ANYCUBIC Photon Mono X 6K Complete Walkthrough!
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- The new ANYCUBIC Photon Mono X 6K upgrades the LCD in the original Photon Mono X and that comes sharper prints and faster speeds. Let's take a look at all it has to offer.
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Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - Disclosure
01:45 - Unboxing and Features
07:13 - Setup
12:42 - First Test Print
16:12 - Slicing The First Model
18:02 - Faerie Dragon Test Print
20:47 - Ghostbusters Test Prints
21:03 - Test Print Evaluation
25:08 - Conclusion
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This is my 2nd Anycubic and the printed instructions were… lacking. Thanks for the walkthrough and I’m glad I found you, as I’m just getting back into electronics, starting my cosplay journey, and have been 3d printing for a few years. So, your channel is perfect 🎉
Will be watching this while setting up the 6k tomorrow for sure. Watching now.
Good review and some excellent prints. I keep watching resin and am amazed how much progress it has made and the level of detail obtainable. I still live the simple life with my FDM printers. When the print is done it is done, and filament is not messy, but this detail is not possible.
Thanks! My video next month will be a project that mixes FDM and resin prints. (At least that's the plan.) I think it's a great mix.
Any Cubic is blowing away Creality in cost. Always was a high quality manufacturer of 3D printers. I was shocked by their Mega Zero 2.0 printer a few days ago.
What an amazingly easy assembly, and 1st print was superb.
I just got one and I am surprised that it is all metal with really good adjustable pads for leveling the machine itself. I am impressed with the weight. It feels like it was meant to last.
ty for your Walkthrouh, that maks it much easyer to set a foot in that new project for me.
Awesome! Cheers!
Hi, very cool, informative video. Would you tell me which resin you use for the Photon Mono X 6K and what your settings are for it? My 6K takes over 6 hours for miniatures that are 7cm tall and I have tried a few different settings.
Super helpful, well done! Thank you brother
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for dropping by.
Hello!! Congratulations on your excellent video on this printer.
I wanted to ask you the favor of giving me your opinion on whether this resin machine is suitable for printing parts where mechanical relationships of the assembly type are involved with metal pipes, joints and in general situations and mechanisms that have live loads in X, Y and Z.
I would also appreciate if you can give me suggestions on what kind of resins to use for this.
Thank you very much !!!
One thing I should point out is that on this printer, as well as other's I've used, the build plate does not tighten evenly when leveling. Once you tighten the Allen screws for the build plate, one side presses down on the LCD much harder than the other side. I've had to install a shim about the thickness of two pieces of paper on the right side where the plate tightens. This is because the plate mount is a fraction too wide and doesn't tighten evenly. For a shim I use a leftover anti static material I get when ordering Arduino parts. It's not effected by moisture, alcohol or resin.
Nice video! Thank you posting it. What happened to the project with the anycubic? I have this printer, and it prints figurines and test prints just fine. I bought it for prototyping and for the love of goodness, I can get as close as a 80% perfect model, but there is always so sag somewhere along an edge that is supposed to be sharp. Super frustrating. I bought my first 3d printer ten years ago, and may have to pull that out of the closet just to get a finished model.
Awesome review.. you got me subscribed. I want to get into 3D printing...and I'm looking at this one(I never did 3D printing before). Like what's the tallest figure this machine can do? How much resin is used on these prints that you have done? Much appreciated
This is so cool. I wanna start this hobby so bad
Thanks! It's such an amazing way to bring ideas to life. Let me know if I can help in any way.
What are your print times for basic shapes and what are the wait times prior to making the next basic shapes such as rectangles or Letters?
I have a question if you can help me. My print time says 3 hours and 40 mins on my computer after slicing it. Then I upload the slice file and everything to the 6K printer and it added 2 extra hours and printed slower then my 4K printer. Do you maybe know why? Thank you
hello, can I kindly ask you how much you set "UV Power" mine is on 62 should be raised oh should it be left like this? Thanks in advance!
Amazing video!!!👍👍👍
Thank you! 👍
I ordered the photon mono x about a week ago. Looking forward to it.
I've been using mine for a while now and it's a great printer! Enjoy!
before you added the resin, you had the plate lower.. then it jumped cut to the plate being higher. how do i move the plate higher when im putting resin in? 11:11
Thank you for this fantastic video. One question only, are you sure it comes with a screen protector pre installed? Bought mine few days ago and I believe the instructions are unclear on wether the included screen protector needs to be applied or its just a spare. I've asked online and half the people say it's not installed while the other half says it does. Thank you!
