new person looking for resin and mtnce advice

[Moria]

Greetings all.. first post. hope this is in the right area.

So decision made.. am going to get a Solus, but I notice most people here are using it for jewellery. My aim is to use it for very small scale model railway parts. I have determined that the smallest build area and best definition will be plenty big enough for what I want to do.

Based on that, I am looking to try and determine the best resin for very high detail and smooth finishes and also for maintenance advice.. as I may not use this for some weeks at a time. I read the part about not draining the tank but putting it in a black plastic bag, but would this be OK for, lets say, 3 weeks between usage, or should I drain everything and clean everything up completely after use.

Thanks in advance.

Graham

[samatheang]

For the resin, nothing can beat the Solus Proto (Orange Color in the Gallery) for best surface finish and durability. If you want to keep the resin in the Vat after printing, you can upgrade to the Aluminum Vat when you order your Solus, then you have nothing to worry about.

[mongerdesigns]

Like Sam mentioned, you can't go wrong with the SolusProto resin and the aluminum vat. The SolusProto can help you get away with minimal supports and also you can make the support tips very fine for easy and clean removal.

[Robert]

Just a tip for resin casting, make sure you use condensation cure rubber, not addition cure. The latter doesn't cure very well in contact with the printer resin.

[Moria]

Many thanks.. Aluminium vat added to the list and thanks again for the info and the info re the casting.

G

[manakawari]

Robert, I thought I read somewhere that tin cure silicone should be fine, you can find issues with platinum cure but tin cure should cure fine on the proto resin.

I just ordered some proto resin so id love to know for sure before it arrives because I will be needing to cast silicone molds when it does