Melted Prints?
@MASSCollective wrote: I printed a jig last night using V2 Black resin (expires in a week) and the middle left of the print looks as if it melted and compressed? I’ve been having issues where prints...
View ArticleVolume calculations different between versions of PreForm?
@KenCitron wrote: Stupid question but I am pricing out a job that I calculate out the volume of material and come up with my cost per part in pewter. I had put in all my math into excell and find that...
View ArticlePrint failed, black resin v2 just arrived from the formlabs
@simonlongo wrote: hi to all, I ask you for help. I’ve just got a 1+ form, it worked very well until today, I got the black v2 resin bought on the official website of the formlabs, the tank is still...
View ArticleI am smarter than the printer!
@LuxonEng wrote: I’m an engineer, I get it. Sensors are nice and useful. It’s a good way to keep the wrong material from mixing in the wrong tray. Or the wrong material from being used on the wrong...
View ArticleCastable Cartridge for Sale - Barely Used
@vo2master wrote: No one told me Castable was a waxy material, so now I have an 85% full cartridge for sale, for $75USD. Shipping from BC, Canada. Posts: 1 Participants: 1 Read full topic
View ArticleSave Printability Status with .form file
@Thomas_Anders wrote: So sitting here for way too much time waiting for PreForm to calculate the Printability of a .form that I already worked on and saved with a full blue check. The problem is on my...
View ArticleReplacing the cartridge during printing. Black to gray
@Kbn wrote: Good day. If in the process of printing I ended a black tank, can I put gray and continue printing? Posts: 3 Participants: 3 Read full topic
View ArticleResin Tray doesn't fill
@EssentialKeats wrote: I just installed a new resin cartridge (Black V2) and a new tank. Went to start a print, and the cartridge will not dispense. I’ve triple checked the cartridge is installed, cap...
View ArticleHow well does Tough taking sanding?
@russena wrote: Hi all, Got a nice print from the Form 2 using Tough. All good but I’d like to smooth out the support dimples. Does this material sand well? Thanks! Posts: 3 Participants: 2 Read full...
View ArticleWhats wrong with these scan lines?
@chrisrgault98 wrote: Hello, I have a Form 2 and used Black v3 to print a mock up circut board however on the bottom of the model there are large raised scan lines only half way down the bottom. Any...
View ArticlePDMS Life Expectancy
@Dudemeister wrote: Life expectancy of the PDMS layer has typically been give in terms of liters of resin being used, however that number is extremely vague and should not be the measuring stick we...
View ArticlePDMS Life Expectancy - Repost
@Dudemeister wrote: NOTE: This is repost/double post from Feature request, for more traction. If this is not allowed, please feel free to remove one of them Life expectancy of the PDMS layer has...
View ArticleLoud noise when peeling the parts from any tank, any resin, any print
@bolsoncerrado wrote: So for the last few prints all of them make a loud “CLACK” noise each time a layer is peeled (aka Z raises), no matter which resin or tank I use… Is this normal? Has anything got...
View ArticleRubberized look/feel resin
@traianmt wrote: Hi all, I am trying to create a little box with a rugged feel/look, and I would like to use a resin that has a rubberized look/feel. I am fairly new to the field of 3D printing. Using...
View ArticleReinforcing a part with carbon cloth : Looking for advice
@Olivier_Suire wrote: Hi community ! I am working on a hydrofoil design, and I know that the Formlabs resin will not be strong enough on it’s own. The simplest way to reinforce my part would be to...
View ArticleFuse 1 - excited / impatient
@addittech wrote: Can we please have an update on the Fuse 1 delivery schedule? I have reserved quite a while ago and I have work for it now. I understood they would start shipping in February? Thanks...
View ArticleWhat is the LIFE TIME of printed parts?
@EmpireToys wrote: If I print a 6" statue on the Form2, paint it and sell it, do I have to worry about the thing becoming brittle and falling apart after a couple years?? And is there a recommended...
View ArticleTank Cartridge Mismatch
@METER wrote: We are running a Form 2 with the latest Firmware (1.16.8-19). During the last prints it always stops with the error “Tank Cartridge Mismatch”. It’s a Black V4 cartridge that has worked...
View ArticleWarped, curved print
@fusan wrote: Hi I just finished my first print on the Formlab v2. So I have no experience at all with 3D printing. I assumed that my first print would be just about perfect, but things don’t always...
View ArticleThe Final Services Date for the Form 1+ is Coming Up
@Frew wrote: We’re writing to remind you of the Form 1+’s approaching end of service dates so that you have the opportunity to plan ahead. On March 15th, 2018, the last warranties tied to Form 1+’s...
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