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Yeah, it's pretty straight forward. Did you tune it?

I’ve got two I the mail. I put these big gross stretch marks in mine.

can you define tuning it? I flicked it gently with my fingernail to hear the sound and it seems just like stock

Yeah. Super easy right? I’ve done it about 10 times now

considering it needs to be so perfect and and wrinkle free, it's intimidating having never done it before. I saw in the video on the anycubic youtube page for replacing a fep that you want a bottle cap thats about 13mm, so I went around my place measuring bottle caps till I had one that size haha

Tucker Adams I did the same! Now make sure you don’t lose it lol

its the cap to a gas x bottle haha, I am sure it'll be around indefinitely

Tucker Adams if you want to get precise, you can use a guitar tuning app on your phone. I tune my to 340 hz.

ohhhhhh very nice! I'll check that out for sure!

20 ounce mountain dew bottle works great,too

Is there a specific FEP we need to get? I have the photon zero and want to have a few on hand for when I need them.

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this is what I got. I installed it with no issues, I have a print going on it right now so I can speak to whether or not it's working out for me

I was so nervous my first time changing the FEP, but once I got it tuned, All I could think was "am I missing something? That was way too easy!"

Why do u need to tighten it so much? Handtight would do. The screw is the thing that holds the vat down. Not the silver thing.

That is not the bed That screw simply holds the vat in place.

yes, i mean I can't tighten it all the way down, it stucks in the middle

I can't tighten that screws by hand, thats why I have to use the wrench

Sounds like you cross threaded it somehow or some resin cured in the threads. Probably resin.

So the vat is still moving around after u screw it as much as u can?

Mike Fatchett how can i clean the resin inside

if you can get the screw out you could put some IPA in there but empty the vat first and clean all the other resin out of it.

Give it two uhga uhgas

Michael Lee right now I'm using wrench to tighten it down, the vat looks fine, not moving

Mike Fatchett ok thanks

huh

Clean the threads with Ipa (or your preferred cleaner. I bet resin got on them

As long as it isn't moving it's fine. I don't think mine goes all the way down either.

Bao Huynh most likely you cross threaded it. You need a tap and die kit to fix the threads

You know the silver part doesn't move don't you? There will always be a gap.

Did 7 not print?

Oksana Shevchenko they were fine at the first layers with high exposure, yet later on sticked to the FEP.

That is interesting. First thought is obviously, it the plate level. Second is .. there might be demons in your machine...

How do you know the first layers were fine? I can't tell for a few hours.

Also, what are your settings

Is the resin you're using compatible with the settings

Oksana Shevchenko I paused after layers with high exposure (first five), then resumed.

Settings are from the stock stick, as well as the file. So, can't be sure.

First time using such test, before was randomly adjusting settings based on the table with settings. Was great with Photon S ?

Oleksandr Panforov ah ok. Try again without pausing? I have a horrid fear of that. Lolol

It's weird that it would unstick after

Oksana Shevchenko sure pausing is ok, it even worked with miniatures without a seam

Oleksandr Panforov I can't possibly think of what it could be then.

Oksana Shevchenko I'll try to re-level the bed and drop some actual sliced file.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Have you tried Photon Zero? Any tips?

Oleksandr Panforov I haven't. I'm pretty new to this whole mess as it is. I get really weird issues myself.

Yeah, I printed the sample file for the photon I just got a month ago. The same one. It actually printed all 8 but then when I tried to print something else, it stuck to the FEP. I did do the firmware update and I level the bed and tune the FEP to 3 10 to 333 hz using the Spectrum phone app and that seems to help a bit. Though my last print did have one of the three ball turrets I was printing stick to the FEP rather than the build plate.

John Bkly could you please elaborate more on the FEP tune process?
Never heard of it before

Oleksandr Panforov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr_wtZqBfbQ

Just follow the tuning part of the video. Though I have it book marked for when I will eventually need to replace the FEP

I got the Photon Zero and AnyCubic Black resin, but I have not yet tried the rerf file that came with it. The AnyCubic cube test print failed on me 2/2 tries, so I've just been doing my own slicing settings.