Same problem here, some people say it´s not installed, instructions make you think it´s installed and the other is spare, but I´m not sure.
Any news about this issue ?
I have never met anyone who has gotten this printer to work. Especially not me. You pulled off a miracle in this video. 6 months of troubleshooting and not a step forward to getting my machine to work.
How can I help?
I have been having trouble too. Some prints a fine but most are a disaster, even on the same plate. I have two photon monos that print with a 95% success rate, but the 6K, maybe 40%.
@@thedogcalledno update it
@@thedogcalledno which slicing program are you using?
Through which noxious gases come out, I saw that there are 2 fans downstairs, so I'm interested in whether noxious gases come out through those two fans, I have a great idea how to get the smells out. I don't have a mono 6k yet, I'm planning to get it on sale soon, so I was looking for a fan to buy to get the smells out of it, so I found a great fan Vacuum portable laptop cooler, it's cheap and quiet enough, it mostly sucks air, I would install pipes behind it and that's how I would arranged to draw smells out of my room. Question / is it possible to extract smels if I use a fan or do these smells come out from all sides of the machine?
Having a serious issue with my printer no matter what slicer I use it will not print. Nothing on the build plate or even the Fep it's like the screen isn't printing it lights up but it lights up the whole screen faintly like an exposure test and that's it. Funny thing is though if I print the test print it does it perfectly. What am I doing wrong here. It recognises the file on the printer screen with the picture etc but won't print anything.
I managed to nab one of these in the 2nd round of the pre-order. It'll be my 1st printer. Very excited!
Enjoy it! I hope to have some tweaked settings in my video next month.
@@kerseyfabs, excellent! I look forward to it!
I picked one up first round of the preorder.. I wish I knew when the shipping date is, after Dec 25th is kinda vague lol
@@DeusMachina71, seriously! lol I noticed in the shipping method area when I was ordering that it said 35 - 45 days. So hopefully it'll be mid February at the latest.
@@jackdeth245 That's what I thought but it never hurts to see if I missed anything. Fingers crossed for both of us I'm really looking forward to mass printing some OPR minis in mass ha. Happy Holidays!
didn't realize Bill Maher was in Ghostbusters lol.. kiddin... thanks for the review! Been wanting to get this printer but it's out of stock at the moment... gotta wait! Thanks for the great video!
I appreciate it! I'm loving it!
Should I get mono x 6k over the 4k for fine jewellery and miniatures? Suggestions. Also have to wait till new year to even get hold of it.
I would. The details are sharper. That will be even more important on smaller pieces.
Lost my bolts holding in tub. What size are they?
Also what is the name of the softwware and where should I get it?
Any idea how to fix item sticking to vat what can I adjust
Great video. Killer job in the comments too. 10/10
This resin printer seems to have a bigger build plate than other resin printers. Please correct me if I am wrong. Would this resin printer be a good first time resin printer without having to edit G code or slicer settings?
This is a larger resin printer than a lot of the others on the market. While I printers require you to learn how to use them (leveling, supports, etc.), this one is no more or less difficult in that regard. A couple of other things, resin doesn't use gcode, so there's nothing to edit there. You will have to learn resin settings and slicer settings just like any 3D printer.
Thanks for the walkthrough..
Can you share the brand of your gloves?
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Heads up on the antenna, leaving it off when powering up can potentially kill the wifi module. Probably even worse attaching it while powered.
Wow! Is there documentation on this?
Hi Kersey, you have the best review, thank you! Could you check with your great contact at Anycubic if it actually comes with the screen protector? It seems so, but in some reviews people put that "extra" protector on top of the one that comes with...
I just got mine tonight and ran into some confusion with this same subject. It's hard to follow the printed manual accurately because the translation from Chinese to English is not great. It did seem to insinuate that you want to remove the screen protector that it ships with, and install the new one (provided) that some people are calling an "extra" one. This seemed kind of obvious for me because the screen protector it shipped with had a good amount of light swirly dust scratches on it, so it didn't seem like it was supposed to stay on like that. I removed it and replaced with the provided new screen protector.
@@akayeworld3506 I think we are not talking about the same things, they are 2 different things. My printer (like everyone else's) came with a protector that we're trying to figure out what it is. It is the same as one of the screensaver protectors (the one with a black tab). Note that the extra protector (or the only one, which came to install immediately) has 2 protectors on it, one with a black tab and one with a red tab. The printer looks like it came with a screen protector installed and with it, one of those screen protectors protector, with a black tab, that is, it must have already come with a protector installed, I think. That's the question, was that black flap protector that came on all of us's printers, was it directly protecting the screen or was it the protector's protector and was it protecting the pre-installed screen protector? That's the big question.
