A-Power Button - Switches machine on/off
B-Front Panel - Graphical User Interface for oven. This shows information about the lamps, the time left for curing, and error messages.
C-Oven Lid - Insert a printed part through this top opening. The lid has a safety interlock that stops the oven when the lid is open.
D-Lamp Status Indicators - These indicators will turn red when the UV lamp pair needs to be changed. See the oven's Instructions for Use for more information.
E-Timer - Shows time remaining in curing cycle
F-Increasing Button - Increases operation time
G-Decreasing Button - Decreases operation time
H-Program Button - Toggles between preset operation times of 10, 20, and 30 minutes
I-Start/Stop Button - Starts and stops oven operation
J-UV Lamp - The oven comes with six 18W, 71-color lamps and six 18W, 78-color lamps. See the oven's Instructions for Use for information on correct orientation of lamps.
K-Glass Plate - Holds the printed part during curing
Resin Stirring and Curing Chart:
CAUTION: Failure to sufficiently mix resins according to this chart may result in color deviation and/or print failure.
The chart below serves as a quick reference for resin-bottle mixing time on the NextDent LC-3DMixer, bottle hand-mixing time (if you do not have the LC-3DMixer), resin stirring time when resin is in the resin tray, and part-curing time in the LC-3DPrint Box. For hand-mixing, shake the bottle vigorously in an up and down motion.
For part-washing times, these are identical for all NextDent resins. The first part bath should be three minutes in an ultrasonic cleaner with >90% alcohol solvent. The solvent may have been used to clean other parts for this first bath. The second part bath should be two minutes in an ultrasonic cleaner with clean >90% alcohol solvent. The solvent may NOT have been used to clean other parts.
As for part-drying times, these can vary depending on your drying method. Please see the section Part Drying for more information.
*Pre-shaking by hand
For best printing results, most NextDent print materials require that you pre-shake the bottle by hand before placing it on the LC-3DMixer for the specified time. This is to ensure that sediment thoroughly mixes with the rest of the material.
**Considerations for resin that has been sitting, unused, for over 1 month
If you have a resin bottle like this, simply treat it like a new bottle and mix it for the time specified in the "Brand-new bottle" column in the above chart.
NOTE: Ensure that you place the build in your UV curing oven in the same orientation it was printed in, as if the bottom of the oven is the print platform.
