BLUECAST X-Filigree Castable Resin Instructions
- June 8, 2024
- BLUECAST
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BLUECAST X-Filigree Castable Resin
Please read and understand these Guidelines before opening and using XFiligree resin.
PRODUCT FEATURES
- The first low temperature castable resin specifically developed for print and casting extreme filigree designs.
- Perfect casting results with any kind of investments and burnout cycles. Standard wax burnout (12 hrs), Fast burnout ( 6 hrs), Ultra fast burnout (2 hrs).
- Extreme accuracy and weight repeatability.
- Perfect printing properties with sharp details: suitable for jewelry with microwave and filigree
- Create lighter jewelry with perfect accuracy
- No bleeding issue also on LCD machines.
- Excellent dimensional stability in time. No shrinkage.
- Low viscosity even at low temperature (easier to clean, easier to get back from patterns).
- Strong adhesion to platform, no need to primer.
- Toxic and carcinogenic component free, Low fumes emission during burnout. Very low VOC and negligible smell.
- Low fumes emission during burnout
QUICK START GUIDE FOR LCD PRINTERS
Before use X-Filigree please read these instructions with attention.
Following information’s are suitable only for X-Filigree resin and will not
apply to other BlueCast resins.
BlueCast X-Filigree resin is fully compatible with the new monochromatic LCD
Generation and DLP printers.
On old RGB LCD machines the exposure times are much more longer than standard
resins. With some COB LED machines the resin may not work.
In order to get the maximum details use of HD FEP or No-FEP are strongly
suggested. A bad quality FEP compromise the resin printability.
Before run the Z-Axis calibration, please check if your build platform is
planar.
The colored platform coating like the one of the old Any cubic Photon or
Elegoo Mars inhibits the sticking of the castable resins. To fix this machine
issues you can sand the build platform with 150/200 grade sandpaper.
Perform z-axis calibration following the manufacturer’s instructions.
Before use we suggest to heat the resin by microwave ovens (NEVER OVER 30
SECONDS), ultrasonic cleaner, hot air, etc.
Before pour the resin into the resin tank shake the bottle for one minute.
For a correct dabbling let the resin rest in to the resin tank for 5 minutes
before start the print. To speed up the operations you can also filter the
resin in order to remove the air bubbles or or vacuum the opened bottle.
Not filter the resin after each print and not heating the resin before each
print may lead to printing failures. Do not store the resin in to the tank.
Please remove the resin from printer tank, filter it and store in to the
original bottle.
PLEASE NOTE THE EXPOSURE TIME CAN CHANGE BY 30% IN ACCORDING TO THE
MANUFACTURER LED CALIBRATION, TO THE USED FEP AND TO THE PRINTER EFFICIENCY
PRINTING SETTINGS
We don’t provide official after sales service for the machines not listed below. The settings are
specifically developed for Chitubox slicer.
