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> A quick search will show you plenty of flexible resins. Here's one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eely3rxr2to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eely3rxr2to O
by michaelt 2y ago
> A quick search will show you plenty of flexible resins. Here's one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eely3rxr2to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eely3rxr2to
OK, you make a fair point. People will sell you such resin.
But look at the video at the 4m40s mark - the dimensional accuracy is trash.
The makers of these printers will all claim they have 0.01mm layers and 0.03 mm x/y resolutions and stuff like that but the dimensional accuracy of the parts coming off them is far, far, far below that no matter what the marketers claim. That cube barely has 1mm dimensional accuracy.
- mdorazio 2y agoI agree on quality varying widely for resins softer than something like ABS or PETG. And tolerances are definitely never to advertised spec. It’s worth noting that Formlabs themselves sell a “silicone” resin for a hilarious $350: https://formlabs.com/store/materials/silicone-40a-resin/ https://formlabs.com/store/materials/silicone-40a-resin/ At that price point you might as well outsource it or at least print a negative and use a real silicone pour.
- numpad0 2y agoIt really is just open loop resolutions. You can print really sharp tweezers in SLA, that's what they mean by that.