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Have you looked up settings for this new resin? Or run calibration test prints with it? If you're using the settings for the old resin with a different kind of resin it won't be right. It looks like your exposure time is too low, the resin isn't being cured enough at each layer so it's not adhering. Bump up the exposure time a lot and see if anything comes out. Also bump support thickness and connection thickness up. You can see the supports not even making full connection with that spear in the photo.
I did select different settings for the other resin. I checked both in the app and on Epax’s website, and my settings are aligned
Post your cones of calibration front and back. They reveal if you're exposure is at least something to rule out.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
I eventually ended up removing my slicer (Chitubox basic) and install the latest and greatest after cleaning up my profile. So literally starting anew.
Aside from changing te resin, I didn’t modify any other settings to begin with, so my config was rather vanilla.
After taking these steps (and cleaning the z-axis and replacing the nofep again) everything seems to be working fine now.
Cleaning the axis and a new nofep didn’t seem to do anything, so I think it was just a crappy version of the slicer.
Glad you got it working, interesting if the slicer itself was the problem.. When you're loading a file to the printer on my elegoo I'll be able to check the actual layer settings which is ultimately the key since that's how long the lcd will light up and cure the resin.
However supports and rafts are heavily influenced by the slicer so any issues there could be resolved by the slicer software.
Otherwise your hygiene cleaning all sounds like good practice regardless both to remove variables and maintenance.
Glad you got it sorted
I was kind of getting really desperate, as I usually, IMO, take good care of the machine. And usually I know hoe to solve issues. But in hindsight, and after checking timestamps, I do believe it is the slicer. When I updated it earlier this year I printed some figs, but couldn’t troubleshoot during to time constraints, and I parked it. So recently I picked up printing some more, but it didn’t connect immediately.
So yeah, I blame the slicer, and my lack of time.
Posting a screenshot of your settings may help to see what is going on. And pics of some calibration prints.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
I eventually ended up removing my slicer (Chitubox basic) and install the latest and greatest after cleaning up my profile. So literally starting anew.
Aside from changing te resin, I didn’t modify any other settings to begin with, so my config was rather vanilla.
After taking these steps (and cleaning the z-axis and replacing the nofep again) everything seems to be working fine now.
Cleaning the axis and a new nofep didn’t seem to do anything, so I think it was just a crappy version of the slicer.