Unanswered Questions
23 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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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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Will joining two pieces with UV resin provide a strong bond?
I have this 3D model:
The original piece is a 1-part piece.
But it's very difficult to print it without supports.
I want to avoid using supports, so I can maintain quality in the print.
I think in ...
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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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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
The Context:
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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Printing a funnel on a resin printer without suction cupping
I'm trying to print a funnel similar to Anycubic Photon Resin Bottle Funnel Filter Holder. I know one of the big issues with this kind of printing is suction cupping, which printing the filter will ...
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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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