RESIONE 3D Printer F80 Elastic Resin 405nm UV-Curing Resin with High Elongation at Break, High Resilience, Photopolymer for LCD DLP MSLA 3D Printing (Black, 500g)

My first print failed using medium supports. I then found a couple of Youtube videos which helped a lot. Installing the latest firmware on my Elegoo Mars was necessary but the latest downloadable FW from Elegoo was not the very latest. I went to the chitubox website to get a newer version which works great. The resin is a little translucent for thin-walled parts ~1.00mm. Picture to follow.

I have been reviewing a number of different resins recently since getting my Elegoo Mars II Mono printer and was really interested to see the F80 Elastic resin.I normally print miniatures which works best with traditional rigid resin, however, was curious to see how this would perform and what uses I could put it to.I also have some F69 and K resins, also by RESIONE, so will be comparing them to a degree.F80. By the Gods it's thick!First layer sounded like it was going to shatter the screen when the plate dropped to zero.Doesn't hold detail as well as the more rigid resins, but still gives a pass on the XP2 test, managing to define all vertical bars, pegs and holes clearly - edges are a bit schmushy, but considering it's other properties that's forgivable. At 2mm thick it feels and behaves like pleather - bends with very little force, and springs back to shape near instantly.This print also stretches about 1.5x when under 3mm thick.  IPA didn't clean it as thoroughly as Ethanol and overall it was a little harder to clean in general.In simple terms.If K printed a wheel, F69 would print the tyre, and F80 would print the inner tube.

First time ever i deal with flexible resin and it is definitely more to look into since it is more difficult to print and handle post processing. I was struggling on beginning to get any adhesion to bed. I needed to grab sand paper and rough area for better adhesion. Before it was too smooth and could stick to it. I can recommend investing into flexible plate for printer, will help removing it but sand paper it before use.Printed, cleaned with isopropyl alcohol and then cured gave nice texture and structure. It feels in hand very rubbery and if printed thin it is super flexible, which can work great for belts, rc toys and miniature. I noticed after curing it is very sticky, need about another 24h-48h to be normal to touch.Having elastic resin definitely brings more benefits. First it is more durable and resistant for breaking. Normal resin is very britle, this one opposite. Can survive more tough handling. Printed rubber tire comes out nicely, just perfect for fitting and using on rough terrain.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a beginner when it comes to resin printing (but I know my way around an FDM printer). I've been trying a few different resins and so far I'm really likeing the Resione ones. They seem to be a bit more expensive than some others but really good quality and they have some quite unique properties.When I've tried printing flexible parts with TPU filament on an FDM printer they've normally turned out a bit more rigid than I wanted so I was curious to see how well a flexible resin print would come out. The short answer is that it's excellent and you can make some lovely rubbery parts. They're tough but flexible, which is great.The resin itself is quite different to most others I've tried in that it's much thicker in consistency and it needs longer layer times. It's also quite temperature sensitive, which makes sense given how viscous it is. Anyway if you follow the instructions on Resione's web site you can get your settings right with a few test prints before committing to something bigger. After a bit of trial and error I'm now getting some decent prints from it and I'm impressed with the results.As I say it's not cheap, but it is good.

I’ve been into 3D resin printing for nearly a year now and never heard of Resione so jumped at the chance to try this out. This resin is an opaque grey resin and is plant based. It comes in a cardboard box and the bottle is sealed inside a bag for protection against any leaks during transit. It comes in a brown plastic bottle which is great at keeping UV light out. You unseal the lid, and you are presented with a nice big pouring spout.The resin pours nicely out of the bottle and had no bits or anything in it. It is a thick resin but pours well but best to avoid cold temperatures when using this due to its viscosity. The results of the Anycubic RERF test came out as a 1.6s normal layer exposure time as being the best time for detail at 80% UV Power on the Mono X. A sample print came out clean with lots of detail but had some sizing issues which I would have to dial in the printer some more with this resin to compensate, which is to be expected. The resin has a lot of flexibility to it, and you can squeeze it and it will easily bend. It doesn’t immediately spring back into shape again, but it will after a short while. The thin 45-degree slope on the RERF test was flexible, where with cheaper resins, were solid so the Resione has flexibility which means it’s not too brittle. Because of the flexibility of the resin, it is best suited for parts which interlock with each other as there is a little give in the print. It is also great for parts or items that require to be manipulated into shape or things that get bent around all of the time. Because of the thickness of the resin, I did have to slow my lift and retract speeds down with a bit of light off delay to allow the resin to move out of the way of the build plate before it cured the next layer. This gave more consistent layer sizes and decreased the pull on the print as it sticks to the FEP. In conclusion, I really like this resin mainly owing to its flexibility which means if you drop your print, there’s a high chance it will survive and not break. It is easy to print with and my test print finished with no imperfections and lots of detail. It was 3 months old from its manufacture date too so gave me a good 9 months before the use by date. The odour was the same as any other regular resin, so it was any better or worse in comparison…