Can You Leave Resin in the Vat?

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I'm sure I'm not the first to ask, "Can I leave resin in the vat overnight? All week? How about a month?" In this video, I take a look at my experience with doing just that. Does it still print?
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@parrottm76262 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! I've wondered about this question for a LONG time. Thanks so much.

@TheWreckingYard 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting stuff, I did my first resin print yesterday and cleaned up the vat what a mess lol, good to know I can leave it for a bit

@stinkyham9050 2 жыл бұрын

I leave resin in my vat all the time. I've heard people warn about the fep leaking over time but I think feps usally get damaged during printing and cleaning not from just sitting around. I guess if you really wanted to be carefully you could put the vat in a bag or place something between the screen and the vat during storage.

@Faux03 2 жыл бұрын

I have only ever had a leak once. It was caused by a little spot where there wasn’t enough tension on the fep. It only started leaking after the fep wore out a bit. I recommend a plastic bag or paper towel under the vat just to be safe, but probably not necessary.

@randallbourque1321 2 жыл бұрын

My only recommendation is to get yourself a silicon make up brush to stir the resin. That hard plastic can get little points on it which will can cause Fep issues.

@smarttarts 2 жыл бұрын

This was good to see. I'm also thinking about putting mine in my garage because the smell is just too strong and lingers for weeks. Glad to see that it prints just fine as long as you make sure to check the resin beforehand.

@3DJapan 2 жыл бұрын

Funny, mine is in my kitchen because my garage gets too cold in the winter. Nobody in the house has noticed a smell.

@RKfMaster Жыл бұрын

@@3DJapan same.lol

@cirno9349 8 ай бұрын

That’s really good to know I’ve gotten mine today and never thought about it. Personally I’m gonna put a heavy pillow case over the whole thing even if it’s uv protected.

@3DJapan 2 жыл бұрын

I leave mine in the vat all the time, sometimes for months. I just have to give it a stir and it's fine.

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

Another happy customer! 😎

@SailorCrafty Жыл бұрын

Very helpful video, I just got one for Christmas a month ago and was too busy to use it for that whole time but am finally firing it back up. Glad to know I don't need to do anything crazy to get printing again :D

@kerseyfabs Жыл бұрын

Just stir it up and make sure you use a soft spatula to "scrape" the bottom.

@carlosccastillo8090 2 жыл бұрын

I have been leaving the resin out ever since I’ve got it and it worked perfectly fine

@efboiz5302 2 жыл бұрын

Ive left siraya tech scuplt in the Mars pro for 3 months and been able to achieve relatively okay results. I left the printer next to my food dehydrator while drying out some filament which warmed up the resin. I then took a paint brush to stir the resin so I had a somewhat homegenous vat of resin. No way I could have even thought about using it without these steps, as the heavier particals had completely separated and fallen to the bottom.

@Cruto94 2 жыл бұрын

Oh... I always leave the resin in my elegoo mars for months and just start printing when needed 🤔 worked for me so far

@greaterpainter7996 Жыл бұрын

my resin vat pretty much stays filled with resin. I just make sure to mix it thoroughly with a silicone barbecue brush before printing. the bristles make it easier to mix than a silicone spatula.

@kerseyfabs Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea! Thanks!

@JB-smokn Жыл бұрын

I do dig this idea of yours, thank you.

@Riverboat374 2 жыл бұрын

It's super easy to print a vat cover for any resin printer on your FDM printer. Well worth the time investment.

@warshrike666 2 жыл бұрын

I have been wondering about this only had my printer a week but i have been cleaning after every print. If i am going to do more then 1 print a day now i wont clean after every print thk you for the video very helpful. Like i saw in 1 of the comments tho i will not leave the resin tray with resin in it for long periods without a top and bottom silicon cover. The fvp can break and the machine is to expensive just to thro away cause i am lazy and screw it with resin.

@ritali4876 2 жыл бұрын

Good video! 👍

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@Aus3DMaker 2 жыл бұрын

Leave it in the vat all the time. What I don't use anymore is those plastic scrapers to stir the vat. Get yourself a silicon scraper as it will be softer on your FEP and less likely to be nicked by a small defect in those scrapers.

@Aus3DMaker 2 жыл бұрын

@@OldWorldRadioBoston No idea as I don't have a silicon alergy ;-)

@abydominic 2 жыл бұрын

I left resin in the vat for 3 days ...then before printing mixed the resin with scraper for a while and printed..prints came nice but I noticed there was mist buildup inside the cover of printer... Any idea why this is happening?

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

My guess is just condensation. Either a change in temperature or too hot/cold ambient temperature. The separation may have made the evaporation temperature change.

@singularitysquaredllc.895 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that, it is a pain. And oh, thanks... your code was he fix (nozzle dive into board), saved my ender five plus from being sent back to Creality. The display is in Chinese now but by the time I made the switch I already knew what pushing them did.

