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Review on 2KG Pack Of Fast Curing Standard Resin For LCD/DLP/SLA 3D Printer - SUNLU 405Nm UV Curing Clear Blue+Clear Red 2000G by Scott Mauri

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Diamond in the rough

ODOR: Much better experience with this one. With the Comgrow, I could smell it once I started going upstairs to my 3D printer room. SUNLU has a very low odor, something similar to Phrozen or Siraya Tech. Every resin has a smell, and this one is lower on the spectrum of being too much. 7/10STATSDensity- 1.11-1.15g/cm3Bending Strength- 40- 60MpaViscosity- 100-300cpsTensile Strength- 30-50MpaHardness- 72-88DShelf Life- Not GivenElongation- 10.002 +/- 10%Body Shrinkage- 3-5%Wavelength- 405 UV LightPrintabilityOkay, the color is closer to a white than grey, until you cure it, then it's closer to grey, but still whiter than most greys I've used. Once this resin was dialed in with the Cones, I was down to a 1.75 second per layer cure time. After printing some models, this was adjusted to a 1.8 seconds per layer just to make sure there was enough strength between layers to prevent any separations between layers. Details are crisp and clear. Supports slip off like a dream. 9/10Curing TimeFor our testing, 8-9 minutes was our standard curing time in our Anycubic Wash & Cure Plus. After curing, the resin appeared and felt solid as if the model was cast in plastic. Smooth as butter. 9/10Dimensional Accuracy and ShrinkageFor this part, we ran the new RP tester from Phrozen. I was shocked to see that everything printed, even the tiny little hairs, though, if you have meat hooks like mine and aren't careful, you'll snap these off, which do so, so cleanly, you'll think they didn't print at all.Dimensional Accuracy before printing was spot on when measuring with calipers. Shrinkage was well within my specifications. Larger posts on the RP tester seemed unaffected, while smaller posts were accurate within 0.03mm. 9/10FINAL THOUGHTSThis really surprised us. Going into these tests, I was hopeful, but was more than willing to just let the resins speak for themselves. This one is above and beyond way better than the Comgrow resin. Low odor, no dyes that dye your IPA, Shrinkage that tests better than some of the more expensive options out there, and a cost that doesn't break the bank. They seem to have a bundle deal on their website that pushes the cost down further. If you order 5 bottles, it's $99, which takes the cost down to $19.80/bottle.What I ordered from Revain appeared to be a round bottle. What I got was closer to a flat bottle akin to an oil bottle. This was fine and reduced the form factor on my shelf. Curious though, did Revain send me the right bottle?A damn fine alternative to more expensive options. 8/10

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Pros
  • Beautiful color, translucency is not quite what I was expecting but prints clean, does its job
Cons
  • Requires a UV light source for curing