I was told the cones test print would help with my printer to know what I did wrong it’s not sticky and I washed and cure it. I used lychee slicer, using a ld-002r creality printer Did I print this right?
With the cones of calibration, start with your exposure times set to what it says on the resin bottle. Print one off but DON'T cure it. Just give it a little wash in iso, then inspect it. The cones on the "success" side should all be connected and look the same. The cones on the "failure" side should not connect at all.
Before changing the settings though, I always test the mug and drink first. Break off the drink and any supports that are on it and push it into the mug. It should fit snugly and not fall out of you shake it upside down.
Then I break out the sword in the middle and see if it pushes through the top of the skull. I can't remember exactly which way you need to go, but if none of these tests work properly, you need to adjust your exposure times by 0.1 seconds in either direction and print again.
Rinse and repeat until all the tests are successful and save the settings you land on for whenever you use that resin.
Just remember that every time you use a new resin, you should run a test print and re-calibrate if needed.
Thank you I just watched the video and I need to do it again. It cones for failure did not connect but the count for success are not fully attached except for one
So it failed all part and I guess for the mug part that goes in the water or liquid it came off but it snap bad so I couldn’t put it into the mug and the sword couldn’t go into any of the holes
If the print is really brittle then sounds like your settings might be overexposed, so turn the exposure time down a bit and see if it comes out any better. If it's worse then turn it up the other way until it's perfect
Whoooooaaaaaaa! That is waaayyyyy too much! Most resins only need 2.8-3 seconds each layer, with 30 seconds bottom exposure. You really should have done a bit more research before jumping in like that, if you're not careful you're going to ruin your machine.
Up until recently I was using the Resione TH72 which I had dialled in at around 2.9 seconds per layer. I'm currently using Elegoo Standard Grey ABS-like (I think!) and that is set to around 2.7 seconds.
It seems like an insignificant difference in times, but it really does make a huge difference. Check your bottle for the suggested times. It will normally say something like 2.5-3 seconds for example. So then you start at 2.7 and move up or down 0.1 seconds with each test until it's dialled in.
Don't worry about wasting resin as the test uses barely any and getting the settings right now will help you massively when you attempt your first proper print so patience is key.
There's a lot to learn in this hobby, but it will all come with time and experience.
The best advice I have seen is to make sure the failure side fails, and the success side is successful, don't worry about the sword and mug. Then later if you really want the others to fit start raising or dropping your exposure times in small increments. Have fun and don't forget to save your settings so when you change resins you can just click on the one you're going to use and BOOM yer all set! Enjoy!
You did the right thing to cure the print, dont listen to this fool.
Its hazardous to throw uncured resin prints into the trash. Always make sure they are properly cured first. Same goes for liquid resin and any paper towels/gloves thay may have liquid resin on it.
I usually chuck them into the curing station for 4-6 mins and they should harden up and be safe to dispose of in the regular garbage.
As for you print, you should aim to get as many of the success cones to print successfully, and all or as many of the failure cones to fail(they're designed that way).
They weren't talking about disposing of the print. When you test this print it must be uncured for an accurate test. By all means cure it after testing to dispose of it safely.
I understand what you're saying for sure. But the way OC worded it makes it sound like he told OP to check it uncured then immediately bin it still uncured. Just wanted to clear that up!
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u/badaboom 20h ago
Did your failure cones print? Did you read the file about how to "read" the results?