Fast Navy Grey User Guide

Shake the bottle and mix the resin in the vat before start printing!

Please note: Fast - Navy Grey requires 20% exposure than other Fast

Fast is an affordable fast curing and non-brittle general application resin ideal for model making like tabletop minis, and figurines.<br />It is not a tough or engineering resin but can be mixed with Blu/Tenacious for more impact resistant.

Fast - Navy Grey is the latest iteration of Fast resin. It preserves the non-brittleness and easy printing of Fast resin while increasing resolution.
It has a beautiful matte finish which when combined with its dark navy grey color, it really shows off small features of the design.
What makes it beautiful is also what makes it different to print than other Fast resins.
Fast - Navy Grey needs about 20% more exposure time than regular Fast
Fast - Navy Grey gets its superb color from lots of pigments and thus it settles quicker than regular Fast
Fast - Navy Grey also has a special additive that gives it a matte finish. This makes it separate faster than regular Fast.

To print Fast - Navy Grey well and minimize separate
1. Shake the resin well in the bottle. We recommend such approach https://youtu.be/IGv7Y8owOLQ
2. Print over 20C but not over 30C to reduce separation. This is because resin separates quicker at higher temperature.
3. For resins, already in the vat, it is best to do a quick stir before pouring back to bottle for shaking in step1
4. Some users add 10% Tenacious to further increase durability and reduce separation
5. Make sure the build plate is very clean before each print. Some users would wash in acetone to ensure removal of resin/pigments on the plate.

While the ideal printing condition for Fast is over 20C, we have printed as long as 15C as long as the bottom layers uses more exposure time
Fast is designed for the MSLA printer in mind. It can work in DLP and laser SLA printers but you would need FEP film-based vat.

 Best print with recommended support setting, see below

Please download profiles base for Elegoo, Anycubic, Phrozen, Peopoly, EPAX, Creality here: Click here to download

Exposure for Navy Grey, adding 20-25% more exposure time than Fast grey

Recommended
Resin Temperture 25-35C
Room temperature 20-25C
Printer Layer Height Exposure (s) # of Initial Layers Exposure for Init Layers Exposure (s) # of Initial Layers Exposure for Init Layers Note
Photon 50um 12 (s) 4 60 s 11(s) 6 60 s
Peopoly Phenom 50um 15s 6 90 s 15s 6 90 s Heavy Support
EPA X1 50um 10 (s) 4 50 s 11 (s) 6 56 s
Photon S 50um 10 s 5 75s 10 s 5 75s
Mars 50um 10 (s) 4 62 s 10 (s) 4 62 s
Mars Pro 50um 6.5s 4 40s 6.5s 4 40s
Saturn 50um 2.7s 5 35s 2.7s 5 35s
SL1 50um 8s 10 50 s 8s 10 50 s
Mars 2 Pro 50um 2.5s 5 30s 2.5s 5 30s
Phenom Noir 50um 2.5s 5 30s 2.5s 5 30s
Photon Mono Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing
Photon Mono X Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing
Mars 2 Pro Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing
Mars 3 Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing
Saturn Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing
Sonic Mini 4K Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing
Might 4K Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing
Mega 8K Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing
Peopoly Printers Where to find printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCz4_dc0fT-jfBLp4L9mKYebY90lfHHO?usp=sharing

 

Print Setting Recommendation
Brand Elegoo Elegoo Elegoo Elegoo Elegoo Elegoo Anycubic Anycubic Anycubic Anycubic Phrozen Phrozen Phrozen Peopoly Peopoly Peopoly Peopoly EPAX EPAX EPAX EPAX EPAX
Printer Mars Mars Pro Mars 2 Mars 2 Pro Mars 3 Saturn Photon Mono Mono SE Mono X Sonic Mini 4K Might 4K Mega 8K Phenom Phenom Noir Phenom L Phenom Prime X1 E6 E10 X10 X156
Layer height (mm) 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Bottom layer count 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5
Exposure time (s) 10 10 2.5 2.5 2.5 3 15 1.9 1.9 2.2 3 3.25 4 15 2.5 9.5 2.5 10 2.5 2.5 2.5 9.5
Bottom exposure time (s) 65 60 35 35 35 45 90 25 25 30 45 45 55 100 35 80 35 65 35 35 35 80
Waiting Mode During Printing Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest
Bottom light off delay (s) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rest Time Before Lift (s) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rest Time After Lift (s) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rest Time After Retract (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Bottom Lift Distance (mm) 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 10 12 12 15 12 5 5 7 7 15
Lift Distance (mm) 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 10 12 12 15 12 5 5 7 7 15
Bottom Retract Distance (mm) 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 10 12 12 15 12 5 5 7 7 15
Retract Distance (mm) 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 10 12 12 15 12 5 5 7 7 15
Bottom Lift Speed (mm/min) 50 50 50 50 50 45 50 50 50 45 50 45 45 32 32 32 32 50 50 45 45 45
Lift Speed (mm/min) 60 60 60 60 60 50 60 60 60 50 60 50 45 48 48 48 48 60 60 50 50 50
Bottom Retract Speed (mm/min) 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
Retract Speed (mm/min) 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
Transition Layer Count 4 4 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 6 6 6
Transition Type Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear
Transition Time Decrement n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

 

Recommend best support settings:
We recommend a medium preset support setting in Chitubox for smaller prints. Heavy support for large prints on large printers
If you don't use Chitubox, at least download a copy and see the detailed settings for each preset and copy them over to your software of choice

Cleaning:
Use a painter brush (or any brush made with hair) to remove excess resins on the printed part use 95% concentrated Ethanol (preferred) or IPA to clean. Some form of methanol should work but make sure it does not contain acetone.
After 4 minutes of cleaning action, remove alcohol with a hair dryer or air blower. For the complex parts with lots of cavities, it may be a good idea to clean/dry multiple times.
Users can check by touching the dried surface of the part to see if it is still sticky. If the dried surface is still sticky, wash some more and dry again.

Post Curing:
Fast reached its optimal strength when the printed part is post-cured with UV after cleaning. Use 395-405nm UV light and cure for about 1-2 minutes.
Make sure the resin is completely cleaned off and there is no alcohol left (it needs to be dry) on the print before curing.
It is important to dry the print made by Fast completely before post-curing. There is no need to use the submerge-in water technique with Fast.

Mechanical Properties
​Shore D: 72
Tensile Strength: 33Mpa
Young’s Modulus: 800Mpa
Elongation At Break: 6%
Viscosity: 100cps
Heat Deflection Temperature: 68C

MSDS
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lWqnHnGQKKKlNFQRnKpSpGX_4cuvIxrP