@@3DPrintFarm Thanks. Just run the first test and it looks like the defaults for my QIDI Shadow were over exposing by a good deal. Does room temperature have an effect? I have my printer in a garage where the south Texas temperature is over 100 degrees.
Garret , thanks for the great video and the method but I have a problem, maybe you can help?! The setup: Anycubic Photon S, Anycubic Plant-based resin green & Chitubox latest version. With your method the ideal time works out at 4,0 sec. exposure time, but in a test print the supports (standard Chitubox settings) are failing... - when I go back to the standard 8 sec. Chitubox exposure time the print and supports are perfect... Your opinion \ suggestion?
I'm having the same problem as Eduard using Elegoo Gray and Prusa supports. I've only been printing a couple of months and this is the first time using the Elegoo and first time trying to change the exposure times from the 'normal' settings. Really enjoy your videos!
@@eduardkompast3063 I have a rather similar issue with my Creality-LD002... I need to have at least 5.5 seconds of exposure if I want the print not to utterly fail:-/
This video single handedly got me past my resin waste angst. I'd never even heard of a validation print! 20-30 minutes to dial in any resin!?! Sold! Thanks a ton for this info.
Also, you should be getting an equal (+/-1) number of dots and holes on the right side of the print. Overexposed more dots, underexposed more holes. This is the easiest test that I have found too.
Thank you for sharing this information!! I'm a prop maker and always need different resin properties depending the use and shape of the item, this will be SO helpful when making resin mixtures. 3d printing is such a steep learning curve, I'm slowly getting the hang of it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I started watching this as I have a resin that I haven't used, and was a bit unsure. Turns out this video was with the EXACTA resin I was curious about! Happy printing!
Garret - Just wanted to take a second to thank you for your videos. I'm just starting out with my first resin printer (AnyCubic Photon S). I watched a ton of UA-cam videos and was pretty well prepared, but I wanted to let you know that yours have been instrumental in helping me replace my torn FEP (a tragic unboxing mistake), troubleshoot, and get "over the hump" of initial failed prints and getting confidence built up. I was just in the past couple of days thinking about learning about the calibration prints I hear about and then this video shows up in my recommendations, right on time. Again, kudos for helping the hobby and community. Well done and good on ya.
I finally purchased a resin printer last week after years of sticking to fdm printing, and after days of looking for relevant info this is possibly the most useful video I've seen about resin printing so far. I'm looking forward to checking out the other videos this channel has to offer. SUBSCRIBED.
Wow, I have been using the default setting from what the resin said. I did the print that you have shown and I am overexposing it a lot. Thank you for this!!!!
great info, long time FDM user (anyone remember solidoodle?). just took the plunge into the goo with a photon mono x. Your videos are giving me all the info i need to hit the ground running before i even get the machine! I love the 3d printing community. Its been super helpful like this since the very earliest days.
Thank you, this video really helped me hit the ground running (started in December) and I try to pass on to whoever I can. Made my 3d printing life infinitely less frustrating
This is incredible info! I have obviously been printing massively over-exposed!! I always wondered why some of my more fine details were "muddy", but as i normally print functional parts, not models it never really caused me many issues!
This was tremendously helpful! I got some new resin and tried rolling with the same settings as what I was using before. I couldn't find any recommended exposure time from the manufacturer, and I was kind of stumped. This lets me take ownership and solve the problem WITH SCIENCE! Found out my optimum exposure time is about half of what I had been using.
This is the single most useful explanation and method I have found in weeks! 1.5 months of my Orange 10 not printing a damn thing, solved in a 13min video!
Thank you so much!!!! Easy way to explain how to do the test, I had hours searching how to use the multiple exposure time of the anycubic without any result, but this is simple and even when I need to do different prints to test, is better and more detailed, THANK YOU!!!!!
Bloopers at the end were nice addition.. get a cat ;) Thanks for this great tip! I'd been using the "rook settings" for layer timings which have resulted in great prints and no failures (yet)... but now wonder if this fine tuning would provide even greater detail to my models. This would be the first resin 3D channel that I will be subscribing to after enjoying and learning from your experiences. Many thanks for what you do! Cheers from Nova Scotia, Canada.
I want to get it as perfect as I can as well but just think about what you are doing. Its AMAZING even when under/over exposed. We've literally gone from not having computers in the home to literally being able to resin print stuff with layers the size of a human hair. How AMAZING is that! :D
Maaaate! I have tearing my hair out.... Resin is annoying to come by in NZ atm so I have been buying what I can. Was printing at 13sec layers as per supplier instructions....... down to 1.4sec now haha. Thank you!
