One user mentioned how easy it was to clean up resin prints with just water and a toothbrush, taking just one minute to get clean. He has tried many other water washable resins and found this one was the least brittle out of them all. Description ELEGOO Water-Washable 3D Printer Resin, Rapid Resin 405nm LCD UV-Curing Standard Photopolymer Resin for LCD 3D Printer, Grey, 10KG

Water-washable Resin Grey 2KG – ELEGOO EU Water-washable Resin Grey 2KG – ELEGOO EU

High Precision and Low Shrinkage】Designed for reducing volume shrinkage during the photocuring process, ELEGOO 3d printer resin 8k has significantly lower volumetric shrinkage and significantly higher accuracy than others, which brings smooth surface with great resolution for print model. Description ELEGOO Water-Washable 3D Printer Resin, Rapid Resin 405nm LCD UV-Curing Standard Photopolymer Resin for LCD 3D Printer, Colored, 1KG I can only blame this on the resin. Becasue right after this one, I cleaned my printed and had impeccable results with the regular Anycubic Grey resin I regularly use. Help from support Before I got the Phrozen Cure V2, I was curing the models in the sun. Now, with the Cure V2 this is much better and I can be sure that the model is cured evenly. Experience with water washing

Is Water Washable Resin Better? Water Washable Resin Vs Normal

On another note, one user said that their biggest turn-off with water washable resin is that you still have to dispose of the water the same way you would dispose of IPA if the water has resin in it. Water washable resin and normal resin usually have similar exposure times so you shouldn’t have to make adjustments for either type of resin. It’s possible to mix water washable resin with normal resin and still get great results as many users have done. You shouldn’t have to adjust your exposure settings since they tend to use the same curing times. It kind of defeats the purpose though because it probably won’t wash very well with water. High Precision and Low Shrinkage】Our research team conducts widespread researchs and tests to verify the low volume shrinkage and high accuracy of the 8K water-washable resins during the photocuring before releasing them to the public. Excellent dimension tolerance and low shrinkage ensure high-precision printed models with incredibly smooth surface finishes, fine details, and accurate dimensions.

ELEGOO Printers Resin Setting Sheet – ELEGOO Official

You don’t want to dispose of water mixed with water washable resin without curing it because it will have negative effects on the environment, especially on aquatic life.Water washable resin sounds like a great idea. In theory, it allows you to post-process your models easier and clean them with just regular tap water. These are the specs listed by Elegoo: Outstanding Performance】Low shrinkage and better printing precision. Vivid colors, excellent details, cures well with no discoloration, smooth surface with great resolution

Elegoo Resin MSDS – ELEGOO Official Elegoo Resin MSDS – ELEGOO Official

While the sabre pommel was probably not supported well enough, I can’t justify the layer shifts that occurred on the top. Print times vary a lot depending on what printer you have, especially if you have a monochrome screen which had normal exposure times of around 2-3 seconds. Comfortable Experience】Prints fast with excellent finishing quality. Easy to clean and cure. Low odor, REACH and RoHS certificated

How Long Should I Cure Water Washable Resin?

Low viscosity & Good Fluidity】ELEGOO resin is specially formulated to have a low viscosity and good fluidity, effectively increasing printing speed, success rate and are easy to clean. Make your printing experience more efficient. Even though water washable resin is known to have less fumes, you still want to operate your 3D printer in a well ventilated area, with some air purifiers to help even more. It’s a better idea to partially mix water washable resin with a flexible resin to reduce the brittleness and add some durability to the model. Is Water Washable Resin Toxic or Safer? He said he hasn’t had any failures yet on his Elegoo Mars 2 Pro, even though he’s been printing non-stop since he got the printer 2 months ago. How Do You Dispose of Water Washable Resin?

ELEGOO Water Washable 3D Printer Resin, Rapid Resin 405nm LCD

Because using water washable resin seems like a great idea (not needing to mess with IPA or other alcohol), this doesn’t mean that it’s good for the environment. They can be a bit brittle, unlike the normal resin which can be flexible even with thin parts and can also be easy to work with. It goes without saying to always take the necessary precautions when handling resin, and use gloves when touching uncured resin. Commodity is NOT an excuse to just wash the models directly in the sink, even though the resin is marketed as water washable. ELEGOO Printers Resin Setting Sheet (Added Plant-based resin settings and the resin settings of the Mars 3 machine )In terms of the overall costs between using normal resin with a cleaning solution and paying more for water washable resin and using water, you would probably be better off with normal resin because IPA can be reused for a long time, while the resin is used just once. Many users talk about how great this resin is once you dial in the settings properly. I wrote an article about dialing in resin settings called How to Calibrate Resin 3D Prints – Testing for Resin Exposure. Water washable resin is better in regard to cleaning your models since they are easier to clean and doesn’t require isopropyl alcohol or another cleaning solution. They are known to smell less than other resins and can still produce similar great details and durability in models. It is more expensive than normal resin. High Precision and Low Shrinkage】 ELEGOO UV resin has excellent stiffness and toughness, specially designed for reducing volume shrinkage during the photocuring process, which bring smooth surface with great resolution for print model. Elegoo Water Washable Resin has a Flexure Strength of 40-70 Mpa and Extension Strength of 30-52 Mpa which is slightly less than Standard Elegoo Resin which has a Flexure Strength of 59-70 Mpa and Extension Strength of 36-53 Mpa. Water washable resin can be brittle in some cases, but many have great results.