I see people who also make silicone molds/liquid resin molding, grind up the supports, and use them as filler in their resin thus using up the supports and using less liquid resin in their creation.
Throwing them away is bad either way. The uncured resin will eventually get into water and so will the cured resin. It all gets broken down and moves as micro plastic. We need a better system.
Hello, so if I understood correctly, once the printing supports (like the printing fails for that matter) have passed under the UV rays, they can be thrown into the "classic" trash can without any risk for the environment or wildlife, is it completely safe?
It'll be the same risk as throwing any other plastic away. Resin is just way less toxic while cured. They'll still do as much damage as a plastic spoon or a bowl to the environment
My other concern is paper towels and gloves and such that have cleaned up the resin, I had the foresight to not just toss the supports until cured, but what about the other trash?
I built a little box with a plexiglass cover and I set everything in the sun. There is no better curer than a good old fashioned Population I, GV star for all your curing needs. Frankly, its a shame I can't just dump all the print waste straight into it. After I've cured all of it, I sort everything and make a judgement call on recycling. Would that there was some way to recycle or utterly destroy the resin, I'm searching and hoping for a more refined response to our print wastes even now.
You can get a UV flashlight from Amazon and give them a blast for a minute or two. Or, get a large cardboard box and dump your trash into that in smaller portions and cure it outside in the sun before you throw it away.
Wouldn't a clear plastic container from the dollar store do the trick? Just put uncured supports n stuff in it and set it on your patio or whatever to soak up the sun
For resin printing like this, you cannot. It is cured by UV light and once it's cured it cannot be uncured. They are not thermoplastics that can be melted.
Wouldn't they be able to be crushed and go into the environment anyway? I'd say if you are doing a bigger print, you might be able to grind these up, including not cured, and put the dusty bits into the larger print to add mass, then try to force cure it or at least in layers. Like a hollow skull you fill up would probably take days worth of prints right?
If you look at the ingredients, generally only about 40-50% of the resin is plant derived, the rest of it is petroleum based. It is still toxic and not some miracle compostable non toxic chemical. Uncured resin and empty containers should always be sent to an official hazardous disposal area. It is incredibly irresponsible for these companies to make those claims. Please use these chemicals responsibly, if in doubt read their MSDF - they will provide a list of chemical ingredients.
if your printer has a clean vat feature putting them in the corner of the vat before using the clean function makes it overly easy to remove the cleanse sheet instead of trying to pick at it with a soft spatula
What's the difference between throwing them away cured vs uncured? As long as they've been thoroughly cleaned, there's not much excess resin at all remaining on the outside. The only reason we post cure prints is for the very outside layer of resin to cure since it just came from bathing in uncured resin.
Uncured supports are still soft and not all the way hardened. If they are uncured they can dissolve and pollute soil and ground water. Supports are thin so fully curing them hardens them all the way through so they don't go on to ruin the environment. It's one small extra step to do in order to make our hobby a little less rough on the planet. 🤷♂️
@@3DPrintingMinis some times like heating pads, break the metal disk inside and the pad becomes warm and hard cook it to reset it. another example is metal paper or glass. a resettable resin should not be impossible to create.
Can you turn it back in to rezen it seems to be a waste im warking on wd and ackaholl and rotation if thay make rezin thin you can reverse inginer it y waste specially for the phenom i wood love one ill showe my supports
Not that I know of. But maybe ask a chemist or email a resin company. They might have more info and/or a better answer. Sounds like an interesting idea though.
I've seen people who 3d resin print and use silicone molds recycle the supports by grinding up them up using them as filler materials in their liquid resin (for silicone molds, not your 3d printer). You use less resin and you use up the scraps. Similar in fashion to grinding up old tires and mixing it with new asphalt and laying down new roadway.
Hi im wondering do you use a resporator cuz im have throat irritation and my right lung feels bad are they side effects to breating in cured resin from supports?
I do, especially when cleaning the prints in IPA. If you're not feeling well after working on your printed I'd recommend picking one up off of Amazon (or anywhere else) and using it. I use this one here: amzn.to/3H91OTk
@@anon556 "plant based" doesn't mean non-toxic. In fact most compounds from plants are far more toxic than synthetic chemicals since manmade chemicals are designed for human exposure, plants don't care. People think the food we eat is the same as all plant matter and that isn't true. It's like the "organic" stuff, it's just a buzzword for those not well versed in science.
@@DaveSmith-cp5kj okay? What does that have to do with literally anything? The eco based resin from anycubic is NON-TOXIC it has no VOCs, you could eat if you really wanted to. So what's your point? Do you assume I'm just a dumbass and do not understand that two phrases with two completely different meaning infact mean two completely different things? Not everyone is as stupid as you are. It's best not to make assumptions. You can easily refer to any MSDS
@@anon556 The problem is you clearly have not done your research, because if you looked at the SDS none of the ingredients are non-toxic. In fact only one ingredients is plant based and it is an allergen. You got to remember, China lies a lot because they are out of legal jurisdiction. Anyone can claim a product is non-toxic or safe if there is no penalty for lying. China's mindset is that if you can't see through the lies yourself with common sense, you deserve to be fooled.
I keep thinking all this resin danger is exaggerated…. I never wear gloves, have gotten resin on skin, and literally nothing has happened…. I guess it getting into water table is a valid concern, but i’d be keen to say that even contamination from a car is more dangerous than this
apparently if you touch it enough you can develop an extreme allergic reaction--so it doesn't bother you at first, but eventually you can't even be around it (like a peanut allergy). So I'd be careful even if it doesn't seem as though anything is happening to you.