Could you maybe talk a bit about wash & cure machines for the Mono x 6k? I'm not sure which machine to get that will fit the build plate.
No problem at all. I use the Anycubic Wash and Cure Plus which works perfectly with this printer and the regular 4K version. I bought mine on Amazon and they're running a great deal on it now: amzn.to/3DmOS8L
The plate literally just sits down in it and cleans the whole thing.
@@kerseyfabs That's awesome! Thanks very much for the info!
I'm really thinking of getting one 🤔
Is the Wash and Cure an optional step to do to the printed parts or is it a must do?
It's a must. You don't have to use the machine, you can come up with your own solutions, but it makes it a lot easier. On TH-cam you can find other homebrew options.
So, I have a Mono X...How do I know if it's a 4K or a 6K version? I bought it in 2021 off Amazon and rarely used it. This "4k" and "6k" is suddenly something that's being highlighted for reasons unknown to me in a few videos on YT.....Obviously (one would think) the 6k is more beterrrer than the 4k, but again, how can one tell which version one has?
Did you figure out the shrinkage?
Just got a 6k - what settings do you recommend for printing miniatures?
That's nice to see 5 months and no answer.
9 months and still a big goose egg of an answer 😂 merry Xmas
I'm sorry guys, I don't print miniatures. Other channels focus on that and there are a lot of groups on Facebook and other sites. I wish I could help.
@@SomeGuyNamedRoy its called trial and error.
I think this will be my first resin printer
Awesome Bill! The trick to resin is just getting into the flow of it. Develop a process that works for you.
I don't suppose you have tested any different settings on this one yet? Having issues dialling mine in (failures galore) but I am well new at this.
The default settings have worked quite well for me. That will greatly depend on resin though as well as factors like room temperature. You may have to manually tune. Look at the flat printing tests to get started.
Hi, one question:
This printer works with STL or OBJ files?
The slicer is what handles the models, not the printer directly. There are slicers that will process both STLs and OBJs.
Am I the only one being thankful that it isn't only me that's dropping tools while trying to tighten the bed down after levelling?
It's all part of the job.
By chance, are the vat and build plate the same on the 4k/6k, despite the larger print area?
Yes, the vat and the plate are the same.
Yes, size wise. The plate in the 6K has the new pattern etched in.
how do i do this without the wash and cure station
Do you have a video for your settings you use for the 6k?
Maybe this will help. Keep in mind that settings can change between resins. twitter.com/KerseyFabs/status/1517565136642445312
Just a question I have one of these and have had problems with resin curing on the top of the build plate. To solve this I have made a black out cover to cover the printer all the time. I also have the Wash & Cure and use 99% IPA. The resin in the bin gets cured on the SS cage that goes in it. Have you had any of these problems?
It sounds to me like your printer and Wash and Cure are in direct (or indirect) sunlight. If that's true, you need to shield that from the printer. Blinds or curtains.
@@kerseyfabs I think you are right. I am trying a black out cover. Shouldn't the cover block all the UV though.
Yeah, while it's on. If you take it off, it wouldn't take long for it to react.
@@kerseyfabs Well I will just have to make sure it is covered then.
Great video, I have one on order. Where did you get that hair dryer from?
Thanks! Check the description. 😉 I knew people would be interested.
@@kerseyfabs thank you - that’s a bit expensive - do you really need this air pressure?
@@kerseyfabs i am interested in the gloves you are using :D great Video!
how long its take to print each designs? Also the measurement of prints ?
The print time is directly tied to the height of the model. A model that's about 110mm tall may take around 5-6 hours.
I miss it when is the next round of pre orders
Pre-order of the fourth round will start on December 6th 9:00 AM EST at $599.
Hi Kris! Any settings you can recommend? I'm familiar with 3D printing basics and have an Elegoo Mars 2. Unfortunately, the only print I've had successful with this is the Anycubic Test Cube. My printer does not recognize their Workshop Slicer (Anycubic sent me the lastest version but it still isn't working). I've been using Lychee and have tried a dozen different settings (pretty standard recommended settings that are out there) and I've had constant failures with the supports and not sticking to the baseplate. My lift distance/speed, exposure time, etc., all are the recommended ones but still FAILURES. I am so, so frustrated but maybe you can work some magic for me. Or, IF ANYONE ELSE COULD GIVE ADVICE, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. Regards, Tom
You can try better leveling building plate
@@milhausemilhause5502 Thanks! I've done that three times. I wonder why the Anycubic test print file prints with no issues but everything else is terrible? :(
Does the mono 6k have the vat cleaning feature for cleaning failed prints off the FEP film?
