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Offline Tadgie

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Elegoo 3d print help
« on: September 29, 2020, 04:58:26 PM »
Hi any guru’s out there that can help.
I have brought a Mars Pro and when I print only the supports print with nothing attached to them? Anyone got any ideas please.
I have tried levelling the bed multiple times but it doesn’t help.
Thanks

Offline Tadgie

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Re: Elegoo 3d print help
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2020, 06:57:04 PM »
So......print holo figures with thick supports and 55 second base layer curing. Then firmly cross your fingers and pray to the print gods.
I got one successful print and now trying a second.

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Re: Elegoo 3d print help
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2020, 08:57:48 PM »
Try lowering your lift speed - if you show your slicer settings and supports it might be possible to see better what the issue might be.

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Re: Elegoo 3d print help
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2020, 03:49:27 PM »
Thanks for the reply. Touch wood it seems to be working with holo prints. I shall keep my fingers crossed.

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Re: Elegoo 3d print help
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2020, 09:03:11 PM »
Yep I would always recommend hollowing all but the smallest of models. It sounds like what's happened is that the suction forces have pulled the model away from the contact points. Reducing the lift speed has a similar effect - do both and you can go with surprising thin supports and hairlike detail. This is 1/144 scale and I've boosted the detail to allow for safer handling when gaming, but I think this shows what you can achieve - you can actually go finer than this.

Offline Tadgie

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Re: Elegoo 3d print help
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2020, 10:20:54 PM »
That looks great. I will try your suggestion next. I am using thick supports which are a pain to remove. Having said that it is nice to get a finished print after all the fails. Thanks for the tips I appreciate them.

 

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