@Formlabs1, What is the procedure for emptying a cartridge? For example, if your next print is 100ml, but there’s not quite that much left in the cartridge, what’s the procedure?
(Don’t worry, I’m in a good mood today, just curious about this)
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Josh,
Currently, you would have to run that cartridge until it completes. The machine will pause if neccesary waiting for the next one. You could also just switch over to the new cartridge if you don’t want a pause to happen while you are away from the machine and then run the older cartridge at another time.
Thanks Maxim. That sounds good.
I contacted formlabs about the discount.
I received my loyalty coupon code associated with my form 1+ .
Placed the order and now I wait.
Hi, i got a question about the “size VS print quality”:
On the Form 1+, its not very handy to get a large print sucessful at 25 Microns (even not so large…). I use the machine mostly for figures, and i would like to print a 1/4 scale character (Near 50cm height). I planed to do it with my form 1+, but i dont trust it for print large parts at full resolution.
On the launch video, they insist on the “large prints” + “Details” of the Form 2 so i would like to be sure that we can print larger models at 25 microns with no (or very few) problems.
Thanks!
I normally print figures over 200mm on the .05 setting, but occasionally got to .025 - usually if I’m planning on molding the component. Use Meshmixer to hollow your objects, I usually print at 1.25 mm thickness with excellent results (most of the time! )
Can someone from Formlabs comment on the status/process of/necessity of filtering the resin?
The wiper and the resin cartridges are fantastic ideas, if I can avoid touching the resin (minus the print processing)…
@Nicolas_Rozet That’s a good question. While the Form 1+ prints some great parts at 25 microns, you are right that getting reliable large solid prints at that layer thickness can be tricky. Here at Formlabs HQ, we have been consistently printing 350mL 150mm x 100mm x 100mm at 25 microns on the Form 2.
@David_Miller While filtering the resin may still be necessary after failed prints, the wiper takes care of most filtering work during normal use. I’ve printed ~50 prints on my desk and have not needed to filter at all. I have had only two failures, one of which was my fault for not supporting a local minima.
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Couple of questions.
How’s the sound level of the 2 vs. the 1+
Does the implementation of the wiper system open up new resin possibilities that the 1 and 1+ wouldn’t be able to print with?
Maybe some ways to show what the pros and cons of the new peeling?
@Erik - the Form 2 is just a tad noisier then the Form 1+ due to the nature of the peel mechanism. It’s still very quiet when compared to most FDM units though. The main advantage of the wiper system, as Craig pointed out, is it’s ability to filter the resin while printing. This prevents debris in the resin from effecting your prints.
You can rest assured we are hard at work producing materials for our support site that will go over many of these things in depth.
Jory
@CraigBroady I’m really happy to hear that! Thank you very much for this clear and honest awnser. This is a very important point for me and every other issues i had seem to be resolved with the Form 2 (mostly optical bloc reliability, and laser problems).
@Jory Thanks for the honesty about noise. Anyway, with the wifi you can put the printer in another room easier.
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Thanks. Especially since that was the range I thought would work!
I noticed that in the demo videos there is very little resin left on the prints coming out of the machine. Is that representative of what we can expect in normal printing?
Justin, prints will still require the same amount of cleaning in IPA when finished.
Jory
@CraigBroady Great News
So, any videos or photos or analysis to show the benefit of the new peeling? I see my ordering the form2 before the loyalty offer ends … but i would to see more of it
The Autodesk Ember uses a very similar, if not identical peel method.
Just posting that I have an unopened bottle of Formlabs
castable resin that I purchased on February 9th, 2015. Although I do not own a printer I am a jeweler and was planning on pouring it into silicon molds and pressurizing them to achieve detailed models. I completed the project in a different manner and do not see ever using this castable resin. Price including shipping would be $75 if some could use it.
Sincerely,
Bill Reidsema