I have used to great success this tutorial but also wanted to point out that nearly every blog ive read that has anything to do with resin printer calibration refrences your video as well THANK YOU
Interesting, this is the fastest calibration test I've thus far seen, even the 'cone of calibration' would take an hour on my printer. I'm defo going to try this method.
I'm pretty new to 3d printing and I've never heard of an exposure calibration test print. I'm certain that will clean up my prints. (My stuff looks over exposed) Great info and THANK YOU for that stl link!
Thanks for this tip and procedure. This is a very necessary knowledge. I have wasted lots of resin and suffered failures after failure. I will update you once I receive new fep. I also tried to order that M5 tact (to hold the screen in place and protect it. My printer is 135 x 215 . There was no pre-cuts for this. I ordered the material and will cut it. .
Thanks, I was having a lot of problems with my Phrozen sonic mini but it seems that I wasn't reading the validation test correctly everything was radically underexposed. Thanks for going over the different levels of prints on camera ill be recalibrating and hopefully put out some good prints in the near future.
Thank you. I've been somewhat frustrated lately because I have a new mono screen printer and some people say mono screen printers need less exposure time, so I don't know what kind of settings I've been needing for proper settings. Plus I'm used to turning my FDM machines to the best settings I can get them to with each material. This should help a ton and will be the next thing I do.
Underexposure or non-leveled build plate are the two things I'm finding are my issues. This is my first week of resin printing which has been crazy fun! However, the blobs of resin in the vat, and the supports hanging off the build plate are the exact issues I've found with recent more complex/larger prints I'm doing.
Thanks for this! I was looking for a calibration print but the ones I found referred to the photon and changing the code in the machine which I didn't feel comfortable doing. I'll be testing this out tonight.
Wow! Everyone resinprinting needs to check this out! Stellar info!!
Thanks brother!
@@3DPrintFarm Thanks. Just run the first test and it looks like the defaults for my QIDI Shadow were over exposing by a good deal. Does room temperature have an effect? I have my printer in a garage where the south Texas temperature is over 100 degrees.
Garret , thanks for the great video and the method but I have a problem, maybe you can help?! The setup: Anycubic Photon S, Anycubic Plant-based resin green & Chitubox latest version. With your method the ideal time works out at 4,0 sec. exposure time, but in a test print the supports (standard Chitubox settings) are failing... - when I go back to the standard 8 sec. Chitubox exposure time the print and supports are perfect... Your opinion \ suggestion?
I'm having the same problem as Eduard using Elegoo Gray and Prusa supports. I've only been printing a couple of months and this is the first time using the Elegoo and first time trying to change the exposure times from the 'normal' settings. Really enjoy your videos!
@@eduardkompast3063 I have a rather similar issue with my Creality-LD002... I need to have at least 5.5 seconds of exposure if I want the print not to utterly fail:-/
As someone brand new to resin printing, I'd like to thank you wholeheartedly for posting this. Just wish I'd found it four days ago...
Yeah this is basically identical to how I’m feeling right now.
This video single handedly got me past my resin waste angst. I'd never even heard of a validation print! 20-30 minutes to dial in any resin!?! Sold! Thanks a ton for this info.
Finally! An exposure test I can comprehend! Thanks for this ;)
Hi just did the test print infinity is fine but the small bars to the left did not stick
Also, you should be getting an equal (+/-1) number of dots and holes on the right side of the print. Overexposed more dots, underexposed more holes. This is the easiest test that I have found too.
Thank you for sharing this information!! I'm a prop maker and always need different resin properties depending the use and shape of the item, this will be SO helpful when making resin mixtures. 3d printing is such a steep learning curve, I'm slowly getting the hang of it.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I started watching this as I have a resin that I haven't used, and was a bit unsure. Turns out this video was with the EXACTA resin I was curious about!
Happy printing!
Garret - Just wanted to take a second to thank you for your videos.
I'm just starting out with my first resin printer (AnyCubic Photon S). I watched a ton of UA-cam videos and was pretty well prepared, but I wanted to let you know that yours have been instrumental in helping me replace my torn FEP (a tragic unboxing mistake), troubleshoot, and get "over the hump" of initial failed prints and getting confidence built up.
I was just in the past couple of days thinking about learning about the calibration prints I hear about and then this video shows up in my recommendations, right on time.
Again, kudos for helping the hobby and community. Well done and good on ya.
