Jelly
[H]ard|Gawd
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- Apr 15, 2009
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I recently obtained a Elegoo Mars for 200 bones off amazon and have been fairly impressed so far. I haven't done a whole lot with it yet, but initially i'm impressed. Who's got a resin printer?
I have only printed with Elegoo's Standard Grey Resin so far, but I like it enough i'm going to order some of the other types/colors soon.
One of my first batches of prints. No tinkering pretty much right out of the box. Have some artifacting and didn't really know wtf I was doing. (Supports and angles are important)
I started tinkering with settings here, bottom exposure/exposure times, a little better. still getting movement in the Z (didn't figure this out till later).
The daughter wanted me to print this, didn't turn out too bad all things considering.
Printing a Z support plate.
Things i've learned:
* Tighten your FEP film till it sounds like a snare drum. Mine was pretty loose from the factory.
* Have extra FEP on hand. You're gonna mess your first sheet up fairly quick.
* ISO is impossible to find due to COVID. I've read you can use Everclear or any high proof clear alcohol instead. Will investigate soon.
* It's Messy but fun!
* A dj/party style uv light and a solar turntable is a godsend for curing parts.
* Wear PPE!
I want to reprint a few mechanical parts for my DIY 3d printer but the grey is pretty brittle. I'm going to test some ABS like resin and if I can find some high temp tolerant resin i'd like to reprint my carriage as well.
I have only printed with Elegoo's Standard Grey Resin so far, but I like it enough i'm going to order some of the other types/colors soon.
One of my first batches of prints. No tinkering pretty much right out of the box. Have some artifacting and didn't really know wtf I was doing. (Supports and angles are important)
I started tinkering with settings here, bottom exposure/exposure times, a little better. still getting movement in the Z (didn't figure this out till later).
The daughter wanted me to print this, didn't turn out too bad all things considering.
Printing a Z support plate.
Things i've learned:
* Tighten your FEP film till it sounds like a snare drum. Mine was pretty loose from the factory.
* Have extra FEP on hand. You're gonna mess your first sheet up fairly quick.
* ISO is impossible to find due to COVID. I've read you can use Everclear or any high proof clear alcohol instead. Will investigate soon.
* It's Messy but fun!
* A dj/party style uv light and a solar turntable is a godsend for curing parts.
* Wear PPE!
I want to reprint a few mechanical parts for my DIY 3d printer but the grey is pretty brittle. I'm going to test some ABS like resin and if I can find some high temp tolerant resin i'd like to reprint my carriage as well.