Olaf the Stout Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 I "convinced" my wife that spending a few hundred dollars more to get a Saturn 2 instead of another Mars 3 was the way to go. It should arrive on 14 December. Merry Christmas to me, I guess! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 My new printer isn't going to know what hit it. I've still got another week to wait before it arrives, so I've put together some build plates to print in the meantime. I'm now up to 16 full build plates, which is a lot considering the Saturn 2 build plate is double the size of the Mars 3 build plate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 23 hours ago, Olaf the Stout said: My new printer isn't going to know what hit it. I've still got another week to wait before it arrives, so I've put together some build plates to print in the meantime. I'm now up to 16 full build plates, which is a lot considering the Saturn 2 build plate is double the size of the Mars 3 build plate. We know that exact feeling.... The Auld Grump 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 25 minutes ago, TheAuldGrump said: We know that exact feeling.... The Auld Grump Did you do the same waiting for your Saturn 2? I'm up to 22 build plates now. I'm going to start with some calibration tests, then go with a few of the shorter build plates first, just to make sure it's printing and adhering nicely before I bust out the 7 hour red dragon build plates. At least I'm going in with some experience this time. With my Mars 3 it was all a brand new and such a massive learning curve. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 2:17 AM, Olaf the Stout said: Did you do the same waiting for your Saturn 2? I'm up to 22 build plates now. I'm going to start with some calibration tests, then go with a few of the shorter build plates first, just to make sure it's printing and adhering nicely before I bust out the 7 hour red dragon build plates. At least I'm going in with some experience this time. With my Mars 3 it was all a brand new and such a massive learning curve. Yep, mostly the big models that wouldn't fit on the smaller machine, with smaller models added to fill the plate. The Auld Grump 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, TheAuldGrump said: Yep, mostly the big models that wouldn't fit on the smaller machine, with smaller models added to fill the plate. The Auld Grump Yeah, it was only since I ordered the Saturn 2 that I seriously considered printing a really big dragon (and even then it's still taking up 2 build plates). The majority of what I've set up to print for now is smaller stuff, but it's awesome to fit double the amount of models on each build plate (but know I can print really big STLs if I want to). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Well, it arrived a day early, but I’m not complaining! 😁 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 First calibration print of the Amerilabs Town was a success with good build plate adhesion. That was at 3 seconds exposure. Doing it again with 3.2 seconds exposure now and will follow it up with a 2.8 seconds exposure to see what gives the best results. Provided all goes well, I’ll run a full build plate of Blood Bowl minis tomorrow morning. If that works, it will be red dragon time! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Also, happily, my Saturn 2 build plate sits nicely in my wash unit, despite the slightly bigger build plate compared to the Saturn. So I think the top of my wash unit may have widened a little as it’s not meant to fit (and occasionally my Mars 3 plate would fall down and in to the bottom of the wash unit if I wasn’t careful. Not sure if the build plate is meant to fit sideways too, but I’m taking advantage of it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 All 3 calibration prints came out well with good build plate adhesion. Really happy to have 3 problem free prints. Going with 3.2 seconds exposure time, which is the same as what I had with this resin on my Mars 3. So tomorrow I’ll print some Blood Bowl minis, then on to the red dragon! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Pretty sure this a cleaning/drip function for the printer. The test print looks funny on that build plate. 😆 14 hours ago, Olaf the Stout said: Also, happily, my Saturn 2 build plate sits nicely in my wash unit, despite the slightly bigger build plate compared to the Saturn. So I think the top of my wash unit may have widened a little as it’s not meant to fit (and occasionally my Mars 3 plate would fall down and in to the bottom of the wash unit if I wasn’t careful. Not sure if the build plate is meant to fit sideways too, but I’m taking advantage of it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Close to success, but not quite. Supports ripped on the biggest mini. Looks like it got super close to the end before failing. These were all auto-supported with light support. So I’ll have to add a few more medium supports in future. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Well, I'm 5 hours into the first of 2 build plates for my red dragon. So far it seems to have printed nicely and stayed attached to the supports, so fingers crossed we make it to the end. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Build plate 1 of the huge red dragon done in just under 10 hours. I need to have a closer inspection, but it looks like it all printed well. Down to about 1-2cm left of resin in the tank at the end of the print. I topped it up to max at the start of the print. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf the Stout Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Print successfully cleaned, removed and desupported without accidentally breaking anything. Great success. Had a bit of a play around with the joins once I’d cured it too. They slot in well. Room to play with positioning, so not too tight, but without being too loose either. Just need to figure out the best positions, but that will be easier to see once I’ve printed the base. I was tempted to print the base and tail overnight, but I’ll play it smart and do that tomorrow night when I get home from work, just so it’s a bit warmer. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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