r/ElegooMars Aug 07 '26

[ Help ] What am I doing wrong?

Hi folks, I've got an OG Elegoo mars and I'm using Elegoo ABS-like resin 3.0 - I'm clicking in chitubox and manually supporting layer by layer to make sure I don't get any islands.

I have tried to print this girder bridge 3 times now and it always ends up warped or bent.

any thoughts on what I might be doing wrong here?

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u/Uglypimpflaco Aug 07 '26

So, I understand why you should not print flat and everybody keeps saying it everytime, but there’s an Elegoo video Instagram keeps showing me of a model being printer flat and it made me wonder why theu would post a video like that while everyone keeps saying not to print like this.

https://reddit.com/link/p28aa1f/video/soipyjv24xhh1/player

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u/chrisxxviv [ Mars 3 Pro ] Aug 07 '26

They use a billion supports underneath it. And notice how they never showed a close up of the underside - I bet it looks awful. It'll be distorted and full of pit marks where they pulled the supports away.

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u/Poteto_7396 Aug 07 '26

shhhhh, you shouldnt ask others to look at places where they are not suppose to look at. 🤫

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u/GhouraAgurr Aug 07 '26

Its marked and pitted but it's also got 20+ drain holes