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Resin printing

Safety and disposal first, then washing, curing and looking after the vat.

• Resin printing safety: gloves, fumes and disposal
  Uncured 3D printing resin is a skin sensitiser and the waste is not drain-safe. What gloves and ventilation you actually need, how to dispose of resin and IPA, and what people get wrong about water-washable resin.
• Water-washable vs standard resin
  Water-washable resin removes the isopropyl alcohol from your workflow, which is a real improvement. What it costs you in brittleness, and the disposal myth to ignore.
• Resin wash and cure stations: are they worth it?
  A resin wash and cure station is convenience, not magic. What a combined washer and UV curer replaces, when a jar of IPA and a cheap UV lamp is genuinely fine, and the one thing it does better.
• FEP film: when to replace it, and how to know
  The clear film in the bottom of a resin vat is a consumable. What wears it out, the signs it is going, and why replacing it early is cheaper than replacing an LCD.
• Resin vat care and cleaning
  Most resin print failures trace back to something in the vat. How to filter properly, when to clean it out, and the tool you should never put near the film.

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