Frequently Asked Questions
RESIN
We usually suggest castable resin type depends on your model type. They both are castable 3d printer material and have really amazing result on printing and casting. Dark resin is more smooth on surface. VIEW THE ITEM.
You can use RTV resin for rubber mold. But most important thing when you are purchasing resin for rubber mold is do you need for DLP or SLA machine. That’s the most important question. After you decide it’s DLP or SLA, you can order RTV resin from our website. VIEW THE ITEM
You can use Powercast Burn, Opaque Burn or Dark resin for DLP technology machines. They all have different features. If you have SLA technology machines, then you should use Form resin. So you should purchase depends on your 3d printer model. VIEW THE ITEM
There is no resin we can call best for casting. They are all best quality castable resins but they have some different features. We suggest you castable resin depends on model type. For more information, please contact us. VIEW THE ITEM
CASTING
All investments are good for casting but you have to follow instructions. Because investment is not the only thing you should check. There are so many elements you should be careful about.
We usually suggest you to use your usual burnout cycle. But if you still have any issue with casting then but if you still have any issue with casting then you can contact us to get our suggested castable resin burnout cycle.
We can suggest you Burn and Opaque Burn resin for LCD printers. You can use our Burn and Opaque Burn resin for both DLP and LCD printers. They are both compatible with LCD printers.
We usually suggest room temperature and avoid to sunlight. The bottles of the resins are actually specially designed to protect the resin. But still, it’s better to avoid sun. And while you are not using, you should close the bottle, so any dust cannot enter to bottle.
After the print in cleaning process, you shouldn’t keep the models inside of the alcohol so long. And you should keep it away from the light. Our suggestion is if you will not cast your models right away, you should keep them inside of some bag or box and keep it in drawer. So any light cannot reach the models.
You can arrange the model size in Rhino and Matrix. You can resize the model. Depends of casting time and resin you can arrange the value of resizing. You can even resize it while you are arranging your models on the platform. So after this when your models shrink, it will be the size you wanted.
We suggest our customers to put sprues before print while you are supporting the model. Because if you add wax sprue later you will spend your time. But if you put sprue during supporting, you will save time. You can check our videos about this topic in Youtube.