The 3 Worst Things About Resin 3D Printing (And How to Fix Them)
Okay Hobby Time
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Today I’ll be sharing what I consider to be the 3 worst things about resin 3D printing: the mess, the fumes, and brittleness that can make the hobby incredibly frustrating. But over the past few years I’ve made a lot of changes to my setup, workflow, and materials, and in this video I’ll be sharing the exact things that helped make resin printing cleaner, safer, and a whole lot more enjoyable.
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My heart goes out to all the brave minis that underwent the stress tests. Unbowed, unbent, unbroken ✊ You made us proud.
And an awesome video all around :face-green-smiling:
· ventilation: make sure you are dumping your air away from any living spaces, its not fair to punish your neighbors
· mixing stale resin: I "print" an empty 0s exposure file to makes the plate go up and down, and a godsend if you can do it remotely
· washing, do 4 min on first container and scrape the pieces into the second one, then 1min on the cleaner solution, if you do it for longer the pieces can become weaker or wash off other additives that give specialty resin its properties (flexibility, toughness)
· the hot water should still be treated as hazardous too, but you can also use it for underwater curing, i didn't notice any physical difference but for silicon molds it matters or it won't finish curing (fun fact: oxigen is a known resin curing inhibitor)
a few things i do for extra accuracy but don't matter for minis
· excessive time off delays, hands down the most overpowered setting, I have a small printer and 5s is enough for me, less layer shifts and imperfections, reduces elephant foot (I can eliminate it at 20s), gives better surfaces, and allows LOWER EXPOSURE TIMES, which in turn allow for smaller details and supports, and smaller peeling forces which in turn allow to print full plates at full height
· shrinking and warping: resin bloats while printing, and shrinks after a few days, so I let it drip for a day after printing, and another after washing then cure, look up "yaqwsx's resin printer calculator" if you want to know more, the whole blog is a must read
· printers are machines of the devil so is important to keep them behaved, I always put a piece or two that I know will fail, so they know I'm not afraid of them
· and most importantly, always be experimenting.
I have had a tough time with starting to print, and this video honestly restored my faith in my SLA printer.
Thank you.
The 3 Worst Things About Resin 3D Printing (And How to Fix Them)
Okay Hobby Time
109,461 views
Today I’ll be sharing what I consider to be the 3 worst things about resin 3D printing: the mess, the fumes, and brittleness that can make the hobby incredibly frustrating. But over the past few years I’ve made a lot of changes to my setup, workflow, and materials, and in this video I’ll be sharing the exact things that helped make resin printing cleaner, safer, and a whole lot more enjoyable.
Download Terrain Templates:
https://okayhobbytime.itch.io/
Follow me on Instagram:
www.instagram.com/okayhobbytime
Studio Equipment:
The following links are amazon affiliate links. The channel earns a commission on them at no extra cost to you.
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Handheld Foam Cutter: https://amzn.to/3HTRqx9
Proxxon Hot Wire Table: https://amzn.to/3cyaB0Q
Exacto Knife: https://amzn.to/3CGw2rh
Olfa Utility Knife: https://amzn.to/3FBoAzl
Corrugation Tool: https://amzn.to/3zvUvQ4
Paint:
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint: https://amzn.to/3DHEiZc
FolkArt Acrylic Paint: https://amzn.to/3DIfZdA
Glue:
Quick-Dry Wood Glue: https://amzn.to/3zxGO33
Paint brushes for terrain:
Makeup Brushes: https://amzn.to/3qXpy4Z
Paint brushes for miniatures:
Raphael Kolinsky Sable, size 0: https://amzn.to/3cCboOo
Raphael Kolinsky Sable, size 1: https://amzn.to/3cAR4Nj
Raphael Kolinsky Sable, size 2: https://amzn.to/3nD99Aw
Lighting:
BenQ eReading LED Desk Lamp: https://amzn.to/3C3ghNV
Recording Gear:
Sony ZV-1: https://amzn.to/3l0n95T
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Joby GorillaPod: https://amzn.to/3nDtB4o
Blue Yeti Microphone: https://amzn.to/3oNNYv7
I have a cake tray with mesh screen over it that I pour my waste into, and let it harden in the sun. The alcohol evaporates off leaving solids I can safely bin