I love my zero, yeah I get a failure every now and then, but I attribute that to being a resin noob , I would say try releveling, I followed the quick start sheet to a t

Jonathan Basseri I also have some Anycubic black. Could you share your settings?

Also, is there a some sort of table with settings, like for the Photon and Photon S?

Great, thanks a lot

Oleksandr Panforov I have yet to see much data for the photon zero since it's so new.

I'm still a resin printing noob, so I know my settings are not great. 0.05 layers with 8 second exposure seems okay, but I think going to 0.03 layers with 5 or 6 seconds will be better. Yet to verify.

I also need to figure out anti aliasing

Jonathan Basseri I think painted it'll look glorious.

Sure thing, it's new, so we're like trailblazers here. Yay for us! ?

Oleksandr Panforov ?

You have to look closely to see the voxels, but I saw much better prints from the Zero on 3D Printing Pro YouTube review.

Following

A Benchy?

A brain

Likely the file is broken in some way and it won't let you cut across a bunch of "layers" inside the wall. It's easier to use 3D Builder to repair files and cut holes in things.

Reference:
https://youtu.be/R7mFeK47pAI

Hollow in meshmixer.

that helps a ton!

Tc here is a button for it nearby the top tool bar right.

Make hole command.

Sometimes it's a bit choosy about where the hole goes, just fiddle with sizes and depths till it works

Check and make sure you the same exact settings on each version of chitu

Well I think I found the problem! Resin leaked all over my screen. Soaked in denatured alcohol for a few minutes then took a razor scraper to it carefully.
Fep didn't show signs of leaking through a water test but I'm not taking chances. Replaced It.

I had similar this week. Prints started sticking suddenly and found resin had creeped under. Cleaned it all and retried but had the same issue.

Got new FEP, tried that and resolved it straight away.

Ya my prints came out a ton better. Print failed today. Gonna post about it. Supported elbow didn't print propperly

Support failed. Also check the bottom of the vat. Maybe print that ring in a different part of the bed. Your nesting many prints at once

Don't have an answer for why that section didn't print but is that a directly castable resin? If so what is it?

Ya is castable resin. Great kind

Tyler Castile this is it

Printing parts horizontally to the plate is a recipe for failures like this, because every single support has to hold. Try printing at an angle.

Nothing wrong with the plate and level. It is good because it stick first layer.

is it failing exactly the same each time? Are the supports identical?

Seems to be that that same side but they don’t turn out well I’m trying to print dnd bases for figures already made it’s just these that started not working I’m currently trying a print of something I already made to see if it turns out. If that comes out fine I’m sure it’s the supports

Not enough supports to keep the part on it...

Kayo Michiels ok I’ve don’t hundreds of prints and then boom this one didn’t work so I’m fixing the supports

use heavy supports.

Need to rotate the bases 30 to 45 degrees diagonally from the plate. Looks like the surface tension is pulling the bases off the supports.

I like to print bases directly on the plate.
You can cut your base exposure back by 30% or so when you do.
Of course you end up with some elephant's foot, but I just file that off. Easier than dealing with the nubs from supports and warping from inadequate supports.

I seriously do not have elephants foot

Umm i bet they mirrored the side that didnt print, with a software that doesnt correct normals automaticly. Had this happen to me a few times. There is nothing wrong with the printer, just the stl. PM me with the stl and ill slice it for you...

Initial exposure looks good, you have adhesion to the plate. Suggest angle you print at or support contact size - as the suction is too high for the model to stay on the supports

Too heavy for supports. I agree you need to change the angle and/or add heavier supports. Also make sure to strain your resin and clean the fep.

I love it ? ❤️

stl available?

This is the kind of thing that will get my wife behind 3D printing!

Is the STL available?

I want to print it myself and check for possible errors. The model will be sold later.

I want to print it myself and check for possible errors. The model will be sold later.

How did you make this ?

I did this model in ZBrush program

Are you for hire ? I’m looking for someone good In Z brush to work with

Gold Walker I don’t have time for another job, sorry.

Konstantin Fedkulov ok thanks

Anyone you can recommend?

Gold Walker I can not advise unfortunately