[Creator Tough] ABS-Like 3D Printer Resin 405nm UV-Curing Non-Brittle High Precision Made in USA ACMO-Free 3D Printing Liquid Standard Photopolymer Resin for LCD DLP 3D Printing (Grey, 1000g)

I’m almost done with my first full bottle of this stuff and have to say I’m really happy formlabs is making hobbyist resin now. It’s not that it’s the “best of the best” in any one category, but it’s really really good across the board in many categories. There’s little to no smell unless your face is literally inside the printer, the details look crispy, print settings work, made in the us, and the parts have really good flex. Some things I do need to call out: The flex is good but only really on thin parts, like the hair pieces. thicker parts don’t have much bend and will break if bent too far. the busts obviously don’t flex because they’re too thick but have survived a few drops, which is what I’d expect based on the marketing and TDS info. for my figurines the properties are perfect One other thing is don’t use your standard resin settings!!! for whatever reason the settings formlabs made are very different than what I’m used to - the normal exposure is like 7 seconds and the lift and retract speeds are really fast, which do help speed up print times so I’m not complaining there. if you use a more standard exposure your prints will fail, so don’t do what I did lol. once I used the settings from their website things worked fine though so FYI. formlabs did actually send me an automated email after I got the resin that said to use their settings the Ekko bust shows off the details the best - the smooth parts are super smooth and the textured parts of his hair and collar look really crispy. the price is a little high but I was already paying this much for the phrozen aqua grey. would love if it was a little cheaper but sometimes you get what you pay for

I honestly had no expectations when I bought my first bottle of this resin beyond 'I don't want to smell it. Pleaaaaaseee don't let me smell it' Well, my expectations, hopes, and dreams didn't come 100% true: this stuff has an odor, but it is incredibly mild and didn't irritate me when I caught a whiff of it when I opened my enclosure. What did come true is I found a resin that I've found overall very reliable, capable of doing great and gorgeous detail, and I didn't have to muck around with to get some truly great prints! I figured I would have to spend hours doing resin calibrations and what have you like I had before - NOPE. I just went to the link Form Labs provided, downloaded the Elegoo Saturn 3 Reliable profile (I haven't had the heart to try the Fast profile yet), uploaded it into Chitubox, and sent a print to my Saturn 4 Ultra 12k. The result? See the picture with the mailbox moogle. In fact, zoom in on it if you can to see the ickle details. First time using the resin and the print came out positively detailed and gorgeous. With the pre-set, I will profess right now - every failed print I've had so far using this resin is 100% because of my inexperience at chitubox build plate positioning/supporting of the model, or there was an inherit flaw in the stl file I downloaded. I've gone through about 6 bottles of this resin and have made many lovely models and prints (like the bee plaque) to give out as presents. It's done wonders on small scale prints to large scale prints (see the bird riders) - the level of detail has stayed consistent from small to large with this resin. I've also printed out larger models needing to be cobbled together just fine. A word of warning: I had difficulties print failure with hollowing out larger models, but I believe that is a Me problem and not this resin. The only other con present is touched on - the longer print time (ETA of 6 hours will be about 8-9 hours in truth). I do feel this con is overwhelmingly curb stomped by the sheer reliability of this resin and I'm more than willing to be patient for the good results I've been getting. Cleanup wise, it's on par with every other resin - just follow the washing and curing times and everything goes well. I haven't had any issues to date with models warping or cracking during curing. Leaving models in IPA for long periods of times did not introduce any notable flaws in details and such (I forgot to remove the models from the IPA wash station one night and came back after 8 odd hours). The flexibility shown in the advertisements is absolutely no joke and saved my prints a few times when removing supports - the thinner parts merely bent when I tried to remove supports in a dumb fashion instead of snapping. This does translate to needing to be Gentle with the model pre-curing, I feel its a bit easier to scratch/marr the model surface than the prior resin I had used. Post curing, the models are solid as can be and I've knocked them about them and off the workbench a few times on accident (curse these elbows!). They did not, unfortunately, survive UPS shipping. I blame my fledgling efforts at packing the models safely and correctly. It couldn't have been the rough handling and the box arriving visibly half smashed during shipping, no sir! in regards to priming/painting, as can be seen in pictures, priming and painting are more than fine and stuck well as can be seen with the zenithal priming on the rider and gunner and the quick and dirty contrast paint job I did on the gunner afterward. I have not had an issue breaking off thinner pieces during painting as I did with prior resins. Long review short: Is it worth it? Yes. Yes, I believe it is and I will continue using it for the foreseeable future. I will be trying out their clear resin with dyes next to see what's what for mother's day - got me some flowers to print.

The lack of odor is a total game-changer, especially for someone like me who prints in a space with kids and because I want to involve my kids more in my hobbies. It feels much safer to use compared to other resins I’ve tried, and the print quality is as good as Siraya Tech Fast, which is what I use a lot - the settings were also pretty easy to tune in. Highly recommend this for anyone looking for a cleaner resin and more trustworthy company to buy from.

mediocre printing results with the provided verified settings on Saturn 3 ultra. One of the most obnoxious-smelling resins, I don't know how they call it low odour. At least it is safer I guess?? still requires all PPE though so what is the point?