Questions tagged [resin]
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Prints not sticking to centre of build plate, Phenom Peopoly
Recently prints aren't sticking to centre of bed - e.g if I print a grid of 25 identical models, the ones in centre will not attach to build plate. Models near edges stick to build plate fine, on all ...
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Elegoo Mars 2 is printing randomly in the wrong places
After damaging my LCD plate while removing hardened resin (after my FEP failed and resin hardened onto the LCD) my printer started to harden resin in areas around the printed part. It started out ...
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FabPro 1000 making flat little discs?
I'm just getting into 3D printing, and I got a FabPro 1000 (to make miniatures, mainly). I've tested it by trying to print a few things, but it's been a disaster every time:
It just prints out these ...
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How to fixcrack from a print pause?
I was printing a leather mold on my Anycubic Photon Mono 4k. I needed to pause the print to refill resin vat, and at the height of the pause I got a crack. Resin is washed, but not yet cured. So how ...
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Clear, gasoline resistant resin
I’m wondering if there was a resin that could help me produce this:
Some old carburetors from the 1960’s had glass bowls. Well, I’d love one, but to find one on eBay it’d cost more than my engine. ...
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Unusual issue with skin on a resin vat?
I filled up my resin vat yesterday afternoon with Elegoo standard gray resin. I used the dregs of an older bottle nearing the end of it recommended shelf life.
I printed a short print (approximately 1 ...
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Does UV light from fluorescent neon tubes affect resin prints?
I recently replaced one of the fluorescent neon tubes in my garage and noticed a sticker on the packageing saying the neon tube in question was only giving off low amounts of UV light. I wasn't even ...
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Chitubox: Is it possible to place a hollow object flat on the build plate and use internal supports?
I have a bust that I want to print flat on the build plate of an Elegoo resin printer, but I want to place supports inside it without having to add a skate or raft?
Is this possible, and if so how
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What happens if you try to print with UV resin that's well past it's use by date?
I've got a bottle of UV resin that got left at the back of draw and forgotten about. It's probably 6 months out of its advertized use by date.
What is likely to happen if I try to print with it?
It's ...
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Resin LCD prints ending up with random holes in them
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I'm trying to print this container with a Voronoi pattern on it. The actual object itself was created using a combination of this online tool and Fusion 360. This was then imported into ...
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Different exposure time for black resin?
I am running test prints on a new Sainsmart Kumitsu KL-9, a large hobby-market resin printer with a price/volume hard to beat.
I had two of the test prints detach from the printing plate and fall into ...
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Empty patches with a very viscous resin
I have a Mars-like 3D printer, which so far worked very well with typical resins. Then I decided to print a mechanical part with Siraya Blu. I followed their recomendations of a "heavy" support, which ...
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Large SLA Build Plate
So I purchased a ready-made z-axis. There are four holes for 6 mm screws. Two pairs of holes are 100 mm apart, with each pair of screw mounts 20 mm apart from each other. Basically, ...
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Resin printer screen damage?
After an incident that caused a hole in the FEP and resin leakage, the screen now gives the same dark right side for all 3 test patterns. You can faintly see it split into 3 other sections but not as ...
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Prints failing and there is resin hardened on the build plate in areas with no model on Elegoo Mars 3 Pro
I have been printing for years and I have no idea what is going on now. My prints are not coming out and random areas of the build plate have hardened resin where there should be nothing. These are ...
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How can I match the properties of a specific resin, outside of the manufacturer's specification?
One may wish to identify resin with identical, or close to physical properties that could be used as a substitute for any specific type of resin, without the need to change other attributes. To use ...
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Creality Halot One Z axis inaccuracy
I'm having issues with the accuracy of the Z-axis of my Creality Halot One. X and Y seem pretty close (as you'd expect for resin).
Firstly, it seems to not move and/or overprint the first 0.6 mm or so ...
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Carima non-toxic resin?
I just discovered a resin from Carima which says it's non-toxic. They have a link to a technical data sheet, but it leads to a page that requires me to request access, so I haven't read that yet. Has ...
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Is there such a things as an "Optimum height above the bed" for a Resin printer, and if so, how do you calculate it?
Presuming that you are raising your print above the bed using a raft and supports, rather than printing directly on the plate.
Is there such a thing as an optimum distance above the bed to have the ...
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What are the limits of SLA 3D printing for optical lenses (e.g. glasses)
I'm interested in making optical lenses, but I do not want to spend too much on it. What are the limits and criteria which will help me decide which SLA printer will make it possible or not?
I suppose ...
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Phrozen ABS-like resin profile (.cfg File) for Chitubox, where to download it?
I am a beginner at 3D printing. I use:
Phrozen Sonic Mini 4K
Chitubox
In Chitubox, there are some resin profiles preloaded and selectable. There also is the possibility to import profiles (.cfg file ...
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First / bottom layers not printing?
New to the group so please let me know if I am not asking / formatting correctly.
So I have just started 3D resin printing with my new Elegoo Saturn. I have printed a couple of free STL files with no ...
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Finishing transparent resin prints
I am printing some resin models in transparent resin. They look quite good when they are coming out of the printer, but they later develop this white hazy look that even when removed with an IPA rinse ...
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Wiiboox DLP 3D printer using Anycubic 405 nm photosensitive resin
We have 3D printed parts for flapping mechanism using photosensitive resin but the problem is we have to coat this with nickel. We contacted several vendors for electroless plating but nobody is will ...