What To Do With Used 3D Resin Supports - How To Dispose Of Uncured 3D Resin Parts
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- This explains how to properly and easily dispose of 3D resin printer supports, parts and broken model pieces. The resin used in 3D resin printing is toxic. Uncured 3D printer resin is both harmful to human beings and the environment. Do not throw away uncured resin.
The technique featured in this video is applicable to most UV curing stations including the Phrozen Luna Cure, Anycubic Wash And Cure, Elegoo Mercury Curing Station, Creality 3D UW-01 Washing and Curing Machine, Sovol 3D SL1 Curing Machine, and others.
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What To Do With Used 3D Resin Supports - How To Dispose Of Uncured 3D Resin Parts
Another thing you can do after you cure them is keep them and use them in bases or just as general bits on models as trash piles and whatnot.
Throwing them away is bad either way. The uncured resin will eventually get into water and so will the cured resin. It all gets broken down and moves as micro plastic. We need a better system.
Yes, but also... you should still dispose of this stuff as conscientiously as you can. 🤷♂️
I see people who also make silicone molds/liquid resin molding, grind up the supports, and use them as filler in their resin thus using up the supports and using less liquid resin in their creation.
fucking Dolphins...
They'll get it, but not from my uncured resin...
But they'll get it
Crossbows and dynamite. 💥
My other concern is paper towels and gloves and such that have cleaned up the resin, I had the foresight to not just toss the supports until cured, but what about the other trash?
I built a little box with a plexiglass cover and I set everything in the sun. There is no better curer than a good old fashioned Population I, GV star for all your curing needs. Frankly, its a shame I can't just dump all the print waste straight into it. After I've cured all of it, I sort everything and make a judgement call on recycling. Would that there was some way to recycle or utterly destroy the resin, I'm searching and hoping for a more refined response to our print wastes even now.
Same as with supports.....just cook it with UV before disposing.
You can get a UV flashlight from Amazon and give them a blast for a minute or two. Or, get a large cardboard box and dump your trash into that in smaller portions and cure it outside in the sun before you throw it away.
Wouldn't a clear plastic container from the dollar store do the trick? Just put uncured supports n stuff in it and set it on your patio or whatever to soak up the sun
@scorpirus Not so much when you live in Scotland. Tinfoil lined box and uv lamp. Big enough to deal with water, towels and gloves etc.
Hello, so if I understood correctly, once the printing supports (like the printing fails for that matter) have passed under the UV rays, they can be thrown into the "classic" trash can without any risk for the environment or wildlife, is it completely safe?
It'll be the same risk as throwing any other plastic away. Resin is just way less toxic while cured. They'll still do as much damage as a plastic spoon or a bowl to the environment
What about eco-resin? It is supposed to be made from plants and biodegradable. Would it be better to cure it before disposing of it, or not?
If you look at the ingredients, generally only about 40-50% of the resin is plant derived, the rest of it is petroleum based. It is still toxic and not some miracle compostable non toxic chemical. Uncured resin and empty containers should always be sent to an official hazardous disposal area. It is incredibly irresponsible for these companies to make those claims. Please use these chemicals responsibly, if in doubt read their MSDF - they will provide a list of chemical ingredients.
It's all toxic. Cure everything before you throw it away. A cheap $10 UV flashlight or the sun (up in the sky during daytime) can be a big help.
Your videos are ridiculously good...
hum would be cool if it was possible to turn them back to resin some way.
Sadly, that’s not how chemical reactions work.🤷♂️
@@3DPrintingMinis some times like heating pads, break the metal disk inside and the pad becomes warm and hard cook it to reset it. another example is metal paper or glass. a resettable resin should not be impossible to create.
I'm looking to get into 3d printing, can I not just melt the plastic down? And re use. Or is it that type of plastic that can't be reused once shaped?
For resin printing like this, you cannot. It is cured by UV light and once it's cured it cannot be uncured. They are not thermoplastics that can be melted.
Wouldn't they be able to be crushed and go into the environment anyway?
I'd say if you are doing a bigger print, you might be able to grind these up, including not cured, and put the dusty bits into the larger print to add mass, then try to force cure it or at least in layers. Like a hollow skull you fill up would probably take days worth of prints right?
if your printer has a clean vat feature putting them in the corner of the vat before using the clean function makes it overly easy to remove the cleanse sheet instead of trying to pick at it with a soft spatula
What's the difference between throwing them away cured vs uncured? As long as they've been thoroughly cleaned, there's not much excess resin at all remaining on the outside. The only reason we post cure prints is for the very outside layer of resin to cure since it just came from bathing in uncured resin.
