Creality Halot Mage

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Hi everyone, I got to do some messing around with the display unit of the new Creality Halot Mage. I ended up with some very impressive results, this is quite a nice machine! And the price is crazy! Here is a picture of a xenomorph model that was printed using it, the supports were really easy to remove and the model is immaculate.

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I would say that on a scale of 1-10 the stair stepping is about a 3-4 in terms of severity, it is noticable if you look for it but ultimately the model came out quite smooth! I was quite impressed by the smoothness of the head, it feels like it has been sanded down.

I am definitely looking forward to using this machine in the future, and I will definitely have to buy one to take home with me (can’t save all the fun for work :rofl: )

If you are curious to check it out we do have them up on our website: Creality Halot Mage (228x128x230mm) – 3D Printing Canada

Happy printing, I know I am right now!
Matthew

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Hey there what is the Z: Offset supposed to be on this machine? I have not had anything stick to the build plate yet., :frowning:

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Hey there,

Usually resin machines do not use any sort of z-offset. What is most likely in this situation is that your build plate is not properly levelled, I had quite the time with this when I got my first resin machine as well. But luckily once you get it you shouldn’t have to change it!

I will leave a link to a really good YouTube video detailing how to properly do this below, hopefully that helps you!

Thanks,
Matthew

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My build plate is level. When I print nothing is on the bottom of the build plate when it ascends.

On the bottom of the vat are nine paper thin Resin objects that are supposed to be my models. I adjusted some settings and they made no difference whatsoever to the print.

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I would try raising your bottom exposure time, most likely it is not set high enough and is not curing properly. What resin are you using and what is your bottom layer time currently set to?

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Could you kindly share what the settings are you used to get a successful print? Are you using Jang He resin?

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Change the Initial Exposure to 50s and your Exposure Time to 5.5s everything else can stay the same!

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I did as you suggested (I went up to 70 initial exposure time) however nothing would stick to the build plate and I got the following prints on the FEP

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The Berserker model prints up

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Looks like your build plate probably isn’t level or it isn’t going far enough down to properly adhere the resin to the build plate. I would try re-leveling it and see if that helps!

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Why would the Berserker stick to the build plate then?

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How long ago were you able to successfully print that part?

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When I first bought my printer about six months ago. Since then I have not used the printer until recently

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Yeah I would try and re-level the build plate then. Anything could have happened in those 6 months which may have caused it to go out of level.

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I just followed the levelling instructional video. I hope that solves the problem. I don’t know why my build plate would not work with other models instead only with the Berserker. I didn’t use the Halot Mage for months after I printed the Berserker