$ANYCUBIC MONO
Layer Height: 0.05 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 15 n
Exposure Time: 7 s
Bottom Exposure Time: 25 s
Light-off Delay: 7 s
Bottom light-off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 100mm/min
Retract Speed: 100mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
AA Level: 8
Gray Level: 4
ANYCUBIC MONO SE
Layer Height: 0.0 3 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 10n
Exposure Time: 5.2 s
Bottom Exposure Time: 15s
Light -off Delay: 7 s
Bottom light -off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance : 5 mm
Lifting Distance : 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 100mm/min
Retract Speed: 100mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
AA Level: 8
Gray Level: 4
ANYCUBIC MONO X
Layer Height: 0.03 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 15 n
Exposure Time: 8.5s
Bottom Exposure Time: 20s
Light -off Delay: 7 s
Bottom light -off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 5 mm
Bottom Lift Speed : 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 100 mm/min
Retract Speed: 100mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
AA Level: 8
Gray Level: 4
ANYCUBIC MONO 4K
Layer Height: 0.03 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 15 n
Exposure Time: 7s
Bottom Exposure Time: 20s
Light -off Delay: 7 s
Bottom light -off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 5 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 100 mm/min
Retract Speed: 100mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
AA Level: 8
Gray Level: 4
ANYCUBIC PHOTON S
Layer Height: 0.05 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 12n
Exposure Time: 19s
Bottom Exposure Time: 45s
Light -off Delay: 8s
Bottom light -off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 70 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 70 mm/min
Retract Speed: 100 mm/min
Antialiasing: OFF
PHROZEN SONIC MINI 4K
Layer Height: 0.035 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 25n
Exposure Time: 6.5s
Bottom Exposure Time: 12s
Light-off Delay: 7 s
Bottom light-off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 50 mm/min
Retract Speed: 100mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
AA Level: 8
Gray Level: 4
PHROZEN SONIC MINI 8K
Layer Height: 0.030 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 25n
Exposure Time: 8s
Bottom Exposure Time: 20s
Light-off Delay: 7 s
Bottom light -off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance : 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 50 mm/min
Retract Speed: 100mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
AA Level: 8
Gray Level: 4
PHROZEN SONIC 4K
Layer Height: 0.035 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 25n
Exposure Time: 6.0s
Bottom Exposure Time: 12s
Light-off Delay: 7 s
Bottom light-off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 100 mm/min
Retract Speed: 100mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
AA Level: 8
Gray Level: 4
PHROZEN SONIC 4K XL
Layer Height: 0.05 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 25 n
Exposure Time: 5.5s
Bottom Exposure Time: 20s
Light-off Delay: 7 s
Bottom light -off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 50 mm/min
Retract Speed: 100mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
AA Level: 8
Gray Level: 4
ELEGOO MARS PRO2
Layer Height: 0.05 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 15n
Exposure Time: 6.5s
Bottom Exposure Time: 18s
Light-off Delay: 8s
Bottom light-off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 25 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 50 mm/min
Retract Speed: 50 mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
Gray level: 4
Image Bleur: ON
Image Bleur Pixel: 2
ELEGOO MARS 3
Layer Height: 0.03 mm
Bottom Layer Count: 10n
Exposure Time: 6.0s
Bottom Exposure Time: 20s
Light-off Delay: 8 s
Bottom light-off delay : 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance: 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 50 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 80 mm/min
Retract Speed: 100 mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
Gray level: 4
Image Bleur: ON
Image Bleur Pixel: 2
ELEGOO SATURN
Layer Height: 0.05 mm
Bottom Layer Count : 15 n
Exposure Time: 7.0 s
Bottom Exposure Time : 18 s
Light-off Delay : 8 s
Bottom light-off delay: 13 s
Bottom Lift Distance : 5 mm
Lifting Distance: 4 mm
Bottom Lift Speed: 25 mm/min
Lifting Speed: 25 mm/min
Retract Speed: 50 mm/min
Antialiasing: ON
Gray level: 4
Image Bleur: ON
Image Bleur Pixel: 2
POST-PRINTING CLEANUP AND TREE PREPARATION
Patterns are really hard and siff respect other BlueCast resins Clean the prints into 91%/99% ethyl alcohol.
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With Ultrasonic cleaner run a cycle of 3 minutes (SUGGESTED
PROCEDURE) -
With resin washer machine run a cycle of 5 minutes approx.
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With simple immersion in an alcohol bath wait 8 minutes approx.
After washing dry the patterns with compressed air.
If you don’t have compressed air you can dry the pattern with a hair dryer.
A patterns post curing (10 minutes minimum) is required.
After the UV post a curing quick washing with brand new alcohol ensure great
casting results. Same as wax, use sand paper to make welding zone rough, apply
a drop of wax, stay on for some seconds, weld wax sprue.
X-Filigree is suitable for fast /production wax burnout, if you want to use it
mind you need to apply for extra wax sprues around pattern; wax will melt away
quickly leaving routes for resin exit.
