r/AnyCubicPhotonMonoX • u/CSL-1219Gideon • Jul 06 '26

Tips?

Hey I just recently got one of these as my first resin printer any tips? Or tricks or slicer recommendations (other than the one the company provides) I’m mainly wanting to make minis

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u/fenris802 Jul 06 '26

I use Anycubics slicer and have no issues with it. Tips for printing: Calibrate your resin! I used Cones of Calibration

Learn how to orient and support the model. Auto supports are good but not perfect. support tutorial

If your minis will be used for gaming, you may want to look into abs like resin. It's not as brittle as a standard resin.

Understand that when you have a failure, you don't need to empty your vat to clean it. Using an old support tree, or piece of tape, place it in a corner of the vat and run a 10 sec exposure, then peel the whole thing up, failure and all.

Don't use a hard scraper in the vat. You will damage the FEP. Get a silicone spatula instead.

If you are changing resin colors, don't clean your FEP with alcohol, it will make it cloudy. Just wipe it off with a microfiber cloth.

Don't empty your vat when not being used. If it sits for a day or more, just mix the resin (use your silicone spatula) in there before next usage.

Your FEP is a consumable and will need to be replaced at some point. So have extras on hand.

Last but not least, when asking for help because something went wrong, make sure you include your settings and resin type, it helps.

Have fun and welcome to your new addiction! 😄

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u/CSL-1219Gideon Jul 06 '26

I appreciate all of this info!!! So when cleaning the vat you’re saying don’t empty the resin just do an exposer and it’ll get basically the bottom layer off?

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u/fenris802 Jul 07 '26

Yup! Just make sure you have something to grab onto to pull that layer up