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3D printer resin is mainly characterized by the enormous amount of details that can be obtained with it. Printing with resin is certainly not easy and clean, which is why many people ignore it. Resin 3D printers continue with layer heights where normal FDM printers stop, which is around 100 microns. Resin 3D printers are able to 3D print layer heights of up to 25 microns, more than four times smaller than normal FDM printers. Furthermore, 3D printer resin is quite expensive to print, given the many steps required before and after. However, it is possible to 3D print models that were not possible before. In recent years, resin 3D printers have also become more affordable than ever, providing more options for getting started.

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What is 3D printer resin?

3D printer resin is mainly characterized by the enormous amount of details that can be obtained with it. Printing with resin is certainly not easy and clean, which is why many people ignore it. Resin 3D printers continue with layer heights where normal FDM printers stop, which is around 100 microns. Resin 3D printers are able to 3D print layer heights of up to 25 microns, more than four times smaller than normal FDM printers. Furthermore, 3D printer resin is quite expensive to print, given the many steps required before and after. However, it is possible to 3D print models that were not possible before. In recent years, resin 3D printers have also become more affordable than ever, providing more options for getting started.

Best resin 3D printers 2021

The best resin 3D printers of the moment in 2021 are:

  • Phrozen Sonic Mini 4K
  • Elegoo Mars 2 Pro
  • Anycubic Photon Mono
  • Formlabs Form 3
  • Prusa SL1S

Print supplies with resin

To print with a resin 3D printer, various supplies are required, namely:

  • Workplace with sufficient space
  • Nitrile gloves
  • 3D printer
  • 3D printer resin (clickHEREfor the current offer)
  • Isopropanol alcohol 99.9% (clickHEREfor the current offer)
  • UV lamp for curing, can also be sunlight
  • Cutting pliers for removing support

Properties 3D printer resin

  • Highly accurate
  • Many colors and materials
  • Fragile if not hardened
  • Dangerous on bare skin
  • Fairly flexible
  • Difficult to 3D print
  • Especially for small parts