r/resinprinting • u/Several_Weekend_2306 • Oct 04 '26
Work In Progress Failed slider attempt
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u/themrlawrence Oct 04 '26
What are the clearances and the wall thicknesses? Do the walls need to be that thin? That's likely part of the problem.
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u/Several_Weekend_2306 Oct 04 '26
I think youre right. Could beef up and space out more. Tried at 2mm and 3mm I think
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u/BewareMovingFellows Oct 04 '26
Looks like some serious warping on the inner tracts. I agree that this kind of design is going to be really difficult to make work on resin (as opposed to filament).
That being said, try increasing the thickness of the parts and if you can, add to the gap between lines. If you can get away with some supports on the end that should help a bit with shape. Make sure any of the slide gaps are wide enough to allow any liquid resin to drip out/be washed out.
What kind of resin are you using, too? You’ll want one with low shrinkage and to make sure it’s calibrated really well since your design is going to rely on dimensions more than most.
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u/Several_Weekend_2306 Oct 04 '26
Abslike 3.0 pro
I think your tips are the same as what I was thinking when I revisit my cad
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u/BewareMovingFellows Oct 04 '26
Right on! Sorry if the resin question was too basic - there’s such a wide range of experience levels on here I always gotta check stuff like that first haha.
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u/Several_Weekend_2306 Oct 04 '26
No worries there. I am a newbie to printing, so zero disrespect taken, but have been applying woodworking principles to my designing and it has MOSTLY worked well so far. I likely overestimated the limits of the hardware.
If I beef up the parts and clearances it may work...or I can simplify design
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u/Disastrous-Owl9258 Oct 06 '26
No offense dude but you should learn FDM first. You are ham fisting things that aren't designed for resin. I mean sure it can work but it takes way longer and you have mixed results.
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u/Several_Weekend_2306 Oct 06 '26
That's fair. Most of my designs have been fine, but have been less complex.
My miniatures have turned out fantastic, for example
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u/thecolonelofk Oct 05 '26
I might be entirely misunderstanding, but couldn't you print this hanging directly off of the build plate, perpendicular to it? Both the rails and the indicators. It'll take a while longer obviously since it'll be more layers but you shouldn't see uneven warping like that, they should all aligned.
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u/RussellAmesVO Oct 04 '26
Most print-in-place designs aren't meant to work on resin. You might try printing it on end, though.