has the potential to change the game for makers and creators around the world. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out with 3D printing, this printer is definitely worth keeping an eye on.

**A final word**

As we wrap up our article, we'd like to say thank you to everyone who's supported us along the way. Your enthusiasm and interest in 3D printing have been inspiring, and we're excited to see where this technology will take us in the future.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ena this is a printer I've been looking forward to since I saw it the first time it's a pre-production micronic SLS printer unlike most of the other printers we've looked at this is a laser printer that can print out of nylon and get you almost production ready parts that was awesome this thing should be able to do production ready Parts without any support and with almost any geometry you could think of which is amazing in box number two we have the bill ch ber which holds all of your raw powder and eventually your completed Parts unlike most other printers oh this for this type of printer you need a full build chamber and we'll get into exactly why later on next up we have the powder processing unit this particular one unfortunately got damaged during shifing but they were able to send us a replacement right away looking inside it we have a Sie for recycling your powder a filter and extractor a bunch of processing tools a mask and some gloves power adapter and the powder itself oh looks like they included a couple of uh test Parts too looks like we were sent a couple of extra care packages as well some more test prints ah they made a little H version of the stubby good and this last part that we have to open up is a glass pane to go on top of the build chamber we've gotten everything opened up but now we have to go through the first setup steps for the printer and all of its components I was wrong there's more to unpack inside the printer itself part removal scooper and some H hallogen bulbs we've gotten through the first bit of setup and now we get to power it on hey success and she goes powder needs to get smacked around a little actually and then it goes now that the printer set up and ready to go let's take a look at the other part of this that I'm quite intrigued by the slicer it's based on Unreal Engine which unlike most other slicers means you can just throw Parts in have them drop into the build volume and it'll just self- pack for you which anyone who's had to pack a build plate knows that's a massive quality of life improvement with the other SLS system we have when we're putting Parts into the slicer we have to place them all essentially manually if we want to get them close together it slicer doesn't handle things very well ah so you can see how it's running through each layer that it's going to print though I can't tell if it'll show me what the whole part looks like just from the print file itself so that might be a surprise for all of us later let's actually get printing so insert this in print from SD Linus demo 2 hours and 20 minutes it's going to heat up for probably about 15 minutes and then it'll start actually going through the process of printing with all of the SLS printers of this style they take a very fine powder spread it across the print bed in a very small layer heat it up and then hit it with a laser to turn it into a liquid in a very small area and Center it together after that spreads another layer of powder across and does it again what that means is you can have any part geometry you want without any support and having to worry about it cuz the uncentered material is your support and you can recover most of it after the fact our print finished up overnight before we take a look at it let's hear this message from our sponsor thanks to motion gray for sponsoring this video their sit to stand desk come in a wide variety of models and sizes with easy to follow instructions and all the tools you need for assembly included right in the Box check with the Ergo 2 Series some of the most affordable desks of this type on the market with a two segment frame and a quiet but Power powerful single motor it has a height adjustment range of 28 to 46 in and supports up to 176 lb of weight that's about 80 kg for you metric lovers so pick up your own motion gray using our Link in the description and get 10% off using the code Linus now we got it out of the printer we're getting the top glass off placing our filter back on using our transfer tool which is a nice little scoop pretty cleverly designed place that down here now we're going to transfer this into our sifting tool which looking inside it's a little seeve that'll recycle a lot of the used powder and should hold all of our parts above it this part's going to stay loud for a bit so we have a couple of bricks but they didn't break apart too well going to break these down by hand a little bit more close it up and give it a shake you can potentially break the parts if they're really fragile but from what I saw these ones should be pretty robust I got most of the bulk powder off and since we do have a sand blaster I'm going to take these over and clean them up over there looks like we have parts of a lightsaber a little Deadpool ninja that's cute and then some more keychains with the micronics logo and little uh scales on the back the parts look pretty much comparable to the other SLS printers that I've seen in the past break one just to see yep there you go so yeah they're definitely Mighty strong as I would expect they're essentially solid nylon though more brittle because of the nature of how they're made but certainly a capable printer now that we've seen the printer all of its parts and what it can do let's talk about micronics itself normally we don't cover kickstarters on short circuit but for this one we made a bit of an exception because myself and a bunch of other people on the team were really excited about the technology and the potential options that it could lend to creators or other people due to its price point and its form factor compared to competing products the planned launch for the kickstarter is June 13th and they've said they expect things to ship in April 2025 but as with all kickstarters it's never a guarantee so your mileage may vary for another system that's similar to this capability you're looking at about $17,000 at a starting point and this one is going to run you $4,500 retail price the kickstarter price is somewhere between 3,000 and about 3700 and the overall form factor of this is movable by one person whereas if you compare that to the fuse 1 plus that we have that's at minimum a two-person move with a lot of infrastructure around you so the portability and ease of use of this potentially makes it accessible to individual makers or small companies for the overall specs of the machine they expect it to be able to hold about1 mm tolerances for the individual Parts the total build volume is about 160x 160x 200 mm which is a little bit smaller than some of the other competitors but still a pretty good build volume especially for a printer of this