I finally purchased a resin printer last week after years of sticking to fdm printing, and after days of looking for relevant info this is possibly the most useful video I've seen about resin printing so far. I'm looking forward to checking out the other videos this channel has to offer. SUBSCRIBED.
Watched a few videos then came upon this one. Followed the directions and zero failed prints since. Thank you.
Managed to shave 3 seconds off my exposure time for the current resin I'm using and it made a huge difference in the print quality. Thank you!
Extremely simple to understand and interpret....thank you for this
Wow, I have been using the default setting from what the resin said. I did the print that you have shown and I am overexposing it a lot. Thank you for this!!!!
I don't know how I've never seen this before. This is much nicer than waiting 2 1/2 hours for the Amerilabs test print over and over again!
The great thing about the validation matrix is that it prints in like 6 minutes so you can very quickly test, adjust, repeat.
Subbed. Just started in 3d Printing and the way you review over and under exposure just clicked. Thanks!
great info, long time FDM user (anyone remember solidoodle?). just took the plunge into the goo with a photon mono x. Your videos are giving me all the info i need to hit the ground running before i even get the machine! I love the 3d printing community. Its been super helpful like this since the very earliest days.
This was one of the most helpful resin printer videos I've had the pleasure of stumbling across. Thank you for sharing your knowhow.
Thank you, this video really helped me hit the ground running (started in December) and I try to pass on to whoever I can. Made my 3d printing life infinitely less frustrating
Awesome! Thanks so much!
This is incredible info! I have obviously been printing massively over-exposed!! I always wondered why some of my more fine details were "muddy", but as i normally print functional parts, not models it never really caused me many issues!
This was tremendously helpful! I got some new resin and tried rolling with the same settings as what I was using before. I couldn't find any recommended exposure time from the manufacturer, and I was kind of stumped. This lets me take ownership and solve the problem WITH SCIENCE! Found out my optimum exposure time is about half of what I had been using.
This is the single most useful explanation and method I have found in weeks! 1.5 months of my Orange 10 not printing a damn thing, solved in a 13min video!
I watched 2 Videos from you within the last day and they both were awesome! Thanks for the good advice!
In a few hours I'll get my first bottle of resin, and boy does this sound as useful as tuning e steps + temperature! Great timing too lol :D
This is one hell of a helpful video and a great STL for quick and easy exposure tuning. Thank you so much!
This explains why I've had so many problems printing Loot-Studios minis and how I can make it work. Thank you!
Fantastic! I've been looking for a guide like this, I am trying to gather all of the knowledge I can before my new printer gets here.
I watched this video before getting my printer and I am so stoked i could find it again I am really excited to try out this exposure trick
Darn that Lady of marsh model is fantastic, thanks for the tips!
Thank you so much!!!! Easy way to explain how to do the test, I had hours searching how to use the multiple exposure time of the anycubic without any result, but this is simple and even when I need to do different prints to test, is better and more detailed, THANK YOU!!!!!
Bloopers at the end were nice addition.. get a cat ;) Thanks for this great tip! I'd been using the "rook settings" for layer timings which have resulted in great prints and no failures (yet)... but now wonder if this fine tuning would provide even greater detail to my models. This would be the first resin 3D channel that I will be subscribing to after enjoying and learning from your experiences. Many thanks for what you do! Cheers from Nova Scotia, Canada.
Extremely helpful video thank you so much. This is a much more emperical way of figuring out exposure than I had before. Definitely earned a sub
Awesome video, great tutorial on under and over exposure. Really appreciate your work on this.
You are a gentleman and a scholar sir. A thousand thank yous for sharing your wisdom!
Talk about invaluable knowledge and the validation matrix you're providing. Thank you so much!
You are the man! I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Ty for this, I'm getting my first resin printer and this should really help me dial in the settings.
OK I can't tell you how bad I needed this video in my life. Thank you!
damn, one of the best videos on resin printing I've ever watched. thank you SO much!
Appreciate the information! Going to test right now.
Thank u so much for this video! About to b purchasing my first resin printer and any info like this is priceless! Thank u so much!
I want to get it as perfect as I can as well but just think about what you are doing. Its AMAZING even when under/over exposed. We've literally gone from not having computers in the home to literally being able to resin print stuff with layers the size of a human hair. How AMAZING is that! :D
Awesome test. This is going to help me out so much! Thank you.
Actually the most useful video I've found so far
Great Video. I just ordered a qidi. cant wait to try it out using your knowledge.
you're an asset for the community. thank you very much.
