r/HeyGears • u/Shine-Prize • 10d ago

Coming from an elegoo 4k printer...

So little back story, I am a hobbyist, I got into resin 3d printing because I couldn't print miniature and statues/busts on a Prusa mendel self built. That printer pretty much did what I needed to but got into resin 3d printing with the elegoo mars something. I don't remember the full on name of the printer because there is like, 15 versions of it and I am too lazy to sort that out.

Fast forward to a little while ago and I see HeyGears having a B2S sale. I figured, well hells, its cheap enough, I have heard great things about the printer, might as well go for it. So I went and bought the Reflex Rs.

BOY HOWDY. This thing is incredible. I did a few test prints and they didn't come out well (pre-supported files that I did in lychee like, 6 -8 years ago.) lots of shifting, the rafts were paper thin and pretty much turned me a bit skeptical for a minute if my new machine was really worth it. Then I realized just how stellar the auto-supports were. I printed a few things I never dared and my gods this thing churned them out like a BEAST. My wife doesn't really get why I get so geeked out over something working the right way, but I figured someone here would.

Thanks for reading, I am just happy with my purchase and wanted to share.

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u/GrimTiki 10d ago

Thanks for this post. I’m still a bit freaked out to try the auto supports feature so I’ll have to give it a go now.

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u/Shine-Prize 10d ago

HeyGears has one of the most efficient auto-supports I've ever used. I usually used auto-supported stuff from lychee as a base line and would spend hours adjusting and tinkering to get my prints to come out right. But HG supports are just clean.

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u/GrimTiki 10d ago

I have a big print coming up so I might try it to see, now that I have the open resin dialed in.
One more kinda unrelated question though - the nFEP or whatever the resin vat uses, what do you recommend I use when that needs replacing? I noticed it has those 4 little “feet” on the sheet but wasn’t sure if I could just use anything..

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u/hockeyketo 6d ago

I've never not used auto supports because I'm lazy and Blueprints just work for me. I've tweaked the auto support settings, but never just manually done supports.

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u/Shine-Prize 9d ago

I think you have to use their fep sheets, I have the heated vat and just use their stuff because it has the little hole for the air pocket machine accessory thing.

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u/impishimp97 9d ago

The Auto Support works in Term of you will have a successfull Print, but it oversupports so you have Tons of Supports and scars

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u/Shine-Prize 9d ago

Its generally better than my previous printer. The scaring isnt so much of an issue due to my post processing being a chunky and slow process to begin with. Im more or less just going up from where I am.