Get More Detail in Resin 3D Prints: Setting Up the Elegoo Mars 4 Max 

Am a beekeeper and homebrewer watching videos about mead making and somehow ended up here.. Need to buy a 3D printer now..

instructions unclear my porridge is made of resin and I want to eat it

I really appreciated this video. I am setting up a Mars 4 Max that I just bought and found everything in this video helpful. Now I understand what all of the data means in the slicer resin and, being new to resin printing, that is a huge deal for me. THANK YOU!

I saw some resin printed chicken nuggets.

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Great instructional video. I’m pretty new to resin printing. I purchased and received the Uniformation GKTwo recently and have done a few prints including the calibration print you featured. After watching your video I’m going to go back and print a few more now that I know what to look for exactly. Thank you. Good job and keep it up.

So basically, there is no settings that works :D

What about the speed settings and lift distances? There is a lot to unpack with them. How can one balance speed as well as exposure to get the best print in the shortest time?

Porridge is "like" Porridge ;)

I print the Cones of calibration after I do the validation print.

Thank u! Amazing video!

Just ordered the elegoo 8k water washable resin a couple days ago, I’ll be dialing in those settings soon. Side note, I have the anycubic mono 4K so I’m probably not going to get that 8k res bump, but since the difference is literally only 16 microns, I don’t think I’ll even notice. That’s the funny thing about all the new printers with 8-12k, the human eye can’t tell the difference between 35um and 19um so I’m not ready to replace my machine just yet lol

@itsmeadmade Hello and thanks for the video. Actually i don't get it. You are using a 6k printer with 8k resin right? When i bought my Mars 3 i had to get the experience that the bottom exposure time is much lower than before at Mars 2 Pro. The List of Elegoo says for Water washable Resin grey with Mars 3 35sec Bottom Exp. This is nuts, i'm using 25s and it's very hard to remove prints, exploding supports and my print plate looks like a CD used for surfing on the floor. How could it be possible to use 35s for a 6k Printer and get the prints off the plate without any damage or scratches on the plate?? Same about the layer exposure time. I'm using 2 sec, actually with thin resin you can go down to 1,8s and increase the details. Is it because of the 8k Resin? I also don't understand why they should print faster, when they use 4sec per layer in comparison to 2 or 1,8sec per layer on Mars 3.

Does this process need to be done with every resin you get or can these settings be used for the types of resin, i.e. standard, water washable, abs-like?

Wow - an amazing video! I just got a Mars 4 Ultra printer and looking to create a microfluidic "master" using the 8K Spacegrey water-based resin to cast PDMS using

Hi I see a update on Elegoo website, are the setting still good?

Great instructions for a newbie to resin. However. When I use your settings, im getting 39 layers. And what I can see at yours, you get 29. Cant seem to figure out why there is such a big difference.

Man, seriously, thanks a lot for your vídeos, i'm about to buy a Mars 4, and this was the perfecy guide. Now I know what I need to get perfect Quality with my minis. Positive energy for you brother!! Greetings from Colombia!!

I'm 3.8 Normal exposure woth the new ABS LIKE 2.0 resin I have seen someone using near 5s exposure on here for this 2.0 it's definitely a near doube exposure than the original ABS like but they say 2.5 / 3 seconds on the elegoo page I'm just good on 3.8/3.9 for larger models

Great vid! Just got a nars 4 max recently but your info with exposures is exactly what i needed

Thank you so much for this. I just got a Mars 4 on the weekend and was wondering how to get the most out of it.

This was a great instructional video, thank you for being so detailed greatly appreciated.

Hey Chris, I’m getting a lot of prints sticking to the FEB. what suggestions do you have? 5 layers 70second exposure and a 3.5 exposure normal layer

My prints always stick to the fep so the rest is irrelevant.

Hi Chris, thanks for the video. I got the same machine and it is my first resin printer. I use 8k Water washable Photopolymer resin and run exposure time tests from 2.5 - 5sec with 0.5 increments. I can see the difference between prints and would say that sweet spot is somewhere around 4sec. But all of this prints have no extreme tiny lines on both sides. Any idea what may be an issue? Also quick question: did you install firmware update? Did it go smooth and easy? Thanks

Dude, thank you so much for this video!!! I'm a newb to 3d printing, I set my mars 4 up did the test print everything was good. Then I started doing other prints and was using chitubox to slice, and all my prints were squares sticking the FEP! After tons of vids that kept getting me fail after fail, once I used your settings, boom a 100% successful print! You are awesome thanks for your video!!!!