FTD resin exposure times findings/help :)
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 1:24 pm
Still trying to setup my printer correctly, it seems to be mechanically setup fine but nailed down exposure on this resin is proving difficult at best.
Link to my latest prints.
I printed both the shelled to 1mm Zombie Killer and solid model Devil at the same time to see the outcome for each since I have had no luck getting a perfect print with the shelled models I have. My take on it (being brand new to resin printing)
Shelled prints take a longer cure time when all things are equal to a solid print, and vise versa. The shelled model has holes in the very thin areas which would tell me the exposure time needs to go up, correct?
Then the solid model right about 3/4 of the way through the head layers stuck to the bottom of the VAT so it has a part of the head that is concave. This tells me it has too long of a exposure time since it is burning onto the VAT floor.
Can anyone confirm that is what might be happening or am I thinking about this wrong?
Clinton
Link to my latest prints.
I printed both the shelled to 1mm Zombie Killer and solid model Devil at the same time to see the outcome for each since I have had no luck getting a perfect print with the shelled models I have. My take on it (being brand new to resin printing)
Shelled prints take a longer cure time when all things are equal to a solid print, and vise versa. The shelled model has holes in the very thin areas which would tell me the exposure time needs to go up, correct?
Then the solid model right about 3/4 of the way through the head layers stuck to the bottom of the VAT so it has a part of the head that is concave. This tells me it has too long of a exposure time since it is burning onto the VAT floor.
Can anyone confirm that is what might be happening or am I thinking about this wrong?
Clinton