It has a few test pattern modes that could be used for this. I don't remember off the top of my head if it has a full screen but I'm almost certain it does.
@Kersey Fabrications thanks for rhe quick reply. Me and my dad are both looking at this model printer. I know mono x has the Fep cleaning but can't find anything on if the mono x 6k has it
The firmware is almost identical.
Can I 3d print with Full Color without single color print.or I need to paint color them?
There are some high-end commercial printers that can do full-color printing. For consumer level prints though, you'll have to paint them.
hi, i have a anycubic mono x 4k , can i change my screen 4k to 6k ? its possible ?
I don't believe they offer an upgrade path at this time.
I can never get things off the build plate if it's directly on there. The test print nearly messed up my plate and came apart in pieces. How do you get passed this? Did I level wrong? xD
It can sometimes be very difficult. First, you should be able to get one off with a good, flat metal scraper. Second, make sure you minimize the contact with the bed. Don't use sleds. Third, if you really get tired of it, see my video on the Wham Bam Flex Plates.
I apologize if I didn't understand it.
Is there any difference in the printing quality?
Between the 4K and 6K? Some. You can definitely get smoother straight walls from the 6K than the 4K (from preliminary testing). I haven't done an in-depth side by side on prints though.
Got my X 6K today and gosh those fans are noisy! Do they ever shut up or at least get more quiet after the bottom layers are done? I'm at layer 91 and it still sounds like a fighter jet on takeoff!
Well, I don't know if my tolerance is different than yours or you got some different/messed up fans, but I've never noticed. Mine's in my workspace/garage though and noise isn't much of a concern.
I've been looking in to this printer for a little while and have been coming across a lot of reviews mentioning failed supports and just failed prints in general. All seem to be shortly after launch though. Has anyone experienced better results from any software updates or perhaps newer machines not having the same problems?
I just got mine in the mail and set it up tonight - now researching which slicer to invest time in learning. From what I'm reading so far it seems that the Anycubic proprietary software causes a lot of failed prints. Most people are suggesting Lychee as alternative. Good luck!
@@akayeworld3506 Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it! I'd be curious to hear your thoughts after some use, if you have the time.
It's insane how cheap those really neat printers are in the meanwhile.
Both resin printers and FDM printers have gotten very cheap for some very high quality prints.
I cant get my mono x 6k to even print the test print correctly. Prints are constantly falling off of supports or printing crooked. Sometimes it doesnt even print anything beyond the first few layers. I previously had a Elegoo Mars v1 and it printed fine from the get go.
Mines doing that too. Did you ever figure it out?
@@billiediercks1990 Not really. It prints fine now. All i did was add a magnetic plate to the build arm for easy removal. I have printed several things now and it seems to work fine. Havnt tried the test print since.
@@Vaioplayer88 ah, thanks!! Good to know
Where do I find this Cad Bane File?!
Do you know how much does the software cost? Is it a subscription?
The Anycubic software is free and there are other free slicers too.
Do you need a washer or could you just let it sit in the machine for about an hr or so?
You need to rinse the parts. They will have left over resin on the outside ven if you let it sit. You don't need a washing vat though, just a tupperware dish and maybe a toothbrush.
Thanks but already did a bit more research and ordered one. Sorry for not deleting coment, but thanks for your help anyway
Just got a MONO X and can't send any files to the printer. Pissing me off!
Which setup of sliser you use for this printer?
I use a slicer called Chitubox for resin printing.
My first print failed, I’m wondering if I didn’t zero the build plate properly
It depends. How did it fail? Stock settings? Pretty standard resin?
@@kerseyfabs I used stock settings on chitubox as well as on the printer itself, and the resin is ANYCUBIC 3D Printer Resin, 405nm. As far as the failure type, the prints would start to stick properly and then fail halfway through.
@@AceUndaunted27 You may need to relevel or increase the cure times in the base layers.
@@kerseyfabs just found out my vat wasn’t sealed properly from the factory. I tried printing twice and after the second time I noticed a puddle of resin under my printer. Turns out the resin had leaked through the vat, and into the printer from the top on the screen and out the bottom where the fans are. I have been in contact with ANYCUBIC trying to get the matter resolved.
