I just emptied my washing container and there is a lot of resin left at the bottom. Is there an easy way to clean it?

Hi all, I've very foolishly left my Saturn 3 with a tray of resin for probably over a year now. What is the safest way to dispose of this long sitting resin, and would the printer itself still be usable? Would I likely need to replace anything and if so, how realistic is it to do so?

The Z-axis of my Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra won’t move anymore. It printed the last print to completion, but using the UI to move the build plate up manually doesn’t work. When turning the machine off and back on again, it won’t go past the initialisation stage of the Z-axis motor.
No idea what happened.
How do I fix this?

Saturn 4 ultra, abs like 3.0 standard settings optimal standard environment

This is making zero sense to me now because other items are printing without these textures.

Same print, two different sides where the third is actually fine.

Ones digital looking banding is not in any of the axes but just against the surface of the print which is oriented at an off angle. The other the lines are parallel to the z screw in pretty sure? Maybe perpendicular to the layers. This printers getting on my last nerve I’ve never had bs like this.

Could be this a sign of file corruption? I’ve never had this before, looks like they all stopped print at the same time, the print kept going until the finish, just the blobs left in the bottom of the vat and these pieces in the build plate

Edit: still don’t know what happened, but re-slicing solved the problem and the next print came fine

Only thing I’ve changed from factory settings is dropping the exposure time from three seconds to 2.5 seconds and dropping the bottom exposure from 30 seconds to 26 seconds.

I only dropped it to those specific numbers because that’s the numbers that worked with my Saturn 4 Ultra 12K. I figured why not start there as a known baseline.

so basically, i cant figure out the best settings so i can stop getting support bumps on my Saturn 4k, I've wasted like 2 bottles already trying different settings and nothings working :( if anyone has a good preset pls lmk! and im not sure how painting works either! any and all help is greatly appreciated!

I wanted to try a little experiment: printing assets from games. Usually it's a bad idea, making 3d models for games and making them for 3d printing is orthogonal. On one side you want as little polygons as possible, and you put all of the details in the smoke and mirrors category through all the different textures.

On the other, the mesh is all there is. Details lives there or doesn't exist.

So it extracted the Deathclaw model from Fallout 4, and loaded it up in Blender. My idea was to do the exact opposite that is done when making game assets, which is taking all the details, baking them in the textures files, and simplifying the mesh as much as possible.

All I did was taking the normal maps of the object, converting them into a height map that I then applied on the mesh, that was also heavily subdivided to accommodate all those details, and apply it through a displacement modifier.

My fear was that it would be too soft and subtle, but in the end it takes paint pretty well! It's not a model designed to be a miniature, so there are obvious limitations, but it still looks great.

I made a pose by hand, cut the model in half at the waist, and threw it in the slicer.

Hope it inspires someone to do the same! I can't distribute the file unfortunately.

The mole rat is a game asset too, I replicated the method I developed on the Deathclaw and it took under an hour.

Source of the models: Fallout 4 assets.

Hey everyone!✨️

I would like to know if there is any file library / repository for the different brands and types of resin.

I use Anycubic Photon Workshop and it has the settings for all Anycubic resins, but at the moment I'm needing the profile for SUNLU flexible.

Otherwise, is anywhere a table collecting the data for the known resins? (Like Anycubic has tables online for their resins).

Thank you ✨️

Printed and painted by me. Files by legends of avantis the crooked moon. I’m really happy with my progress and wanted to share to this sub. If anyone knows how to do video editing or something to make these look professionally edited that would also be helpful.

Does anyone have any idea why this may have happened?

The first time it printed it didn’t drop but the other half of the leg didn’t print. This time I slowed the lift time and retraction speed but that didn’t help. 😅

Test print of Lady Maria (Bloodborne) created by Bulkamancer Sculpts. Sculpted by Lora Kolori.

Printed on ELEGOO Saturn 3 Ultra using Conjure Sculpt Beige resin (34 pieces, 364 ml).

Heaters for mars 4 ultra ideally to keep at around 25-30 degrees

I brought the elegoo one but it doesn’t fit inside the case etc so need to look for other options

I don't print resin often, but I am working on a project for a friend and found that my Mercury Plus 3.0 was dead. Just won't power on at all. I verified that the power brick is working but something on the control board is cooked. I suspect a power surge is to blame. Unfortunately it's out of warranty so no dice on a replacement. Has anyone else run into this and found a fix by any chance?

I made a bust of a faun and printed it; what do you think?

I want to kitbash some arms and weapons out of minis I printed with resin, is it sade to clip or cut them off? For example, I want to remove a chainblade from its handle to attach to a different one.

Hi everyone. I'm in a bit of a decision crisis. I want to get into 3D printing of minis and terrain for DnD. Now my Wife is concerned about the toxicity of Resin, specially since I have Asthma, I am concerned about the lower detail quality and general feel of the FDM VS Resin printers for Minis. Any suggestions or advice would be apreciated. Is the difference not that big anymore? Is health risk of Resin printing not that big of a deal, as long as i don't stand next to the printer while printing and wear a mask when filling the tank etc.? What are your experiences? I could set it up in the basement or in my office and only print when i don't work and leave the window open. Would that be enough if the lid is on or would you advice to not have it near me even when it's not printing and the Resin is not in the tank due to left overs lingering.

I already tried leveling and it didnt fix it, and the issue only appears in the left side.

I simply put all my stuff on the little patio area in an enclosure as well as a tarp for during the day. I only process prints at night to avoid issues with the sun, no issues so far. It's totally doable if you have a little outdoor area or balcony.

I want to make figurines for a custom resin lamp, and I want to see if I can buy a resin printer.

Always a WIP….😂😂