Maaaate! I have tearing my hair out.... Resin is annoying to come by in NZ atm so I have been buying what I can. Was printing at 13sec layers as per supplier instructions....... down to 1.4sec now haha. Thank you!
Great video and info! As always! Thanks! Yeah i love the new Photonsters resin test also!
always great info ! Thanks for helping the community.
Thank you for this, great starting point for fine tuning instead of just guessing
Very nice tut, simply explained!!! Well done! Thanks!
I have a new photon mono laying here and this is exactly what I needed to know but couldn’t really find anything about ...thanks!
This was so helpful for my new project.Thank you!
Man this is super helpful. Thanks for all of your videos!
Awesome info and wish I knew about this months ago. Starting some tests now.
This was INCREDIBLY helpful!
Just getting ready to order a Photon Mono X as my first resin printer. I know this will help! THANKS!
wow, that support is amazing!
Years have not been kind to Kevin James, but he used them wisely and became an expert in resin 3d printing.
LOL so true. I would say he actually looks BETTER in this video ;)
So simple yet very useful information
I have used to great success this tutorial but also wanted to point out that nearly every blog ive read that has anything to do with resin printer calibration refrences your video as well THANK YOU
Seriously one of the best 3ders on youtube, love your presenting skills ...and you have donkeys!! cool af
Good info for a beginner with resin printing. You gained a sub over here.
Great video! Thanks for such valuable information.
Amazing! Thanks for helping this beginner.
Thank you man for a great video, very well explained and simple. Very helpful. Bravo 👏
Interesting, this is the fastest calibration test I've thus far seen, even the 'cone of calibration' would take an hour on my printer. I'm defo going to try this method.
This was an amazingly helpful video. Thank you so much.
Terrific instructional video! Keep posting!
OUTSTANDING VIDEO!!!! thanks so much! truly awesome!
Thank you for the lesson please continue to share
I'm pretty new to 3d printing and I've never heard of an exposure calibration test print. I'm certain that will clean up my prints. (My stuff looks over exposed) Great info and THANK YOU for that stl link!
Thank you brother! Just what I needed.
yeah this helps to get that perfect print, with so many factors, getting the right exposure time is going to make thing easier. ty :)
Thanks for this tip and procedure. This is a very necessary knowledge. I have wasted lots of resin and suffered failures after failure. I will update you once I receive new fep. I also tried to order that M5 tact (to hold the screen in place and protect it. My printer is 135 x 215 . There was no pre-cuts for this. I ordered the material and will cut it. .
sick prints and great video
Thanks, I was having a lot of problems with my Phrozen sonic mini but it seems that I wasn't reading the validation test correctly everything was radically underexposed.
Thanks for going over the different levels of prints on camera ill be recalibrating and hopefully put out some good prints in the near future.
Great info thank you. Subscribed right after the video.
Thank you.
I've been somewhat frustrated lately because I have a new mono screen printer and some people say mono screen printers need less exposure time, so I don't know what kind of settings I've been needing for proper settings. Plus I'm used to turning my FDM machines to the best settings I can get them to with each material. This should help a ton and will be the next thing I do.
Thanks man! so much finaly ! Good explenation . Subbed greetings from Holland.
Thank you for this. This video and test print should be standard on every printer's thumb drive.
Thank you my friend, this video is very helpful!
Yes, this is very good info, well explained. Thanks a lot.
This saved my life, thanks a lot
Great video, helped a lot!
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
Great tip!
Liked, Favorited, and Subscribed! Thank you for this great insight Sir.
This is awesome! I am new to all of this and have been looking for help on the internet. Your channel is great...SUBSCRIBED :)
An absolute God-Send ... Thank you !!
Fantastic video. really great info.
Ty sir! You have saved the day. Liked and subscribed
Underexposure or non-leveled build plate are the two things I'm finding are my issues. This is my first week of resin printing which has been crazy fun! However, the blobs of resin in the vat, and the supports hanging off the build plate are the exact issues I've found with recent more complex/larger prints I'm doing.
Really helpful vid...thanks for sharing!
Thanks, this was VERY helpful!
This was a noob life saver, thanks so much!
Super informative, many thanks!
Thank you! this is just what I needed to improve my prints. Also what is the music in your videos?
I have absolutely been supporting Loot Studios since their first month. Pretty minis, just need more poses for the weak minions. :-D
Thanks for this! I was looking for a calibration print but the ones I found referred to the photon and changing the code in the machine which I didn't feel comfortable doing. I'll be testing this out tonight.