r/ElegooMars

Hollow settings?

Hollow settings?

Hey guys,

I am using the mars 5 ultra and the stellite slicer and I am struggling to properly hollow my models. If I just do hollow it works fine, but when i want to fill it it does nothing. Would someone be so nice and share their paramters?

Thanks in advance!

u/WAiiNz — 13 hours ago
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New to resin printing, setting suggestion for Mars 5 Ultra, ABS-like 3.0 Grey

Hi everyone,

I'm new to resin printing but I've been interested for a while. I tried my first print today, it didn't go well, the resin stuck to the vat, I suspect because of incorrect settings.

My printer is the Mars 5 Ultra, I'm using Elegoo ABS-like 3.0 resin (grey) and my slicing software is chitubox. I was wondering if anyone has a suggestions for some starting settings that I can key in? Totally understand that I will need to mess around with the settings but having a possible starting point would be amazing.

(also in case it helps I'm planning to use it to print miniatures for tabletop)

Thanks so much in advance for helping out this newbie!

EDIT: My base layers were set to 25 seconds, which is why I think it didn’t stick?

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u/JDMcMeekin — 20 hours ago

Problem printing and maybe screen issues

Just looking for some confirmation here, but my last free prints have gone away. Random sections of my models are missing. For example, on the attached image you have the right hand missing on the model, but everything else intact. How did that happen when the supports are there?

Additionally my last two prints, when I pull off the resin tank that has the fep, under the screen but on top of the UV light display, there's resin? Is there a hole in screen? When I lift the tank up there is no resin that seems to be dripping through the fep? I clean after each print so I know for a fact no resin got under the screen/tank when I put it together. Regardless does the screen need replacing? Are these issues related?

u/WarriorOfBread — 3 days ago

First Timer issues.

Hey guys,

today i got my mars 5 ultra and after setting everything up i filled the tub with water washable photopolymer resin (the one from elegoo).

The wanted to test print the tower from the included usb-stick.I started printing and after the 2 hour print time i checked how it looked.

There was nothing on the top plate and after looking in the tub the circa 5mm high circle (shown in the picture)was stuck to the tub.

I used the basic settings that come with the printer.

Sorry if this questuon was asked already a million times , but i couldn't find anything smiliar online.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: typo

u/WAiiNz — 4 days ago

Elegoo Telemetry?

Interestingly, the Elegoo slicer needs to call home. I wonder what information it's sending back.

u/No_Theory_7040 — 4 days ago
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Dead screen?

I bought a mars 4, barely used it but the screen just appear like this, any recomendations or sum i can do?

u/DistributionSecret50 — 6 days ago

Z-axis motor status is ❗

It printed fine this morning, I switched on now, and not moving the z axis.

When I switch off the printer, I can move the roof easily. After switching on, the printer holds the motor.

Any ideas?

u/Old_Ad9574 — 7 days ago
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need IMMEDIATE help with my mars 5 ultra

hello all, i need some serious help.

havent used my printer in a while since i has alot of personal stuff going on. when i opened the machine i cleaned it out and i noticed some resin at the bottom so i cleaned it. i put resin back in all of a sudden i heard thuds like glugging (like video) so i really took everything out. i tip over the machine to clean over and next thing i know theres resin pouring out of the side holes. i ended up tightening the bottom screws on the machine stands and i heard no more glugging, im pulling out and waiting for any further advice!

my current make and model is a mars 5 ultra and i use elegoo abs 8k 3.0 and ive had this printer for about a year. i work in a grow tent with gloves and a respirator and the only major repairs ive done was replace the screen and resevior screen because there was a hole. i can dm a video of the glugging sound if needed, im in NYC and its getting hot so i might not be able to work for a while.

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u/Low-End7518 — 7 days ago

Elegoo Mars (2?) Not printing at all

Hi all - first time poster. I've had my Elegoo Mars for about a year and a half - it has been great, recently I had a number of bad misprints, now it looks like it's not even trying.

I have re-levelled, cleaned, even reinstalled the firmware.

All I get is usually some junk at the edge of the baseplate - nowhere near where the print was placed (see picture below). As it is printing, the screen shows the slice layers as normal, and it does this with models that I already have the .goo files for that have printed well before.

Any ideas? My only next idea is that maybe the UV light is faulty? Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Gavin

https://preview.redd.it/d3fk6d9t4bah1.jpg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a8501adeb2b6ae9208ac21a7058360e4d8d3284

https://preview.redd.it/nqwzngcu4bah1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7931a6bc733e9467e4df17ffac01735f6f0937e1

https://preview.redd.it/mkdu56nr4bah1.jpg?width=481&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da64b363bbe3620078ed1c309db6f51e14dc7a4a

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u/baZil_au — 6 days ago

Randomly not sticking to plate

Hello!

I just got a new printer (Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra 9K) after my old one (Elegoo Mars 4 9K) broke, and I'm having some issue with the prints, or part of the prints, not sticking to the plate. When printing different calibration models I started out with Bottom Exposure of 40 sec, but nothing stuck. Increasing to 50 sec made roughly 50% stick, and at 55 sec I'm up to loosing 1-2 models per plate. I normally have 8 models on the plate at a time.

Does anyone happen to have some input on settings for Sunlu Standard 14K resin on a Mars 5 Ultra 9K? 55 sec bottom exposure seems like a lot!

u/Paddypikey — 12 days ago
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Anyone had any experience with Elegoo ABS-Like Ultra Resin (neon pink, lemon)?

Hi ladies and guys,

Has anyone had any experience with this type of resin before. I recently upgraded my printer from a c reality halot mage 8k to a elegoo Saturn 16k and originally was getting some good results before my printer packed up and I had to get the new one (elegoo).

It’s been an absolute nightmare trying to dial in and calibrate the settings for this to the point where I’m questioning my choices (it’s been 2 months of failures) 😂 and was wondering if anyone has any good profiles to start off from or any pointers and tips I could use to apply to my process.

Thank you guys, looking forward to hearing from you .

Best
Dre

u/Interesting_Bag6428 — 13 days ago
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Does anyone have an idea as to why??

So i've tried my first big print in a long time, and it keeps coming out with these weird jagged striations running through it. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction as to where i'm messing up, or if there's something I may be missing

u/Troy_lodyte — 10 days ago

Elegoo mars 5 ultra

Pessoal, alguém pode me ajudar? Comprei uma Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra há menos de 20 dias e ela está apresentando muitas falhas nas impressões. Algumas nem chegam a imprimir nada, outras saem com defeitos como os da foto, e algumas saem perfeitas.

Alguém sabe o que pode estar causando isso ou quais seriam as melhores configurações para essa impressora? Uso o nivelamento automático, estou utilizando a resina da foto e essas sãos a configurações que estou usando nela.

u/PedroLz12 — 13 days ago

How best to orient this sort of object for best printing?

https://preview.redd.it/pqgpf064n19h1.png?width=1872&format=png&auto=webp&s=2417a7fd4cb98c15c7e12bbf196051f381e253a8

Looking for advice. Its a game cartridge shell, two halves, basically the same. There's two inset sections on the 'top' of it for labels. If it were a PLA printer, I'd put it big flat side downwards but with resins, I don't think I can do that. should it be angled with supports, printed from the base upwards (standing tall) what do you think? There's a number of versions of this here:- https://www.printables.com/model/998168-commodore-64-cartridge-cases/files

I have a mars but my friend who needs to print this is looking at a larger saturn to bulk print them.

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u/prefim — 13 days ago