Lift the printer s cover.
Formlabs form 2 change resin tank.
Setting up your form 2.
I just picked up a form 2 printer and i am wondering what the process is for swapping out materials.
Say i want to go from the grey material to clear.
This tank was designed for printing in a high volume production environment and offers a longer tank lifetime for some formlabs resins.
It has a 10 20x longer lifetime for when using with standard formlabs resins more accurate printer detection anti spill geometry and easier wiper release for streamlined workflows than the standard resin tank.
It will alert the printer that it s over.
Use a different resin tank for each type of formlabs resin.
How exactly do i go about changing these over without wasting resin accidentally contaminating the mix.
These materials require resin tank lt.
Please see the links below for information about setting up using and maintaining form 2 resin tanks.
The formlabs resin tank lt is suited for long term use and rigorous high volume printing.
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The resin tank blocks light and is made from shatter resistant polycarbonate.
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Some questions on the cartridges resina tank.
Download a pdf english only with tips and tricks for preparing and finishing each print.
For the form 2 print using resin tank lt for best results and a longer tank lifetime.
It comes with a reusable lid and wiper making it easy to stack tanks and store resin outside of the form 2.
Does the the dispensing system not need to be cleaned out somehow so the grey doesn t contaminate the new resin clear in.
I am wanting to go from the clear resin my printer came with to the casting resin formlabs offers.
The standard resin tank is not compatible with elastic resin grey pro resin or rigid resin.
Set up and use the form 2 insert the resin tank and insert the build platform.
Setting up your form 2 standard resin tanks and resin tanks lt storing standard resin tanks and resin tanks lt inspecting and cleaning standard resin tanks and resin tanks lt standard resin tank damage.
Short clip from the eodtoolbox 3d printing tutorial series video titled 3d printer maintenance.
Insert the resin tank with the wiper.
Form 2 how do i change resin tanks.
Cleaning the resin tank to change resins may lead to contamination and print failures.
Tough 2000 tough 1500 grey pro rigid elastic 50a.
New tank recommended for every 1 2 l of resin.
Resin tank lt is compatible with the following materials.
Biocompatible resins must maintain separate accessories including a dedicated resin tank build platform and.