BiggTim Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, SCRATCH BUILDER said: Tim, this is a good you tube to level the build plate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEaNVfT8y9w I use 91% alcohol, most say 99%, but i find 91% works just fine. And you can get it at Walmart for a few bucks. Thats the price range, depending on what your printing it will last awhile, and that's cheap, I have ordered so Phrozen ABS like resin which was $34.00, you will find the Anycubic resin brittle if not handled the right way, and when you can get one of those UV nail curing units, there about 20 bucks, when you get ready to replace your FEP i can give you link for replacement, the OEM is to expensive Thanks!! I will watch that for sure. I ordered some Anycubic grey resin from Amazon just now to try it out. Thanks for the tips, keep em coming. SCRATCH BUILDER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Just remember, shake you resin and keep it warm, between 70-80 degrees print best. One good tip i have: My USB went weird after about 4 weeks and i have heard that in forum discussions, I just used a USB that i had handy, it works fine. When you find yourself getting frustrated we can always do a phone session BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Lots of good info in this thread. Like Tim this is my first foray into this, only I probably wont be able to afford a printer this year w/getting married, but as soon as I do I'm going to lean on you guys and this thread. I completely think this is the way of the future for our hobby. BiggTim, SCRATCH BUILDER and LSP_Matt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Not a problem guys, any time. Out2, I have a LULZBOT MINI sitting around collecting dust, If you want to start learning 3D print with a FDM print maybe some kind of trade or something( kits for a printer ) or i could sell it for $100.00 + shipping, check the printer out online first. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Nice! Thanks for the offer. Let me check the finance department. I'll also take your advice and check things out too SCRATCH BUILDER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Looks like I managed to get my Anycubic Photon set up correctly yesterday, and here's the test print. If you are able to zoom in, you may see that it is remarkably smooth, as I had hoped. Very impressed!! Tim Trak-Tor, SCRATCH BUILDER, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Neat! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 I'm telling you for the price it a good starter resin printer, the test print is easy, now you have to really start think about how you want your LSP bits to come out when you design them, do i make it one piece or two..... Model_Monkey and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Guys with the Photon - how often are you finding you need to change the FEP film in the resin tank? Thinking I'm going to take the plunge and wondering if it'd be wise to grab some extras at the same time. Thanks BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) Buy this, The 3D Club you get 4 sheets but you can cut them in half to have 8 for the anycubic, get the .2mm. The OEM is way to expensive, 1 sheet is almost $30.00, As far as changing i am a stickler, you should be able to get about 2 liters out of 1 sheet of film, but since i get mine from the 3D Club i change every liter. Sorry forgot to say, you get 1 sheet installed in the tray and a extra 1 when you buy the Anycubic. Edited January 26, 2019 by SCRATCH BUILDER BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Great, thanks Rick! SCRATCH BUILDER and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Any time! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Sorry if this was posted earlier and I missed it, but have any of you folks found any of the resins to have considerably less shrinkage than others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Well, so far, I've only used two colors of Anycubic brand resin with My Anycubic Photon printer, and haven't noticed any appreciable shrinkage. I suspect that since it's cured by UV light, and not by releasing any moisture or offgassing any solvents, it may not shrink at all. Or very little. Just my observations so far, but I'm a newbie at it. I've been out sick yesterday and today, so I've been doing some experimenting with printing very thin things to see what happens (between nose blowing and coughing fits!!). Here is my first attempt at a cowling for my 1/16 Camel kit, printed with Anycubic Gray resin. I actually modeled it at full size in Fusion 360 and then scaled it down, but I forgot to change the units and it came out WAY too small. However, it was a nice example of how thin it will print. I modeled it at 1/8" thick, and it printed about .3mm thick (yes, I said .3), and it's been sitting on the window sill all day for final curing (it's cloudy today, so it's slow, and I don't have a UV curing lamp yet). So far, there has been no noticable shrinkage, and I would think you would see it in a part that thin if it were going to happen. It's very light gray, because its so thin, light shows through it. And with the supports removed (I won't attempt to sand them smooth until it's fully cured): My second attempt failed because it was too thin to support it's own weight at 1/16, and I didn't add enough supports to account for that. The "auto-support" feature in Photon works pretty well, but I had to remove some to get it to fit in the print area, and didn't replace them. Live and learn! For my third attempt, I thickened the wall in the model to about 1/4", and then corrected the scaling down to 1/16 scale. Notice how much darker gray it is because of the thickness. It's about 1mm thick now: Again, not fully cured yet, so the nubbins have not been fully removed yet. My UV curing lamp LEDs will be her tomorrow. So far, I'm pretty impressed with the resolution this printer will pull off, and the gray is a lot less stinky than the green it came with. Tim Out2gtcha, AlexM, Bil and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Leave it a few weeks and then look at it again, I've found these prints always warp in time. Graham BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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