Photocentric Clear Resin issues on the Form2

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Hello All,

I purchased some PhotoCentric 3D Hard UV Resin Clear for Laser 3D printers since FL seams to be out of stock at the moment. I tried using it in place of the V4 clear resin without switching over to open mode as I read some others having success with that, unfortunately I got subpar unusable results. I switched over to open mode at the V2 setting as recommending by PhotoCentric and again got a print with even worse results and tons of warping. The print I am using trialing is small with only 8ml of resin being used. Just reaching out to see if any other had had success?

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Hi,

Out of interest the small part that you tried to print - how yellow was the failed print?

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I have a similar experience with their hard resins. Firm is better for small parts(but is a bit flexible). They once sent me a sample of the high tensile resin. This one works much better(but only available in black) and I like it for medium sized parts.

Some parts which I could successfully print in closed mode would not print in open mode and yes, V2 profiles are better than the V3 and V4 profiles.

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There didn’t seem to be much yellowing, I will try to get an image today for comparison.

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After a few more fails today I did some trouble shooting through their website and found this (new to me) form. I tried the “detailed setting” at V4 Grey and the print came out the worst of my trials.

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The print on the left is the FL clear at 100 microns.

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did you try .05 microns?

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Firm is better for small parts(but is a bit flexible). They once sent me a sample of the high tensile resin. This one works much better(but only available in black) and I like it for medium sized parts.