STOP Watch First - How To Clean Resin Printers - 3D Printing Beginner Tips - How to Clean the VAT

STOP Watch First - How To Clean Resin Printers - 3D Printing Beginner Tips - How to Clean the VAT
This video goes over the method for cleaning out the VAT or Resin Tank for any resin 3d printers. This was is great for avoiding damage to the FEP and screen.

This video was inspired from channels like Miniac Painting, Black Magic Craft, TheDMsCraft, Real Terrain Hobbies, geek gaming scenics, and Eric's Hobby Workshop.

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0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Work station
0:48 - Recovering Old Resin
2:31 - Cleaning the VAT
4:08 - Lubricating that VAT

[Laerun]

I'd honestly recommend only using silicone/rubber squeegee to scrape the resin out. Even the plastic ones will scratch and degrade the fep over time.

[Optikification]

I leave resin in for months and just stir before use. Only time I clean the vat is after a failed print and to do that I get a cured piece of support and raft and place it in a corner of the vat in the resin then hit the tank clean function 2x 30 seconds to cure a bottom later in the vat. The slowly tug on the support to loosen the cured resin mat out of the vat which removes all failed print blobs.
No scraping or washing = FEP lives longer.

[kursedklown]

been printing since last summer, only changed FEP once and that was because I used IPA to clean it, it made FEP cloudy. Now I've been using built in tank cleaner and it works, but right now after I inspected FEP it had a bit cloudiness in it, but not too bad, probably from tank cleaning since I have to push it from the others side (yes, I wear nitrile gloves), might gonna start using the support technique everyone is talking about, so I don't have to use my fingers to remove resin sheet after cleaning.. we'll see what happens after this current print.

[lanzer]

Many manufactures had warned about using the plastic spatula on the FEP film. Please use a silicone spatula instead. The less scratches, the easier it is for prints to not get suck to the film and break off from supports.

[mau]

Honestly amazing video, the basics here are so important and honestly can prevent costly mistakes tytyty

[triceratops]

What do you do with the cloth once you’re done?

[antoniovedivici]

suddenly all makes sense... the filters kinda confused me at first sight of my new printer lol
great vid

[yauck]

Great info. Thanks for sharing. How often should you clean the VAT?

[MickMontgomery]

Curious what brand of shop towel you have in this video. Can't seem to find them anywhere.

[bluestreek]

Very good info for the beginners, great work my friend. And if you don't mind me saying, this process is pretty much the same for water washable resin as well.

[RisingApe]

Just grabbed my first printer, great video Troy

[connorthatguy]

Needing a fep lube means your exposure times are off, all you're doing is using a crutch when you could just tune your printer in. That stuff contaminates resin fast.

[lordraxta]

So I´m about to buy a resin printer and i see i can leave the resin in the vat for sometime without issues?

[TheCelticGoldsmith]

Sweet video, thanks for posting! Enroute to learning how to make rings to cast.

[TriShockz]

I had a buddy give me grief for aerosol lube, I had the same can and all. told me to avoid a can and use those mini superlube sticks.
In your humble opinion, does it even matter?

[gremlin]

when i had a resin printer, i noticed the film started to get a foggy look. think it may came from the alcohol. i used Isopropanol . did i use the wrong alcohol? will it affect the print? uv light not getting through is?

[gestorpen]

Well, my vat is covered in hardened resin, because I was an idiot. Is there a way to get it off, or so I just see how long it lasts?

[jeffbrewster]

Just bought my first printer. This video was very informative. You must be from nfld!

[BlackRavenAX]

Just did my first resin print last night. And didn't know about the ptfe lubricant thing, and omg I could hear the print peeling from the the ptfe sheet all night from behind 2 doors, it was so loud 🤣🤣

[jhyenixon]

okay so all throughout the video you were VERY insistent on never getting resin on the screen, i have a screen protector on it, but i think my FEP screen wasnt fitted properly so resin leaked all over the screen protector.

ive ordered a new FEP cause i was an idiot and ruined it on my first try, but should i order a new screen protector aswell and thoroughly clean everything?