1 English review written for Anycubic Photon Mono SE

Very good

Rated with 5 out of 5 stars.

This is my first 3D printer whatsoever. Right now it is printing parts for its own expansion (forced air exhaust to air duct outside my flat).

* You can print straight out of the box.
* Quiet (the only noise is from cooling fan and Z-axis motor)
* Easy to operate
* Not that brightly documented (it took me some lateral thinking to figure out connecting to WiFi. That part about printing the configuration file is *literal*. You put the pendrive into 3D printer and attempt to print WiFi configuration file as if it was a 3D model)
* VAT is full-metal and has easily replaceable foil (with 1395 screws, but still), unlike one from classic Mono (without SE). The cheaper Mono has plastic VAT and tension frame is glued to the foil, so you need to replace a whole pre-tensioned frame, $$$.
* Internal fans sucking air from the print chamber actually make things worse. There are printable parts to make it better (internal ducts, extra rear fan with air hose port, etc)
* **Expect** the first dozen or so of self-designed/self-supported prints to fail miserably - miscalculated exposure, too few/too thin/missing supports, too big flat areas, etc. After a week or two (and half a liter of wasted resin), things turn much more reliable. Don't despair.
* Supplied software (Photon Workshop) has fancy ideas about automatic support generation, like it forgets to put them in some really necessary places. Fortunately, the new ChiTuBox fully supports Anycubic printers and is my primary workhorse.
* As a starter kit to buy with this printer:
- Wash and cure device. Anycubic's one is good, for you can put a whole plate for washing, as the basket has matching place at the top.
- extra VAT or two. If you fail your print or damage foil, you can re-start immediately.
- Protective glasses (preferably also UV-protective) - resin in an eye sucks really bad.
- Box of nitrile gloves
- Silicon funnel and box of resin filters to safely put unused resin back in bottle.
- Silicon mat to protect your table
- Good 10 liters of isopropyl alcohol.

Hint: If you fail your print so that the printout remains of FEP foil, DO NOT SCRAPE IT, even with the supplied plastic scraper. There's an easier and way safer way:
- Remove remaining resin
- Put the whole VAT in washer for 2-3 minutes to remove any excess resin
- Cure the whole VAT for 2-3 minutes (that's the magic point)
- Gently press FEP foil with your finger on the opposite (LED) side of the failed printout - it should easily pop, without damaging the foil.

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