[Red Clay] [Mini 8K] Sean's 1/48 "Ball and Chain" Armour

Sean Brzozowski is working on a resin kit of the Merkava III Israel battle tank at a scale of 1/48. He's discovered that using his Phrozen Sonic Mini 8K printer with Aqua Red Clay 8K resin is the way to go for crafting the "ball and chain" armour, and will later attaching it to the back of its turret.

Surprisingly, the settings he is using for printing this tiny object does not requires particularly slow moving speed of the plate, and he also does not hesitate to have the supports thicker and bulker than the object that his is printing. "No magic, just good tools and patience" he said.

Here is his result and settings. For those who is trying to print Phrozen's Aqua Red Clay 8K with Sonic Mini 8K should give it a try.

▲ The printed out 1/48 "ball and chain" armour. Designed and photo by Sean Brzozowski.

▲ Screenshot of the supported object. Designed by Sean Brzozowski.

▲ Sean's printing settings.

Printer: Sonic Mini 8K
Resin: Phrozen Aqua Red Clay Resin

Layer Height: 0.022 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 4
Normal Layer Exposure Time: 1.3 s
Bottom Layer Exposure Time: 30 s
Transition Layer Count: 6
Waiting Mode During Printing: Resting Time
Rest Time Before Lift: 0 s
Rest Time After Lift: 0s
Rest Time After Retract: 2 s

Bottom Layer Lift Distance: 6 + 0 mm
Normal Layer Lift Distance: 3 + 5 mm
Bottom Layer Retract Distance: 6 + 0 mm*
Normal Layer Retract Distance: 5 + 3 mm*
Bottom Layer Lifting Speed: 60 & 60 mm/min
Normal Layer Lifting Speed: 60 & 150 mm/min
Bottom Layer Retract Speed: 150 & 150 mm/min
Normal Layer Retract Speed: 500 & 60 mm/min

*The retract distance for both normal layer and bottom layer should be set automatically as the same of their lifting speed. If not, please insert the number provided above.

Thanks to Sean for providing his result and settings to our community.

Link to the original post: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Phrozen3DPENG/posts/2502473733251112/

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