I'm having trouble finding the correct workshop download file for mono 6k
Here you go) drive.google.com/file/d/1zfNhCtPcO9Wy3HURUSzDZjYXalwLM9yE/view
@@hohhan1978 thanks I'll check it out, actually stayed up all night dialing in got some decent prints but not 6k quality
I would like to know why nobody references actual dimensional accuracy for these printers. A lot of users may not want to print only monsters and fairies, but would like to make serious parts for things like robotics and other mechanical devices, where accuracy and tolerances really matter.
Can you point us in the right direction for any of this information?
Absolutely! The general reason that no one talks about it is that these screens have a known and fixed resolution that you enter into the slicer. Unlike an FDM printer where you have to rely on a motor going very specific distances and putting out precise amounts of filament, this will always print the part exactly the right dimensions as determined by the screen pixels.
There is tuning to do though just like any printer based on the specific resin and exposure time. I've been doing this recently on my new printer where I print a test print and measure the results based on exposure time. Maybe this would be a good idea for a video? Let me know!
Is the 6k a sls printer ?
It's an SLA printer. It uses an LCD screen and liquid resin.
the target is hard after constraction ?
The models are hard after printing and then fully-cured and non-tacky after going through the curing station.
@@kerseyfabs thank you so much
Is AA works fine with this one?
Yes! I just did a print with and without AA on a diagonal wall and it worked great to remove the stair stepping at 4x.
@@kerseyfabs This is awesome! Thanks for response)
Love my Mono X but this 6K one is nothing but headaches for me. Models keep breaking off supports no matter what I do
I'm sorry to hear that. I would either use beefier supports OR increase my layer time to improve strength.
What is IPA?
In this case, Isopropyl Alcohol.
Everyone Brags and I got one and i can't make it work
Dude that sucks! Is it cold where you're printing? I'd ask if your bed is leveled properly but that sounds insulting. Can you even print the demo print?
@@kerseyfabs I have it on my office so the temperature is no issue, I have level it and change the exposure settings. I even got a different resin
I just don’t know what else to try
How does it fail or does that first layer never stick?
Anycubic are saying it might be 6 months before these things are available :( gutted.
Shortages and shipping issues are affecting everyone. That sucks!
@@kerseyfabs I got mine a few days ago.
@@kerseyfabs As it turned out I was able to get onto a pre-order and I've had my 6k for about a month now. I have to say it feels a bit like Anycubic just threw some new numbers into an advert to try to sell some left over hardware, because there are issues with this printer that the standard Mono X doesn't have (the lack of RERF support being the big one). It's also mind-bogglingly slow, it's far slower than my old Elegoo Mars Pro - and that had a colour screen!
I think all things considered I wish I had gone for the Elegoo Saturn instead or maybe continued saving up and gone for the Jupiter.
@@Vormulac1 I had never used a RERF before. I had always just ran a few test prints at different speeds to find it. So that's news to me. I definitely don't find it slow, so I'm not sure which resin/settings you're using. I'm running 2.4 second layers with the last resin I used. Is that slow or are you not able to achieve that? If I remember correctly, Uncle Jessy was able to get some really fast layer times on this machine too.
@@kerseyfabs Using Anycubic basic grey resin I find 2 second layers work ok, but a file that takes 6 hours on my Mars Pro will take closer to 20 hours on the 6K - and that's with 0.05 layer height and recommended settings! Crazy.
I cannot get anything to stick.
I know it's been about a week and I hope you've had some luck. The only things I can recommend in general are:
1) Relevel the bed per the instructions.
2) Clean the build plate with IPA.
Other than that, there's not much else to do other than try another resin if all else fails.
It was the slicer. Went to lychee. Successful prints each time.
I think you should protect your lungs. Cancer isn't a joke
Tip : put it in 1.25x speed
That's how I watch my own content. 😁
@@kerseyfabs awesome
@@kerseyfabs do you think this printer is worth it. I’m really thinking about buying it
It's one of the two resin printers I run. I can recommend it because I use it and love the results.
@@kerseyfabs ok I’ll try to get my hands on one.
Honestly ? Comparing the models from the two printers. I have actually more details and crispyness on my photon mono x 4k. than you pulled of the 6k .
No mask while washing the models, no gloves after that either. Rubbing his nose while handling a freshly washed model. What a badass!
Im sorry I'm going to tell you all the truth here. I bought this thing and played with it for 3 days. It can't print for SHIT!
Those face masks are 100% useless for this purpose. Don't use it.
LOL if you need 2 hands to pick up 12KG you need to exercise more bro... im even out of shape and its not a problem
Seriously? Angle of lift? How I was trying to lift using just the rails? Bored much?
Try listen your video with earphones 😤 nightmare how you screaming
When was I screaming?