Hey, Karl here. Today we are going to unbox and take a look at Anycubic’s Photon Mono X resin 3D printer and Wash and Cure Plus machine. The Mono X is what I would consider a medium size resin 3D printer that boasts a 192x120x245 build volume. Mono is included in the name because they have changed to a mono screen. They say there are 2 advantages when using a mono screen. 1 the screen lasts longer compared to an RGB screen and 2 it allows more light through allowing for faster prints. I won’t go into much detail as I believe most people are aware ofthis 3D printing method。总而言之，紫外线反应性树脂逐层固化，直到打印模型为止。.05mm的典型层高度与FDM打印的典型.2层高度可提供高细节打印，并且几乎看不见。这些较大的打印机肯定会使打印机更有用。
Unboxing of Anycubic Photon Mono X
如果您在上面注意到，则在工厂安装了屏幕保护器。我认为应该根据需要保留并更换，但在说明中没有提及。屏幕保护膜直接是两极分化膜，很容易损坏。我在Facebook组。
Contents include the main chassis, build plate, power supply, handful of gloves and masks. Plastic and metal scraper. Resin vat. USB drive. WiFi antenna and a handful of spare screws. It feels very well built and comes in at 8.5 kg.
I saw 2 posts about build plates not being flat in the Facebook group. The one I received looks perfect.
Instructions are included but only cover the leveling of the bed. Thankfully these types of printers have been around a while and there is a lot of content around the internet to get you going.
Wash and Cure Plus machine
Anycubic也很友善，可以发送清洗和治疗加上。在第一次使用之前，我对此设备不太感兴趣。我绝对可以在洗涤方面看到价值，并希望它们仅用于该功能的剪切版本。治疗对我来说仍然不是那么重要。将模型放在窗口中具有相同的效果，但我可以看到它很方便。
这个单元没有太多。底部有一个大容器，其中有一个内置的磁力搅拌器以及一系列的紫外线LED。我发现能够将整个构建板放置在洗涤桶中的模型非常有用。模型和构建板都同时清洁。
Approx 2.5 gallons (9000 ml) of alcohol is required. It was less expensive to purchase by the small bottle and it is more concentrated. I was only able to find 71% by the gallon at my local Tractor Supply. I am a little nervous about keeping this much alcohol in a tub and wish the tub was a little more air tight. I keep the tub in the cure station for the review with the cover on but may move to my shed when not in use.
First prints
I printed the pre sliced lattice cube on the USB stick and it came out nearly perfect and used the Anycubic grey resin. It still amazes me how well these print.
我跟进了半功能打印。这是覆盆子Pi的情况。树脂空间发生了很多变化，因此我必须研究工作流程。对于此印刷品，我使用Prusa Slicer来定向和生成支持。我认为AnyCubics软件产生的支持是过分的。除了一个角落外，情况都很好。不知道我是否需要更多的支持或需要增加我的层时间。
Wrap Up
If you have made it this far, thanks for sticking around. This is just the unboxing and first prints and while I am testing, I will be using this printer for functional prints and not nick nacks. I am also going to explore air quality/fumes mitigation, and using resins with different properties in the follow up.
Air quality is a big concern for me. I have to work in this space for my day job. I have one advantage for my office/maker space and that is it is not connected to my house and I don’t have to worry about contaminating it. I have about 100ft2/9m2 of space and it is easy to replace all the air when I open my window and door. For now, I am only going to print at night while not in my office and clear the air in the morning. I tried placing a weight on top to keep the fumes inside but the seal is not good enough. I have a working air quality sensor that I put together with BME680 and ESP8266 and have it send sensor data to my server but need more time to test before I share. It seems to be very sensitive. After setting up and burning in period over I cleaned up my space. The next morning I was reviewing the data and it was saying the air quality was poor which confused me. I couldn’t smell nor did anything the night before. After some sleuthing, the culprit was from the lid of the resin. I pushed the open resin bottle near the sensor while cleaning up and inside the lid was just a little bit of uncured resin. After cleaning the lid properly the sensor settled down.
树脂酮非常友善，可以寄几瓶他们的树脂。他们派遣K和F69。两者都不是典型的树脂，也不那么脆。我尚未使用该树脂，但希望对其进行测试。结合使用，我有一个我想做的项目，并尝试将所有内容打印到螺钉上。我认为这会很有趣
如果您有任何想法，您想在评论中告诉我，如果您对VOC和树脂有任何了解。亚博体育官下载互联网上的信息很少，几乎我能找到的一切都与尝试出售空气净化器有关。亚博体育官下载可以在Anycubic website(with a Black Friday promotion at this time), or亚马逊我们。
Karl is a technology enthusiast that contributes reviews of TV boxes, 3D printers, and other gadgets for makers.
Certainly worth discussing is the issue of “Chitusystems locking Resin 3D Printer boards to only work with Chitubox Pro or Basic”:
https://youtu.be/QHNZHQwmYvs?t=166
Yes…I think the Mono X is locked to Anycubic’s software but I need to look into it.
Hay Karl! Thanks for the quick review.
Am I seeing things wrong are is there a ton of warping on that Rpi case? I’m only familiar with FDM printing and I don’t know about warping in resin.
I assume you’re in the US or Canada (Tractor Supply). I also assume you’re south of me because we’re running out of open windows we can use to cure resin parts for free here in the midwest.
Yes. The one corner warped. I am pretty positive it boils down to settings and need to add some time per layer to make it a little more firm. There is a spreadsheet in the facebook group where people submit there settings. I middle of the roaded the settings people submitted they were using for Anycubic resin.
Yes foothills of NC here.
Air quality aside, you will find yourself running out of alcohol pretty soon, if the container is not airtight.
I have mono X. I use water washable resin, so no need to store and use alcohol for washing the final prints – just use the tap water. Mine unit leaks UV light from the vents at the back of the printer which caused eye itching – I had to print a vent enclosure to prevent that. You can check yours by putting a white sheet of paper behind the unit while it prints, the leak shows blue light on the paper. Just be careful and don’t stare at it for too long. As a Linux user my other issue…阅读更多 ”