We had a peek at a new 3D printer from Elegoo, the Jupiter 2.
No, it’s not the famed spaceship from the 1960s TV show; it’s an advanced desktop resin 3D printer.
The Elegoo Jupiter 2 has some intriguing specifications:
- Build volume of 302 x 162 x 300 mm
- 14” 16K LCD panel
- 15120 x 6230 pixel resolution
- 0.020 x 0.026 mm pixel size
- 70mm/hr build speed
- Minimum layer thickness of 0.01mm
- Wi-Fi networking
- Automatic resin feeding
- Automatic resin recycling (!)
- Automated levelling
- Heated resin tank
- On-board webcam
- Section-based exposure
- Cluster printing
- Overheat protection
We’ll get into the most interesting features in a bit, but first I have to talk about the Jupiter 2’s doors. They open sideways! This is near-unprecedented for a desktop resin 3D printer, which typically has a large orange transparent lid that must be removed. Instead, the Jupiter 2’s doors just open up like a cupboard.
This is a surprisingly fun feature, as the doors close very tightly. I felt like I was shopping for a car and testing how the doors closed, something I’ve never done with a resin 3D printer.
Even better, the doors have a soft corner that helps them close silently.
Elegoo has their usual COB light engine, but on the Jupiter 2, they’ve used a Fresnel lens to help focus the light. I believe this could be one of the reasons they are able to increase the resolution on this machine.
Another very interesting feature is resin recycling. Many desktop resin 3D printers now have automated resin feeders, which pump in more resin when the tank gets low. However, the Jupiter 2 has a feature that can remove resin and put it back in the bottle! This should make resin changes vastly simpler, as you don’t have to manually pour out (and spill) unused resin from the tank.
Elegoo has apparently taken an interest in safety here, but they’ve also taken another step in that direction with the design of the build plate.
Here you can see the rather thick build plate. Why so thick? The plate is as thick as the tank, meaning you CANNOT get resin on the top of the plate, which inevitably happens with almost every other resin 3D printer. This design ensures that the resin on the plate completely drips off the sides, and there are no messy wipe-ups to perform.
The Jupiter 2 is unfortunately not quite on sale yet. The very friendly Elegoo representatives explained that they plan on releasing the machine sometime in Q3 of this year, so there are a few months to wait.
They have also not yet determined the price for this machine. I couldn’t even guess because the release date is so far forward that the market will have changed by then. Nevertheless, the Jupiter 2 looks like a very interesting resin 3D printer.
Via Elegoo
