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Review on πŸš€ Revolutionary HATCHBOX Precision Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Products: Non-Brittle & Highly Effective by Mark Adams

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Reliable printing resin with little flexibility

I've been using Hatchbox filament in my FDM printer for years with good results so I decided to try this, their foray into resin. As you can tell from the label, it's designed to offer a bit of flexibility, which is actually good for tiny, highly detailed models - this is probably to prevent small parts from breaking. The color shown in the photos is teal rather than true green (the opto green I used earlier was more green and yellow). Printed on a Phrozen Sonic Mighty 4K, the resin was able to reproduce my test model (you can tell) accurately and flawlessly on the first try. BTW this test model is about 1/2 inch and I print it in batches of 36 to check for flaws in a specific part. This resin gives 100% complete models with no errors. Removal was easier than some other resins. I've tried fairly light scraping with a spatula and moderate tapping. What was nice to see was that the main pieces (tiny little fingers) didn't chip or stick to the base (I did this on purpose to test bed adhesion versus tensile strength). On the little groghu, I was able to bend my ears without breaking, which I couldn't on my other resin tests. For reference here are the machine settings - layer height 0.030mm - 6 bottom layers - exposure time 2.5s - bottom exposure time 15s - 6 transition layers - light off delay 7s - light off delay 9s - stroke speed 50mm/min . All photos are taken after the following post-curing process - Soak with agitation in 91% isopropyl alcohol (IPA) - 5 minutes ultrasonic bath in water with a drop of dish soap - 7 minutes UV curing on a SunLu rotary curing platform (9 models per curing batch) . I'll probably buy this resin again (full disclosure, I got the first bottle in exchange for this review) as I've been mixing blue and green resin lately. to get that particular color. I hope you find this review helpful - if so please let me know.

Pros
  • Industrial & Scientific
Cons
  • Disappearing