size which is about 3 10x 330x 700 mm again pretty movable by one person having this printer and using it has made me more excited about it than less thanks for watching this short circuit if you liked it and want to see more check out our prusa markv videoa this is a printer I've been looking forward to since I saw it the first time it's a pre-production micronic SLS printer unlike most of the other printers we've looked at this is a laser printer that can print out of nylon and get you almost production ready parts that was awesome this thing should be able to do production ready Parts without any support and with almost any geometry you could think of which is amazing in box number two we have the bill ch ber which holds all of your raw powder and eventually your completed Parts unlike most other printers oh this for this type of printer you need a full build chamber and we'll get into exactly why later on next up we have the powder processing unit this particular one unfortunately got damaged during shifing but they were able to send us a replacement right away looking inside it we have a Sie for recycling your powder a filter and extractor a bunch of processing tools a mask and some gloves power adapter and the powder itself oh looks like they included a couple of uh test Parts too looks like we were sent a couple of extra care packages as well some more test prints ah they made a little H version of the stubby good and this last part that we have to open up is a glass pane to go on top of the build chamber we've gotten everything opened up but now we have to go through the first setup steps for the printer and all of its components I was wrong there's more to unpack inside the printer itself part removal scooper and some H hallogen bulbs we've gotten through the first bit of setup and now we get to power it on hey success and she goes powder needs to get smacked around a little actually and then it goes now that the printer set up and ready to go let's take a look at the other part of this that I'm quite intrigued by the slicer it's based on Unreal Engine which unlike most other slicers means you can just throw Parts in have them drop into the build volume and it'll just self- pack for you which anyone who's had to pack a build plate knows that's a massive quality of life improvement with the other SLS system we have when we're putting Parts into the slicer we have to place them all essentially manually if we want to get them close together it slicer doesn't handle things very well ah so you can see how it's running through each layer that it's going to print though I can't tell if it'll show me what the whole part looks like just from the print file itself so that might be a surprise for all of us later let's actually get printing so insert this in print from SD Linus demo 2 hours and 20 minutes it's going to heat up for probably about 15 minutes and then it'll start actually going through the process of printing with all of the SLS printers of this style they take a very fine powder spread it across the print bed in a very small layer heat it up and then hit it with a laser to turn it into a liquid in a very small area and Center it together after that spreads another layer of powder across and does it again what that means is you can have any part geometry you want without any support and having to worry about it cuz the uncentered material is your support and you can recover most of it after the fact our print finished up overnight before we take a look at it let's hear this message from our sponsor thanks to motion gray for sponsoring this video their sit to stand desk come in a wide variety of models and sizes with easy to follow instructions and all the tools you need for assembly included right in the Box check with the Ergo 2 Series some of the most affordable desks of this type on the market with a two segment frame and a quiet but Power powerful single motor it has a height adjustment range of 28 to 46 in and supports up to 176 lb of weight that's about 80 kg for you metric lovers so pick up your own motion gray using our Link in the description and get 10% off using the code Linus now we got it out of the printer we're getting the top glass off placing our filter back on using our transfer tool which is a nice little scoop pretty cleverly designed place that down here now we're going to transfer this into our sifting tool which looking inside it's a little seeve that'll recycle a lot of the used powder and should hold all of our parts above it this part's going to stay loud for a bit so we have a couple of bricks but they didn't break apart too well going to break these down by hand a little bit more close it up and give it a shake you can potentially break the parts if they're really fragile but from what I saw these ones should be pretty robust I got most of the bulk powder off and since we do have a sand blaster I'm going to take these over and clean them up over there looks like we have parts of a lightsaber a little Deadpool ninja that's cute and then some more keychains with the micronics logo and little uh scales on the back the parts look pretty much comparable to the other SLS printers that I've seen in the past break one just to see yep there you go so yeah they're definitely Mighty strong as I would expect they're essentially solid nylon though more brittle because of the nature of how they're made but certainly a capable printer now that we've seen the printer all of its parts and what it can do let's talk about micronics itself normally we don't cover kickstarters on short circuit but for this one we made a bit of an exception because myself and a bunch of other people on the team were really excited about the technology and the potential options that it could lend to creators or other people due to its price point and its form factor compared to competing products the planned launch for the kickstarter is June 13th and they've said they expect things to ship in April 2025 but as with all kickstarters it's never a guarantee so your mileage may vary for another system that's similar to this capability you're looking at about $17,000 at a starting point and this one is going to run you $4,500 retail price the kickstarter price is somewhere between 3,000 and about 3700 and the overall form factor of this is movable by one person whereas if you compare that to the fuse 1 plus that we have that's at minimum a two-person move with a lot of infrastructure around you so the portability and ease of use of this potentially makes it accessible to individual makers or small companies for the overall specs of the machine they expect it to be able to hold about1 mm tolerances for the individual Parts the total build volume is about 160x 160x 200 mm which is a little bit smaller than some of the other competitors but still a pretty good build volume especially for a printer of this size which is about 3 10x 330x 700 mm again pretty movable by one person having this printer and using it has made me more excited about it than less thanks for watching this short circuit if you liked it and want to see more check out our prusa markv video\n"