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How to Fix Elephant Foot and First-Layer Problems on Resin Prints
Elephant foot is a bottom-layer exposure problem, not a general exposure problem. Here's how to tell it apart from adhesion failure, how to fix it with bottom exposure and transition layers, and why lifting the model off the plate solves it permanently.
How to Fix Layer Lines and Banding on Resin Prints
Layer lines, banding, and layer separation are three different defects with three different causes. Here's how to tell them apart by measuring the spacing, and how to fix each one in the right order.
Resin Printer LCD Screen Replacement Guide
How to tell a failing MSLA LCD screen from an exposure problem, replace it on an Elegoo or Anycubic printer, and why you have to recalibrate exposure afterward.
How to Fix a Broken Resin Miniature: Gluing, Pinning, and Hiding the Repair
Resin snaps clean instead of bending. Here is how I glue, pin, fill, and repaint broken miniatures so the repair holds up to actual play and disappears under paint.
Resin Printing in Cold Weather: How to Print Miniatures in an Unheated Garage or Basement
Cold resin fails in ways that look like a hundred other problems. Here's what temperature actually does to a print, how I keep my Saturn running through a Tennessee winter, and the settings that need to change when the room drops below 70F.
Resin Exposure Test: How to Calibrate Exposure Time for Sharp Miniatures
Every new bottle of resin needs its own exposure time. Here's the test print process I run on my Saturn, what over- and under-exposure actually look like on a 28mm mini, and how to dial in the number in one print.
Why Your Resin Miniature Print Failed: 10 Common Causes and Fixes
Resin stuck to FEP, supports detaching, melted detail, warped bases: 10 miniature print failures diagnosed by symptom with exact settings fixes for each.