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I hope you don't mind if I use this space to share the things I've learned too. I feel like these are things that experienced 3D printer users know already, but that we should make a point of documenting anyway.

* If you have the cash, one or more extra build plates are really useful even if you only have the one resin printer. The washing, cleaning and curing process is pretty time-intensive for more complex prints, and being able to to just slap a second plate into the printer to get the next model going in parallel is really convenient and efficient.

* FEP film for the bottom of the resin tank is cheaper if you get large sheets and cut them to size to fit. it's certainly more convenient to get the pre-cut sheets for your particular printer, but the more consumables you use the more conscious you'll be of how much everything costs.

* Stuff falls into the resin tank all the time, and it's annoying as anything. I've taken to sweeping the bottom of the tank with a cheap plastic spoon just before printing, to make sure that a support or other fiddly bit hasn't fallen into the goo. The typical failure scenario is that the build plate goes in for that initial layer and presses the debris straight through the FEP film. That means resin all over the printer and all over your workspace.