u/New-Toe5513

Image 1 — Print failure with Hatchbox green resin
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Image 7 — Print failure with Hatchbox green resin
Image 8 — Print failure with Hatchbox green resin
Image 9 — Print failure with Hatchbox green resin
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Print failure with Hatchbox green resin

I’ve been having an issue with printing some dice with my Anycubic Photon Mono 4. I have always used the Anycubic standard grey resin with my printer, and I haven’t had any issues that I couldn’t diagnose and fix, including with these dice. The dice printed just fine with the grey resin, it’s just this Hatchbox green color. The main issues that have been happening are:

Print sticks to FEP and becomes a splotch I have to get off.

Supports detach from print in some areas and the print becomes warped.

Crack in a print that seems like it collapsed on itself.

I have pictures of all of the failures, as well as what the completed dice are supposed to look like. I have gotten to a point where 5/7 of the dice have printed flawless, but the d8 and the d6 have been having trouble still.

I have tried increasing the exposure time, but maybe not enough? I have also releveled a few times and cleaned the FEP. I also went in and added a ton of supports to see if it’s just too weak, and it failed as well. Sometimes I get part of the print working, and sometimes it’s just a blob. I wonder if the rafts I’m using are causing suction, but the other dice have the same rafts and they printed just fine. I’d really appreciate any help on this because it’s been driving me crazy for weeks. I have two pictures of slicer settings here; one of them I made based on the specifications for the green resin by Hatchbox, and one that was premade by someone that works well with the grey Anycubic.

u/New-Toe5513 — 1 day ago

Do I need to replace my FEP?

New resin printer here, I’ve only been printing for a few months. This is my first printer. I have been having issues with prints lately, where the FEP pulls prints off of the build plate and they get stuck on the FEP. I have also noticed scratches and indents in the film, and I’m worried that the resin will leak through onto the screen. I don’t know if it’s visible in the pictures I provided, but there is also a buildup of resin from previous prints in the cracks between the film and the plastic frame. Any help and/or tips would be appreciated!

u/New-Toe5513 — 3 days ago