Failed print due to not adding enough resin

Support & Troubleshooting
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Hello,

I recently purchased a form 1 plus and ran a job that required a resin tank refill. Well I didn’t pour enough resin for the first half of the build, so paused the job and added more resin. The print failed due to me error and now I have a large clump of plastic stuck to the resin tank.

I have some questions regarding this situation.
A) Is the resin tank a total loss?
B) Is it possible to remove the resin cured to the tank without damage to all or part of the tank?
C) How long can I keep liquid resin in the tank while I troubleshoot this issue?

I am using black resin and printed at 25 and am amazed at the quality of what I did get. Using wax cleaning techniques (solvent and a fine cotton rag) I was able to get a finish that was damn near perfect.

Thanks Guys,
Manny

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It’s quite likely your resin tank is still fine. You can learn how to remove cured resin from the silicone layer here. You can store your resin in the tank for a month. Be sure to put on the resin tank lid if you remove the tank from the Form 1+, and never pour resin back into the bottle.

3

Craig,

You said “You can store your resin in the tank for a month”. What about longer than that? I’ve stored resin in the tank for 4 months and then was able to print with it by adding a small amount of fresh resin, mixing it well so that there is no pigment settled on the bottom. The prints came out perfect.

4

In my own experience, I’ve definitely had success storing resin for 4 months (and longer) using the same method as @Monger_Designs. We generally say at least one month in the resin tank, due to varying environmental and light conditions that different printers live in. With the release of the orange resin tanks + lids, this lifetime has generally gone up.

5

Oh ok. No my resin tank was not stored in the printer. It was in a plastic bag and in a cardboard box in a dark storage cabinet. :wink:

I do use a black cloth cover for the printer just in case the orange lid doesn’t stop all the UV light because I have lots of light in the room where the printer resides.

6

Thanks guys, back in the saddle, no damage to the tank, easily able to remove the fused resin. Incredible machine…