Initially, I used kitchen towels while spraying alcohol, the same alcohol that I used for the Wash cycle, to clean the vat and the build plate. I will definitely print or purchase a comfortable funnel for such tasks. If the resin contains cured bits, they block the filter which may lose balance, tip over, and create a mess. It took me a while to learn how to hold the vat with one hand and to pour the resin into the bottle via disposable paper filters while gently guiding the leftover resin with the spatula. Photon Mono X resin vat is big and heavy. It is tricky to get resin back into the bottle. It does the job and reminds us to handle the chemicals with care. But when removing the supports or during a general vat maintenance/cleaning, it is impossible to avoid some of the fumes. The Wash box is sealable which keeps the alcohol fumes in control. When operating the Wash cycle, the level of smell is even higher. With the open windows, there are no issues, but we have to keep in mind that the resin’s flow may change if the room is too cold. I have tested 2 Basic, a Craftsman, and a Plant-based resin, and all of them had different levels of smell. The following quick PROs and CONs are general to most of the resin 3D printers. Messy and Smelly but Quiet and Unbeatable in Print Quality The file is available on the printer page. When I had two initial test fails in the row, which in the end I would blame on the unleveled table, I went ahead to update to the new firmware to make sure that everything was in working order on the machine part. To eliminate the need to fiddle with USB sticks, would love to see the PC upload feature, though. Allows checking on the process, pausing, and re-starting to print. Wi-Fi ConnectorĪ handy feature for mobiles. Might be handy when trying no-brand resins. To help trying other resins, there is an unofficial chart of 258 resins that has been put together by the community. As you can see, UV power is set to 60%, but the default setting was at 100%. There are general official settings for specific resins for Mono X. Tools -> Cogwheel Mono X 3D Printing Settings for Branded and No-Brand Resins I could not find such a setting in Chitubox and had to set it manually on Mono X via the monitor. Some resin instructions recommended printing with a reduced UV Power. Apparently, such complex models are easy prints for resin printers. It is especially mind-blowing for FDM 3D printer users because the main structure is held on 3 tiny legs and the filament flow should be tunned accurately. Test Print – Challenging Lattice CubeĪnycubic’s Lattice Cube is an awesome structure. Another good video is How to Replace FEP Film. I would strongly recommend watching the YouTube video to understand how to avoid damaging the FEP sheet. Gently scoop up the solidified resin with the spatula and do not scratch the film hard. So I took extra precautions and watched Anycubic’s video on cleaning the vat. Good that I was aware in advance that, in general, it was easy to damage the FEP sheet in the process. The process of cleaning the vat was a little bit unnerving for me in the beginning. So basically, my prints twice failed to stick to the new print bed and I had to remove the failed prints from the FEP sheet. If FDM printers are known to defy gravity and print even when mounted upside down, resin printers, on the contrary, are sensitive to the positioning. I had to troubleshoot and Google Search came to help. In both cases, there were the leveling issues, to be precise, the TABLE leveling issues. My 7 years of experience with the FDM 3D printers didn’t prepare me for printing in resin, and I failed in the first two runs. As I wanted to test the machines properly, I purchased 3 more different resins including a popular Plant-based. Typically, resin does not come with the machine, but one bottle may be included under certain promotional campaigns. The packages included all items needed to start printing. Full table: Mono X, Wash & Cure Plus, 4 resins The whole desk was taken by two machines and the resins, and even more so after unpacking the rest. This is why you can see the second big box in the image below. Anycubic listened to the community members and released a Plus-sized station. When you buy the first resin 3D printer, it is never enough to recommend buying the Wash & Cure station with it. Official Website Review – Unboxing the System
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