I am relatively new to resin printing, I’ve only been at it for a couple of months. I come from eight plus years of FDM printing. I have only used resins from two different manufacturers: AnyCubic and 3D Resin Solutions. I am not affiliated with either company in any way, but I wanted to provide my experiences with the resins, hoping it will help others in the group.
The model used for my tests consists of four (4) 1:64 scale groundhogs (see photo - for reference they are on graph paper with 5 squares per inch). They were printed on an AnyCubic Photon. The file was supported and sliced in ChituBox. After printing they were washed in an IPA (91%) bath (part in IPA container, IPA container in Ultrasonic filled with water) for 280 seconds, dried with canned air (removes all IPA), then placed in a UV nail curing station for 30 minutes (turning them over at 15 minutes).
AnyCubic Green (the one that came with the printer)
Smell – moderate
Print Settings: Layer = 0.05mm, normal exposure = 10, bottom layers = 8, bottom exposure = 50
Results & Impressions: the file printed successfully. However, the green resin is very brittle even before final curing. As a result, I could not successfully remove the supports from the print without breaking parts of the print off. My groundhogs became footless and tailless. The prints couldn’t be used at this point so I did no further work.
Conclusion: I don’t want to use this resin ever again if I don’t have too.
AnyCubic Gray
Smell – moderate
Print Settings: Layer = 0.05mm, normal exposure = 10, bottom layers = 8, bottom exposure = 50
Results & Impressions: the file printed successfully. The gray is not as brittle as the green and I could successfully remove the supports prior to final cure. However, after final cure removing supports caused breakage on the model; feet only the tails survived. After the final cure the model was easier to chip while removing supports. Support bumps that were left and went through final cure were removed by sanding. The support bumps could no longer be cut off with a hobby knife or scalpel (I prefer a scalpel for the small objects I print). The gray sands well and takes acrylic paints well; very easy to cover and no problems with paint remaining tacky.
Conclusion: a good quality resin that is capable of printing small scale items. Not to brittle before final cure, a little more brittle afterwards. A good “go to” resin for general prints.
3D Resin Solutions – Custom Color
Yes, they mix and sell custom color resin and at the same price as their standard color resin.
Smell – light, hardly noticeable
Print Settings: Layer = 0.05mm, normal exposure = 15, bottom layers = 8, bottom exposure = 70
Results & Impressions: love that it basically doesn’t smell. It is a thicker resin and when printed maintains a somewhat flexible state; it is not brittle at all. I can easily remove the supports from my little groundhogs before or after final cure without any problems. The support bumps can easily be trimmed with a scalpel or hobby knife negating the need for sanding. The resin takes acrylic paints well; very easy to cover and no problems with paint remaining tacky.
Conclusion: a great resin with little smell that is not brittle before or after final cure. My favorite resin so far.
Conclusion
The 3D Resin Solutions is my preferred resin, especially given the small items that I print. I also like that they offer custom colors and are located in the United States. You can actually get in contact with the folks there and they offer amazing Customer Service. You can order directly from them and shipping is very reasonable. AnyCubic Gray will become my backup resin which I order from Amazon.
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Rick Hanson
2019-09-19 06:27:39
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2019-09-19 17:50:30
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