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Introduction

Thank you for join Moai user community. We hope this guide will help you build your Moai and help you learn about SLA printing

Video Overview

    • This is your Moai kit. Please check for any shipping damage

    • Sometimes the delivery person may place the box in the wrong orientation. Please make sure the box's longest side is sitting on the floor with the shipping label facing up.

  1. Please use this list to check your contents Be Careful pulling the Galvos out. DO NOT TOUCH the mirrors in any way. Use the pictures here as reference
    • Please use this list to check your contents

    • Be Careful pulling the Galvos out. DO NOT TOUCH the mirrors in any way.

    • Use the pictures here as reference

    • Use this video as reference

    • Please use this guide for Moai hardware installation

    • This is the most time consuming part of the guide. Please allow 4-5 hours for this step.

    • You can watch this build video by Chris Russell to go with the manual.

    • Do not overfill the resin tank or you will have a mess dripping all over your electronics. When the build plate drops the resin level rises significantly.

    • As the community gains more experience using Moai, we will develop even better printer settings and profiles. Please visit our forum link below for the latest systems, profiles and software:

    • Latest settings, profiles and software

    • Insert wisdom here.

Conclusion

This guide is the starting point for Moai users. It will refer to all the relevant steps and guides to help you start using Moai. The build time is about 4-5 hours for first time builder with some DIY experience. No soldering is needed.

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Shu Peng

Member since: 07/06/2017

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Github contains a number of printer profiles for the Moai (25um, 50um, 100um) - why choose one over any of the others? If they are really different, is there any reason why one could not have several Moai profiles installed in Cura?

Mike Landis - Reply

I’ll be following this user guide to make my first print on the Moai at my local maker space.

chuser - Reply

good job!!! Moai and help me learn about SLA printing, I have a problem hp printer in error state how to resolve this error.

Linda Graham - Reply

which is the good leveiing method? the one in ’Full Leveling “ or the other in ‘Moai Calibration Check '“ ? . both are mentioned..

david h - Reply

You have to do both Full leveling first then calibration

Timothy McMillen -

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