@ZerocoolsPropsandCollectibles 2 жыл бұрын

What happened to your ender5 plus? I also have one.

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I have a video on how to change it back to English. 😉

@singularitysquaredllc.895 2 жыл бұрын

@@kerseyfabs even more coolness: thanks again.

@singularitysquaredllc.895 2 жыл бұрын

@@ZerocoolsPropsandCollectibles until I used the firmware upgrade from KF the nozzle would dive into the bed on every centering attempt.

@ZerocoolsPropsandCollectibles 2 жыл бұрын

@@singularitysquaredllc.895 Damn. I been having stringing issues out of nowhere. Got them tamed still not perfect.

@Trindify 2 жыл бұрын

What are those blue mats/tubs that you have your printers sitting on?

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

They're silicone dog food mats. They're great because the lip to prevent pet food/water spills also prevents resin spills. You can find them here: amzn.to/3QaMXsV

@Trindify 2 жыл бұрын

@@kerseyfabs Sweet, thanks! I need those not only for my printer but I can get a set for my dog's water bowl too! lol

@mrsayar5384 Жыл бұрын

what happens if you run out of resin during a 3d printing

@kerseyfabs Жыл бұрын

Very similar to running out of filament, there's no more material to print with and it's incomplete.

@mrdoohickey4824 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kris, Please, please learn from my mistake. Left a half full vat of resin on a Mono X over a weekend. Came back Monday and ran a print but it failed. Tried to remove vat but found it was stuck to glass. There was a tiny pinhole leak in the FEP which had seeped resin everywhere. Moreover the horror gets better. Due to poor design, the resin had seeped into the Mono X, run down the connectors the TFT and MB, wicked into the flimsy ribbon clamps, and pooled in the bottom of the machine. All of which was then partially cured but the UV light bouncing around the inside when I did the test print. I have tried to rebuild the machine, new screen, boards, ribbon cable etc but can't get it working. Seems Anycubic don't have spare parts, and those they do are revised, so new parts don't work with old serial numbers. Basically it is junked. Please check out vids on how to protect your Mono X from leaks (cheap fix) and FDM print vat covers (top and bottom) to allow you to lift the vat off and store it dismounted. Now I run a basic Mono will screen protection and store vats with silicone top and bottom covers. The whole issue is compounded because Anycubic never bothered to make spare Mono X vats in volume. Been subscribed since you started, keep up the good work.

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for letting me know your experience. I'll be sure to look into this now. I appreciate the information and the subscription.

@stinkyham9050 2 жыл бұрын

I find the best thing to do before running any print is to lift up the vat and ensure there's no damage to the fep and that there's no resin on the LCD screen. Do that and I bet you'll never ruin a screen.

@kyleprifogle7771 Жыл бұрын

Is there a cancer concern with prolonged exposure to the fumes when leaving out like this?

@kerseyfabs Жыл бұрын

I don't know about how toxic these resins are in terms of inhaling fumes. Since each one has a different formulation, please be sure to check with the manufacturer. For myself, I have my printers in a well-ventilated garage.

@dustiiyork3907 2 жыл бұрын

Now we need a video of you leaving the resin in the printer for a year 👀

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

I should just go grab an older resin printer and let it sit in the basement. 😆

@dustiiyork3907 2 жыл бұрын

@@kerseyfabs top teir experiment ! 😂

@adimegan4677 Жыл бұрын

its been a years..... waiting for result and conclusion....

@adimegan4677 Жыл бұрын

@@kerseyfabs its been a years..... waiting for result and conclusion...

@tohneyteoh 23 күн бұрын

Results please, been 2 years.

@DanielChaves1984 Жыл бұрын

Nice Adam Savage t-shirt 👍

@kerseyfabs Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I love my geeky maker shirts.

@98f5 2 жыл бұрын

I leave resin in my vat sometimes and i end up with a brick of plastic lol

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

UV getting into the printer? Printer left open? Really dry climate?

@weirdguy564 11 ай бұрын

sitting in the vat, sitting in the bottle, what is the difference?

@kerseyfabs 11 ай бұрын

It's like food in some ways. In a container is not subjected to the environment. In the vat it is, even if it's limited.

@amplogik Жыл бұрын

You can. But it's not a good idea. Air quality, temperature variation effecting the resin, stray UV that the covers don't catch... all of them can effect the quality of prints or health. I'd recommend that you properly empty, clean and take care of your equipment and supplies. A cleanup now is a lot less work than a cleanup, or dealing with toxic exposure later. Lazy is never an optimal solution.

@skl7311 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, don't forget the gloves when curing the 2nd & 3rd times!

@irql2 2 жыл бұрын

What's going to happen to him?

@kerseyfabs 2 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that by the time you go to final cure it, the resin has already been cured by the printing process and it's been cleaned. While I always try to demonstrate the upmost safety, unless you have extreme sensitivity, it's pretty safe at that point.