Resin 101: The Basics of 3D Printing with Resin 

Yeah the wash station is a game changer. That’s the great thing about resin printing once you get it set right failures happen a lot let’s. Thanks for the comment and happy printing!

Yeah being prepared is crucial when it comes to resin printing. Thanks for the comment and the sub!

That’s great. Have fun and most importantly be safe!

That’s awesome! Welcome to the hobby. I’m working on the support video and I’ll have it out next week!

Glad it was helpful!

No problem hope it helped.

That’s great you got an SLA printer. I’m also glad this is helping you. When it comes to mixing I’ve heard people getting mixed results. So I can’t tell you for certain. I personally have never mixed any.

If you have a large tank of iso you can leave it out in the sun covered and wait for the resin to settle to the bottom then filter out clean iso, you can do the same for rags contaminated by resin, or use a UV light

I never have used it. I’ve heard of people using it and say it’s good but still not as strong as abs or pla. I would have to test it myself to know for sure.

Well… I won’t lie it is more involved due to all the safety precautions you have to take but the end results are something that fdm can never achieve.

This is a great topic I’ll there are different types I’ll try to address this in a video in the future.

@@ItsMeaDMaDe cool, thanks.

For the bottom layer count I use 4 too. Its just enough for it get a good adhesion to the build plate and make a few strong first layers. Light off delay 3.5 is good too!

I completely understand where your coming from. I grew up the same way. My dad had a workshop I have great memories being in when I was little around all kind of dangerous power tools I was taught how to be safe around them not sheltered from them. I got into resin printing when my boys where very young. They could of gotten into my stuff but I taught them how to be safe and not to mess with certain things without me. Not to get to political but I feel it’s the same thing with gun safety. I was around them as a kid and I was taught to respect them not fear them. I’ve taught the same to my boys. It’s the unknown that gets kids hurt and how accidents happen. I’m totally on board with what your saying. Thanks for the comment. No need to keep lurking in the shadows. 😂

@@ItsMeaDMaDe Yes. I grew up in the same way. And if I touched it, it wasn't my parent's fault, it was mine for not doing what I was told. I learned quickly to keep my fingers off of something before I understood it, and stay away from things I knew were dangerous. In that time, it was Darwinism at it's finest.

@@Fredster9984 yeah I feel a lot of kids today don’t get that. I’m raising my boys the same way I at least know they will have more sense then most. 😅

With ya. I'm an old man who grew up in different times. We were less scared of everything and some how lived longer. :) Anyways... when I got into resin printing I of course ran into the click bait drama queens saying you will melt if it touches your skin. None of the paranoia sat right with me. Like they are talking like it's a class 3+ toxin. Anyways I scoured until I found a bio-chemist that had a good explanation that compared resin to bleach. But recently I found this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ht4tbCiFxeM.html which is another chemist who really does a good break down of the REAL safety. One of the things he does mention is the toxic of the rubbing alcohol everyone uses but give it no thought on safety. But my own setup... I have a combo tub cure station. I only use the tub and i mix a healthy amount of distilled water with the alcohol solution which works fine and produces less fumes. To cure...I live in a state that you have to wear SPF 1000 not to burst into flames going outside. SO, I just set them outside and let them dry. My results to me look like everyone else's results that do the voodoo rituals and crazy dangerous 99.999999% alcohol. So in my opinion the most dangerous things to you, pets and children is the alcohol. Seems the chemist is in agreement with that. It's super dangerous to drink resin... but dear god nothing in nature wants to be near the smell of it, let alone drink it. As far as a child touching fresh prints. Why haven't you dumped them in the tub and clean them??? If they're already clean... who cares. Scold them for getting into things they shouldn't, wash their hands and take a breath. I've had accidents and got resin on me. Wash the area, take a shower if you need to. It's no worst then having an accident with floor cleaner. That being said... I do like the rubber mat idea. Just so it cleans up easier and looks nicer. My wood workbench is covered with drip stains. Clean with alcohol, hit it with UV light and they are ugly but perfectly safe. Eye and hand protection with ventilation is a really good idea and commons sense. Ventilation for alcohol ABSOLUTELY necessary.

Settings wise there are less so it’s easier to get right. FDM is an ever ending tweaking. I have gone through 10 bottles of resin and only had one fail and I think that was my error.

@@ItsMeaDMaDe Can I start a print and go to work and have it sit there completed for a few hours Luke I can with FDM? Or do I need to remove it immediately?

@@Gregatron13 absolutely I’ve let mine set for hours even days cause I didn’t have time to remove it.

Resin is the weakest when it comes strength. Resin can be very brittle and if you drop it it can shatter.

Yes I have and have done it. The key is put it in hot water for a few mins then slowly bend it. It’s great if there is something like a figure holding a sword and it’s bent or you want to bend something but it has its limits you can’t do it a lot or it will break.

@@ItsMeaDMaDe I think you misunderstood me. I don't mean before curing, I mean they put it in water under the light and cure it submerged in water. They say it cures in 1/2 the time and it's more flexible and cured better. Look up "cure prints in water"

@@Fredster9984 oh! Sorry thought you were talking about making it flex a little. So… no never heard of that. I’ll have to look into it. Making it flexible I don’t see how it would once it’s cured but curing faster does makes sense the water probably refracts the light to cover more at once. Seem interesting enough to test…

@@ItsMeaDMaDe It has to do with the oxygen content and how drives the polymerization . I tried it yesterday. It did cure them up fast, and I put a lot more on the jar I used than I could have cured on the table. And they were clean..lol

You know I’m with you too. The smells doesn’t bother me at all. The smell bothers my wife so that is why I vent it out of the room.

​@@ItsMeaDMaDemy story exacly. But smell is one thing and health is another. I got eco resin and still on the fence to use it in my living room. . . Even with eleggo carbon filter and pipes going out of my window.