ELEGOO ABS-Like 3D Printer Resin, 405nm UV-Curing LCD Resin High Precision Fast Curing Non-Brittle Standard Photopolymer Resin for LCD Printer Printing Blue 1000G

This stuff is really quite incredible, especially for the price. Very easy to print, great detail retention, cures quickly and is remarkably tough. It really does feel like ABS plastic. I will say I hope they bring the V2 version out in white, because being able to print this in different colours via dye would make this the perfect resin IMO.

This resin is great and tough. The detail is really nice and it’s not really brittle like some

Makes models that are far less likely to get damaged if dropped or hit. Quite good for making gears and other parts of a working structures, though as expected not as good as the far more expensive structural resins. A good compromise between durability and cost.BUT - be aware that it is a tad more difficult to print with. I first printed several exposure test plates, but found that it really needs about 30% - 40% more exposure time than the best test exposure, otherwise there are too many failures caused by weak layer-bonding. With my printer the best exposure test plate was 3 seconds, but to stop too many failures I had to increase to 4 seconds (0.05mm layers). You need to find a compromise between loss of fine detail caused by over-exposure and too little layer bonding which results in a failure between layers at some point in the print, and half the print staying on the FEP. Using a new FEP helps - a used and heavily marked FEP will grab the print more stongly and is a greater risk of tearing the print apart, or of supports failing.Immediately after printing the model is still quite soft (and so can be easily re-worked at that stage with sandpaper, file or polishing compound), but it becomes much harder and stronger after post-curing. However I used the white resin, which discolours to a light yellow-brown colour in the post-curing process, so bear that in mind if you are printing anything that needs cosmetic properties.

I have nothing but problems with prints separating from supports and failing. I probably lose 50% of my prints this way. I've tried many other ABS-like resins, and get nothing like the failure rate. It seems to have a higher shrink-rate than other abs-like resins which may account for it. It's a false-economy to buy it for me.

After trying anycubic resins and getting nothing but failed prints (from three different new resin bottles) and trying all possible exposure times, retract rates and every possible support option/ settings. I decided to give elegoo's blend a try (before just giving up on the 3d printing scene) .. And never looked backNot had a failed print since (using both my modded settings and defaults).Comparing the two, the elegoo resins harden MUCH faster then the anycubic resins..(in fact so fast you have to be much quicker during clean up)Even did two prints back to back with only the resins being swapped...Elegoo resin - prefect printAnycubic resin - a lump of nothing stuck to the build plate...THIS RESIN Is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.6 bottles in and not a singled failed print... After months of failure...

Check the dates on the resin when it arrives. The specification on this page states it has a shelf life of 2 years. As per the photographs of the label, it’s 365 days but don’t expect to receive it with anything near this. When mine arrived, it only had 8 weeks left before expiry but I only checked after this when I noticed it separating in the vat.Otherwise this resin works fairly well. I had the same issue as another reviewer, in that the clear blue can cure through other layers which resulted in a cured accumulation of resin around the support attachment sites and adhered to the model that was impossible to remove.

I've tried a few resins, but this one is my favourite especially as it goes on sale quite often.I do recommend doing exposure tests as I found the eleego recommended settings to be a little off, they recommend 25 and 2.5.I found 35 and 3.5 to be perfect for me.

I've previously used grey primer, but changed for no other reason than cost. No regrets, prints come out just as good and the resolution is excellent.