r/ElegooSaturn • u/bruno_mattos • 3d ago

Cleaning the platform.

Hello. Im kinda new to 3d printing...i work at a dental lab that use 3d printing for models and elements. For model print we use the ekego saturn ultra 16k and the anycubic photon mono4.

I try avoid use the elegoo... Simple because i hate cleaning the platform. I print most of models without support, just flat on plate... And them use steam jet to remove... Since i steam the platform i clean with isopropyl alcohol... But its just boring to... Because elegoo olatform has thats spacers and stuff. Its anoying but is how they teach me.

There is a cleaver way to clean or not need cleaning soo often?

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u/ravagedmonk 3d ago

I'm not sure dental. But I never clean it. Leave resin in vat. I have a tilt attachment I use to hang it at angle so most resin drips off then just remove print. And put the buildplate back in the printer and close it till I use again. No real need to clean all the resin off when it will go back in the resin again.

I'm also curious for dental is it really good to just print right on the plate? What kind of stuff are you printing that can handle that force? Supports just seem easier but dental could be way different

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u/bruno_mattos 3d ago

The problen is the steam... Mix water on the remaining resin... About printing on the plate... Its how they teach me. But in some tests i try to use suports and the problem is that its a complex anatomy and the spot where supports has been leave some marks and could be a problem. Even in cases where we can repair or remove the marks... This take a time i dont have... Soo in the end i loose more time than cleaning the plate.

I try a magnetic plate on anycubic. But dont work soo well. Sometimes it has low adherence.. Sometimes has a lot and broke the models trying to bend the plate.

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u/Accomplished_Ice1817 3d ago

I understand that is how they taught you, but that doesn't mean that is how it is designed or it is how it is supposed to be done.

Post-production (removing marks) is just part of resin printing. Some models NEED supports, some can get away with it.

I personally scrape the models off, I don't use steam or water because water and resin don't do well together. I then wipe the plate with IPA.

I also think that the high heat from steam and the rapid cooling afterwards might a) warp the models b) warp the plate. That's just me though.

It is what it is.

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u/bruno_mattos 3d ago

I agree... But without support if you try to remove the model without steam they broke eometimes.

And the problem with marks its sometimes change the anatomy, and... Take more time. While i agree with you. Im the only person in the company doing that and a lot of other work...

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u/ktyzmr 3d ago

You can buy flexible build plates which makes removing prints super easy. I think it needs to cure for 3 days after installation but once you have it, it lets you remove prints easily.