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Bucktown...

I've been printing with it for over a week now. 20 prints...

I'm using the clear, but I print things that will be painted. That said, I have to recommend this as an inexpensive resin. It prints clean and crisp... better than the Wanhao clear (I use the same settings). It's cheap and does the job. $120 for 4 liters plus shipping. It isn't crystal clear, and has a yellow tinge... some prints look like an amber resin like in Jurassic Park, but if you are painting that shouldn't matter. If you are putting lights in, the LEDs should be bright enough to still make it look good. If you want a canopy or windshield... get Monocure.

This is good stuff.

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I love going to bed and waking up to a new print :)

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What's the longest anyone has had their printer running? How much of a rest should I give it between prints? I've been printing nonstop for a few days now...

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well sadly, but fairly... It looks like the monocure coupons are only good for one use per household. I tried using the mono25off again and it came back invalid :( But the other coupons work. Hopefully I can use the 25% off coupon again down the road. :)

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I've already gone through half a liter of the Bucktown resin :)

Good thing I have 5 liters of Monocure gunmetal coming Thursday !

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I'm at my wits end on something.

I'm having a helluva time learning software for cutting. I'm thinking maybe it's because I am running 32bit OS and a lot of the latest versions seem to be 64bit. I think that may be one issue.

I'm just having a tough time figuring out how and where to cut things. I know I will learn it, but right now I am having trouble with the learning curve. I have printed everything I want to print that will fit on the build plate, now I am at the point the things I want to print are too big. I am looking for someone willing to mentor and teach me. I've been watching videos and have learned a lot, but you can't ask a video a question. It could be an age thing too lol :)

What I am trying to print right now is a Battlestar Galactica Colonial Blaster. I can print everything except the main body. Same for the Star Trek Phasers. Eventually I want to make a 537 scale 1701-D which will require modular parts that fit together to make the larger piece. The best way I can explain it is like how gambody does their Millennium Falcon.

I have all the files. I really don't want someone to just 'do it' for me, I'd rather learn but like I said I'm finding it difficult to learn the software. Either the software is easy to learn but doesn't have the features I need, or it has the features and I am having trouble understanding the tools. Anyone willing to help/mentor me I would be forever grateful :)

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I've checked all the usual places... stlfinder, thingiverse, yeggi and so on...

Does anyone know where to get stl files for NASCAR interior parts like the roll cage, tires and rims and things like that?

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Just curious-

Why did you take the plunge and get your Photon? I got mine to supplement my model builds and to make items that you can't get a kit for, or the only option is way over priced (and often poor quality) garage kits. I've also had some very bad experiences with a few after market parts vendors that have major attitudes towards us... their customers! I've placed orders, had my money taken and then had to fight for months to get my parts. No more! Now I print my own!

Eventually when I learn the software and learn to scan things, I will be able to print anything I need or can dream up!

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Bucktown Polymer Resin EP200-V420-FF

Here is my assessment-
Now that I feel I have it dialed in (there could be better settings) it is working pretty good. I think it is clearer than the Wanhao clear, but both are a bit yellowish. The Bucktown has an almost amber look too it. The main difference that I see with my prints at least is the Wanhao resin looks cloudy compared to the Bucktown resin. Neither are even close to what I see others getting with the Monocure clear- Monocure clear is the defacto standard in my opinion.

Pros-
Bucktown Polymer resin is very inexpensive. With shipping it came out to $37 a liter.

Shipping was quick, from placing the order to arrival at my door was around 6 days.

Maybe I am nose dead, but it doesn't smell any better or worse than any of the other resins I have used so far (Anycubic, Wanhao, and now Bucktown).

Cons-

Only comes in a metal 4 liter industrial type can. You will need spare bottles (I recommend completely opaque ones). Make sure the resin is mixed well by shaking the hell out of the metal can before pouring into the smaller 1 liter (or less) bottles.

From what I understand, it only comes in clear and they give you dye for the color you purchased- so it does not appear to be premixed for color. This could be a pro or con- you get both clear and colored resin with one order! However, if you need really crystal clear parts this is not what you want.

Last con for now- Customer service doesn't seem to be the greatest. They sell mainly in large volumes to industry so the orders they get from the home user consumers is pretty much insignificant to them (at least for now, wait 5 years when 3D printers are in every house). They don't seem too receptive to calls or questions, and it is pretty hard to find any detailed information about the company. They are also listed as O.N.E. Technologies. That doesn't really mean anything bad though. It looks like they have been around for a few years.

Settings-

This is what is working for me:
Layer- .05 Bottom Exposure- 50 Bottom Layers- 8 Normal Exposure- 15 Off Time- 1 (This is the same as Wanhao Clear)

There may be better settings, and those also could produce a better clear (less yellow) but I don't know what those settings would be if there are any. I can't comment on settings for colored mixes, just the clear.

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I will say this first, I am still learning.

I need someone to help me and tech me how to cut things so they can be printed on the Photon. I'll pay a 'training' fee' but hope someone in the community would be willing to help me. I don't want someone to do it for me, I'd rather be mentored and learn how to do things myself.

I have several stl files that have parts bigger than our build plate. I need to learn how to cut them in a way that when put together the cut isn't noticeable. Mainly these are blasters and phasers and things like that.

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