UV printing at home
A desktop UV printer prints colour and raised texture straight onto phone cases, tumblers, wood and acrylic, and it fits on a table. The five made for homes are listed from $1,799, and the ink for one phone case costs roughly $0.15 to $0.33.
The printer
Home models, which eufyMake and Longer call personal UV printers, are compact, have an A3-size bed or smaller and come with app-style software. They come in several types of UV printing: flatbed, rotary, roll and transfer. Prices are the makers' store prices when we last checked them, on 23 October 2026, and crowdfunded machines show campaign prices.
| Printer | US price | UK price | Ink per ml | Texture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eufyMake E1 | From $2,409 | From £2,149 | $0.30/ml | 5 mm |
| xTool O1 Omni | From $2,499 | From £2,039 | $0.14/ml | 7 mm |
| Longer ePrint | From $1,799 | No UK price | Open system | 15 mm |
| HeyGears G1 and G1X | From $1,999 | No UK price | $0.08-0.12/ml | 5 mm |
| Morpho Standard and Pro | From $2,159 | No UK price | $0.08-0.11/ml | 60 mm |
For a head-to-head of the two you can buy in both countries today, read eufyMake E1 vs xTool O1 Omni. All of them side by side are on the comparison page.
What else you buy
- Blanks to print on. Phone cases, tumblers and acrylic are the usual start, and the materials guide says which need primer.
- Primer or adhesion promoter for glass, metal and some plastics.
- Gloves and wipes for liquid ink, and somewhere with fresh air.
- Spare ink. The Longer ePrint takes third-party ink, while the eufyMake and xTool machines use their own.
What it costs to run
On eufyMake's figure of 1.1 ml for a phone case, the ink costs about $0.33 on the E1 and $0.15 on the O1 Omni. Cleaning and priming use more, and one owner's review puts that near $54.2 a month for daily printing, which is one person's estimate and not a maker figure. Put your own numbers into the running cost calculator to see the cost per item and the payback time.
Setting it up at home
Uncured ink irritates skin, curing gives off a smell and the lamp is ultraviolet light, so give the printer its own table in a room you can ventilate. The safety guide covers ink on skin, fumes, the UV lamp and food contact.
What to print first
Phone cases and acrylic signs are forgiving. The project ideas page has more, with the numbers to check before selling anything, and how UV printing works explains the jetting, curing and layering. If you are not sure UV is the right tool, UV, DTF, sublimation or a Cricut compares them.
Questions
Can you do UV printing at home?
Yes. A desktop UV printer sits on a table, takes a phone case, tumbler, block of wood or sheet of acrylic and prints colour, white and raised texture straight onto it. The ink is cured by a UV lamp as it lands, so there is no oven or heat press. The ink is a chemical product until it is cured, so read the safety guide before you set one up in a living space.
How much does it cost to start UV printing at home?
The printer is most of it. The cheapest of the five home models we track is listed from $1,799 in the US, and the eufyMake E1 and xTool O1 Omni are listed from $2,409 and $2,499. Ink for one phone case is roughly $0.33 to $0.15 on the makers' ink prices, before blanks, primer and the ink a printer uses cleaning itself.
What do you need besides the printer?
Things to print on (blanks), a primer or adhesion promoter for slick surfaces such as glass, metal and some plastics, gloves and wipes for handling liquid ink, and a place with fresh air. Some makers sell air filtration add-ons. The printers run from a computer or an app, so you will not need design software beyond what comes with them.
Is a home UV printer worth it?
It pays back if you sell enough personalised items to cover a machine that costs thousands, and it is hard to justify for a handful of gifts a year. Our running cost calculator takes your own item price, blank cost and monthly volume and shows the monthly profit and the payback time.