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Creality HALOT R6

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  • 2K 6.08-inch LCD, 130.56 x 82.62 x 160mm build volume
  • Integral light source, >90% uniformity
  • 4.25kg compact body, 235.5 x 230 x 395.5mm
  • 405nm resin, up to 60mm/h print speed
  • USB and Wi-Fi with Creality Cloud app

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Summary

A compact, discontinued 2K LCD resin printer with a 6.08-inch 2560 × 1620 screen and a 130.56 × 82.62 × 160 mm plate, aimed at miniatures and jewelry rather than large parts; Creality’s US store still shows it at $139 and Sold Out with the product page marked discontinued, so treat any R6 listing as old stock and verify it before paying. Check whether manual leveling, a 2K mask around 51 micrometers and third-party film sourcing fit your patience and your shop.

Strengths

  • Compact footprint for small parts, tabletop miniatures and jewelry prototypes.
  • Masked exposure around 51 micrometers can beat filament prints on fine surface detail at this size.
  • Free HALOT BOX software and open 405 nm resin choice, with a published Liqcreate Deep Blue 50 micrometer profile (8.0 s normal exposure, 2 bottom layers at 50 s, 6 mm lift, 2 s rest).
  • Official R6 manual, firmware and screen-replacement wiki support remain reachable after discontinuation.
  • Low entry cost if a trustworthy tested unit shows up below $115.
  • Release film is a simple sheet format some third-party vendors stock at about $19.99.

Weaknesses

  • Discontinued with no confirmed US warehouse stock; verified new units under $115 are rare.
  • Manual leveling causes most first-layer and adhesion complaints in owner threads.
  • The R6 mask is only around 2K; it is coarser than the Mars 5 6.6-inch 4K at $179.
  • Only a 2.8-inch touchscreen and a build envelope of 130.56 × 82.62 × 160 mm.
  • No heated vat; cold resin changes exposure and peeling.
  • Discontinued status makes future LCD, vat and motor parts harder to verify than on a current model.

Verified specifications

Processbottom-up MSLA/UV resin (liquid 405 nm photopolymer), not a DLP projector.
Screen6.08-inch monochrome LCD, 2560 × 1620 pixels (about 51 × 51 micrometer spacing).
Build volume130.56 × 82.62 × 160 mm (about 1.73 L envelope, not resin capacity).
Dimensions235.5 × 230 × 395.5 mm (about 9.27 × 9.06 × 15.57 in); 4.25 kg net, 6.8 kg packed.
Layer height0.01–0.20 mm.
Speedup to 60 mm/h (a marketing ceiling that depends on layer, lift, exposure and rest settings).
LightUV at about 405 nm with a removable orange lid; the lid is not sealed vapor containment.
Control2.8-inch touchscreen; USB and Wi-Fi with Creality Cloud; HALOT BOX v4.6.1.4101 (July 22, 2025); firmware dated October 9, 2024.
Levelingmanual (no auto leveling); owners document repeated leveling adjustments.
Film and vatremovable vat with flexible film; generic 140 × 200 × 0.15 mm FEP sheets at $19.99 exist, but exact R6 fit is unverified.
Wash and cureCreality UW-03 not included, $159 separately.
Lifecyclediscontinued; official product page says so; store shows $139, Sold Out on October 15, 2026.
Warranty (US, August 2026 guidance)12 months on the core machine; 6 months on exposure LCD, vat (film excluded) and build plate; release film, resin and tools treated as consumables or gifts.
Full research notes and sources

Discontinued status and stock

Creality’s official HALOT R6 page says the product has been discontinued, and the October 15, 2026 US store listing shows $139 with a Sold Out flag. That price is a catalog anchor, not a live cart or a buyable deal. No verified new-unit US seller with return rights was identified, and overseas $189 listings involve China-origin shipping and are not US-delivered $189 alternatives. Check the exact label, serial, seller invoice and condition before sending money.

Reliability and failures

Owner reports are anecdotes, not a failure rate, but several patterns recur. Prints that complete only the first layer and leave cured residue on the film are the most common complaint; suspected contributors include resin-specific exposure, supports, peel forces, low lift height, plate seating and damaged film. A March 2026 owner reported restoring prints by raising lift height from 3 mm to 5 mm. A May 2025 owner reported a nominal 10 mm calibration sample measuring 9 mm, with no documented permanent fix or prevalence data.

Other reported issues: manual plate misalignment requiring straightening; a light-off delay whose timing owners dispute (0 s versus 3.5 s settings); lift speeds below 60 failing to start a job; suspected Z motor failure with inaccessible screws; and model support geometry mistaken for machine failure. Some owners report consistent success after leveling and lift tuning, and Tom-style positive anecdotes should be weighed equally, not treated as a quantified defect rate.

Running costs

Resin, film and safety gear dominate. Creality US lists high rigid resin at $14.99 per 1 kg for several colors (all sold out during the check) and high fidelity model resin at $29.80 (also sold out), while Micro Center showed Inland 405 nm standard resin at $9.99 per 1 kg in store for selected colors. Treat these as dated asking prices, not recurring stock.

A worked hypothetical year for a hobbyist: 4 kg of resin at $29.80 gives $119.20; two generic film sheets at $19.99 give $39.98; an assumed $60 for gloves, cleaning and disposal; and 40 W (not a verified R6 measurement) over 300 hours, about 12 kWh at an illustrative $0.20 per kWh, gives $2.40. That example totals $221.58, excluding ventilation, wash and cure equipment, screen or vat replacement, shipping and taxes. At 12 kg per year, resin alone would be $357.60.

Is it worth it?

At $140 or above, the R6 is weak against the $179 Mars 5 4K with automatic leveling and active support, and against the HALOT X1 Neo from $239 on Creality’s own resin catalog. Consider it only as a tested, cheap, compact machine for someone already equipped for resin safety work, under about $115 with return rights. Above that, buy the newer model.

Which model this is

This is the discontinued Creality HALOT R6 2K resin printer, a compact 6.08-inch 2560 × 1620 LCD machine with manual leveling and a 405 nm light source. It is not the HALOT-ONE, HALOT-MAGE, HALOT-MAGE S or HALOT X1 Neo, and hardware from those lines should not be assumed to fit even when the diagonal looks similar.

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