Uncured supports are still soft and not all the way hardened. If they are uncured they can dissolve and pollute soil and ground water. Supports are thin so fully curing them hardens them all the way through so they don't go on to ruin the environment. It's one small extra step to do in order to make our hobby a little less rough on the planet. 🤷♂️
@@3DPrintingMinis Completely fair and well said. I never thought about this. I'm going to start today. :)
Great video, I was wondering about this.... What about the rags and paper towel that has resin residue on them? Thank you very much!
Cure them with a UV flashlight from Amazon. They costs under $10.
"You can be a jerk, but cure your stuff" 🤣
Yup. 😀
Don't be a jerk... Ok you still can but cure them first! Loved it! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
just got a printer and wash/cure station.. do i clean the model with supports then take it off or take off supports then just cure them like in video later ?
You can take supports off before or after cleaning. But I recommend after. One, so they’re less goopy and easy to see where to cut (if you need to). And, two, because if you dip them in warm water or Mean Green for 30 secs it’ll make the supports much easier to remove. The main thing is to remove them BEFORE curing the model. Or else it’ll be a pain to get them off and you divet the crud out of your print.
@@3DPrintingMinis will be picking up mean green, thank you
Is that an anycubic curing machine?
I like to overcure mine and use them as destructible terrain in rulesets like LANCER
Can you turn it back in to rezen it seems to be a waste im warking on wd and ackaholl and rotation if thay make rezin thin you can reverse inginer it y waste specially for the phenom i wood love one ill showe my supports
You can’t turn it back into resin. But some people cure their supports, break them up and use them for terrain to go with their models and minis.
cure the supports then through it away - saved you 2 mins.
Can you make filament with the resin waste?
Not that I know of. But maybe ask a chemist or email a resin company. They might have more info and/or a better answer. Sounds like an interesting idea though.
I've seen people who 3d resin print and use silicone molds recycle the supports by grinding up them up using them as filler materials in their liquid resin (for silicone molds, not your 3d printer). You use less resin and you use up the scraps. Similar in fashion to grinding up old tires and mixing it with new asphalt and laying down new roadway.
It would be nice if we could turn resin back to liquid
Yes, but it’d be like trying to turn ashes back into wood. It’s a one-way chemical reaction that changes it into a different thing. 🤷♂️
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Turn your speakers on or volume up. 🤷♂️
This video was two minutes too long…
Easy, cure them :D but I am using anycubic plant based resin, so it is pretty harmless either way :)
That stuff is almost as toxic too
@@Science__Politicsno it isn't. Don't try to assert things when you have no idea what you're talking about.
@@anon556 "plant based" doesn't mean non-toxic. In fact most compounds from plants are far more toxic than synthetic chemicals since manmade chemicals are designed for human exposure, plants don't care. People think the food we eat is the same as all plant matter and that isn't true. It's like the "organic" stuff, it's just a buzzword for those not well versed in science.
@@DaveSmith-cp5kj okay? What does that have to do with literally anything? The eco based resin from anycubic is NON-TOXIC it has no VOCs, you could eat if you really wanted to. So what's your point? Do you assume I'm just a dumbass and do not understand that two phrases with two completely different meaning infact mean two completely different things? Not everyone is as stupid as you are. It's best not to make assumptions. You can easily refer to any MSDS
@@anon556 The problem is you clearly have not done your research, because if you looked at the SDS none of the ingredients are non-toxic. In fact only one ingredients is plant based and it is an allergen.
You got to remember, China lies a lot because they are out of legal jurisdiction. Anyone can claim a product is non-toxic or safe if there is no penalty for lying. China's mindset is that if you can't see through the lies yourself with common sense, you deserve to be fooled.
I keep thinking all this resin danger is exaggerated…. I never wear gloves, have gotten resin on skin, and literally nothing has happened…. I guess it getting into water table is a valid concern, but i’d be keen to say that even contamination from a car is more dangerous than this
apparently if you touch it enough you can develop an extreme allergic reaction--so it doesn't bother you at first, but eventually you can't even be around it (like a peanut allergy). So I'd be careful even if it doesn't seem as though anything is happening to you.
Simple just throw them away
Yes, but you need to cure them first.
Hi im wondering do you use a resporator cuz im have throat irritation and my right lung feels bad are they side effects to breating in cured resin from supports?
I do, especially when cleaning the prints in IPA. If you're not feeling well after working on your printed I'd recommend picking one up off of Amazon (or anywhere else) and using it. I use this one here: amzn.to/3H91OTk
My issue is what to do with the cured sheets I get from vat clean prints after a failed print? They’re too big to put into my curing station, and often have a lot of resin on them due to remaining submerged in resin after exposure. I’d been putting them into a small clear bin which I then put out in the sun, but they end up fully curing to that making that bin unusable.