#1: Level your Bed
#2: Level your bed again
#3: See Rule #2
#4: Don’t touch Build plate with bare hands or skin. Oils will stop a print from sticking!
#5: Don’t Drink the Resin or IPA
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- Use a exposure validation test, with every type of resin you use.
I like this one, 8 minute test will save you hours of failed prints.
Photonsters Validation Matrix v2 by X3msnake - Thingiverse - Use gloves
- Use safety glasses, it’s all too easy to splash or get resin in the eye when removing models from the build plate
- Have lots of paper towels on hand
- Make sure you vat is clean before printing the next model
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#5 Addendum: Switch to Ethanol and you 'll have something to drink when 1-4 didn’t work
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#1 Addendum: Read the SDS (MSDS) sheet for your resin! There are health considerations, environmental considerations, and storage considerations you should know about.
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