3D Printing My preferred 3d printing resins

I'm not printing dolls so can't help with best resins for that I'm sorry, but may I ask what do you use to dye your resin? I have a little trouble getting strong colors with 3d resin.

 

Yep, I meant what to pigment the resin with, haven't had luck with dying the resin afterwards, it seems too fragile and cracks. Oh interesting that you can use epoxy pigment with it, do you use the opaque version? I've been adding smooth on urethane pigment to mine but you can only add a little before it starts to affect the cure and build plate adhesion, thus dark colors are difficult. I'll try the let's resin stuff, thanks for this info!

 

How did you come by this mix, was it just experimenting? What do you like about it over just using one straight from the factory?

I like the anycubic resins - the "skin" color (which i think they're calling "light beige" now) is a great robust pink tone which is a lot darker than what i think most BJD companies call their "normal" colors (those tend to be more of a milky white). It prints nicely with no fuss, and i seem to get pretty great details and basically no layer banding, and i haven't had any color issues when sanding or modding prints.

The one issue I have with it is the joints sort of get white marks where they rub? The marks can easily be wiped off with a finger and don't seem to be causing any damage but no amount of sanding has solved that issue for me...

 

Oh yeah I would be interested to hear! I will have to try those resins as well, since it sounds like you're producing a higher quality print than i have been.

 

The mixing with the elastic resin is fascinating - what's the texture or feel like?? is there a specific reason you want the elasticity? or is it because it's mixed in that it just gives it a different sort of... idk, dimension?

also, are the lets resin colors strong enough? i use lets resin with my UV and regular epoxy, but I'm curious to know what kind of darker tones (or anyone else reading this who mixes in the dye before printing) you achieve with your method!

 

How perfectly timely, and how delightful that this was the top thread in Workshop.
I'm printing hands and feet right now, and I have the same issue @homemademonsters mentioned - the surface is so soft that it gouges/scratches/whitens easily.
I figured it was because we choose the cheapest UV resin we could find (being new to the hobby, not sure it would stick).
Now, I'm really getting into 3D printing stuff. Told Spouse it was time to upgrade the resin for something more durable and "doll-like." Spouse has no idea what that means.

 

You'll have to post how the new resin works out! It's definitely exciting to get to hear other peoples' experiences for this exact application.

 

So I ran over to Resione's website, and... most of their stuff was sold out.

Spouse checked the ingredients and convinced me to try Sunlu instead. So I'm going to experiment mixing traditional 3D resin with a nylon-type in different proportions and see what I like best. If anything. However, Spouse chose free shipping, so it's gonna be a couple months.

We upgraded our PLA printer to the point that layer lines are really small, but I still like how resin 3D printing looks so much better. The details are clearer, and there are virtually no layer lines at all.

Now, I have to learn to 3D sculpt. Every file I've found - free or paid - there's something I don't like. Or a lot of somethings. Unfortunately, the graphics card on my PC is the onboard one only, and Blender eats all of the RAM and needs all of the graphics.

Any recommendations for a tablet-compatible mesh mixer? (Preferably cheap or free?) I have a Google Chromebook.

 

@MaleficentMrsofEvil I second nomad! I thought it was just on iPad but it looks like you can get it on Google play and huawei app gallery too.

I double checked, and it looks like there's a nomad forum about running on Chromebook: Why Chromebooks almost make excellent inexpensive mobile 3D workstations .. Nomad, Blender, Unity, Cura, etc on a single device

 

I only just started making my own dolls and this is so helpful, ive always been too nervous and generally uneducated enough to use dye and change the colours of the resin i use. i mainly just use the colours that companies like elegoo sell but i do one day want to start making my own colours for my dolls.

 

YES Nomad is so good, especially once you get used to the tools