Resin for Mk4 upgrade parts?
Hello,
Just received my Mk4 upgrade kit today and need to print out my parts. Unfortunately, my Mk3S Einsy board is dead and I have no way to print with FDM. I do have resin printers and was going to use those to manufacture the needed Mk4 parts.
Does anybody have any experience with this in terms of part orientation? Was going to use SirayaTech Blu Obsidian or Nylon black for best strength and temp resistance, but am open to any advice.
Thanks in advance!
Erik
Take a look at: world.prusa3d.com
See if there is anyone local to you who can prnt the files for you.
Cheerio,
RE: Resin for Mk4 upgrade parts?
Just try it out same as any other resin part...
Any maker spaces near you? Prusa has a map of users, maybe another user near you? Buy parts off internet? Lots of options.
RE: Resin for Mk4 upgrade parts?
Just try it out same as any other resin part...
Any maker spaces near you? Prusa has a map of users, maybe another user near you? Buy parts off internet? Lots of options.
Thanks for the response.
I did end up printing them in resin, but haven't started the rebuild. After laying out a few for printing, I saw there weren't many cases where there was any issue. And printed at .05 layer height and anti-aliasing, they are absolutely stunning to look at. I'll probably end up reprinting the extruder parts in FDM, however. I think I'm carrying a fair amount more weight there, now. Input Shaper probably won't be happy, if I understand properly how it works; but we'll see.
I was initially hoping I'd get a response like: "yeah, I printed all my Prusa parts in resin and it's the best thing ever; never going back" to spur me on, or "that resin's not going to do well with the heat, use this one instead." I can't be the only person who's ever considered doing it, and I'm surprised there's not more experience to draw from. I'll post my results for posterity.
I do have people I trust to print in FDM, but they're all swamped with work and can't spare the machines to do it. And all respect to the Prusa community, but there's a wiiiiiide range of opinions on what constitutes a quality print. Even some of the top few printing YouTubers will sometimes hold up a Benchy and talk about how perfect it looks when it's stringy AF. There are few people I know in my vicinity that I'd trust to print parts that wouldn't be suspicious are the cause of some future problem (like weird Z wobble, or something...)
Thanks for the input!