Castable LCD Series – Castable Wax Resin

Formfutura’s Castable LCD Series – Castable Wax Resin is a blue wax-based castable photopolymer 3D printing resin that is specifically engineered for compatibility and excellent processability with all type of open source LCD / LED / MSLA 3D printers.

Our Castable Wax Resin is a highly accurate wax-based casting resin for 3D printing direct investment casting parts for dental, jewelry and industrial applications. The wax component in this 3D printing resin offers a clean ash-free burnout and extremely low expansion factor ensuring the wax filler to melt and shrink away from the mold without expanding and by that protecting fragile investment molds. This wax-based castable 3D printing resin has an exceptionally low shrinkage factor and 3D prints parts with smooth surfaces with incredibly fine detail. FormFutura’s Castable LCD Series – Castable Wax Resin has been tested extensively and validated by both dental technicians and jewelers.
 

Key Features:

• Ash-free burnout
• Low expansion factor
• High dimensional accuracy with low shrinkage factor
• Smooth services with incredibly fine detail 
• Almost odorless processing
• Compatible with all open-source SLA, DLP, and LCD 3D printers in the range of 385 – 405nm

Applications:

• Dental molds
• Jewelry molds
• Industrial molds

Preparation(s) before starting to print

• Make sure that the resin is at room temperature (22°C +/- 1°C) before use
• The wax component in the resin makes the resin more viscous at lower temperatures.
• Below 16°C the resin solidifies too much and gets too viscous for good 3D printing results
• Shake the bottle for at least 2 minutes before each use.
• After shaking the bottle, leave the resin to rest for 10 minutes to let air bubbles get out of the resin
• The resin can be poured back from the vat into the bottle once your print is finished
• Always use protective measurements like safety glasses and nitrile gloves when handling resins.
   

  Print Settings:

  Anycubic Photon

  25µm

  First / Burn-in Layers: 6x 80 to 85 Seconds
  Normal Layers: 10 to 11 Seconds
  Lifting Distance: 10mm
  Lifting Speed: 45 mm/s
  Light-off Delay: 3
  Bottom Light-off Delay: 3

  Anycubic Photon Mono X

  50µm

  First / Burn-in Layers: 4x 55 to 60 Seconds
  Normal Layers: 3.0 to 3.5 Seconds
  First Layer Lifting Distance: 6mm
  Lifting Distance: 6mm
  Lifting Speed: 90 mm/m
  Light-off Delay: 3.0s
  Bottom Light-off Delay: 3.0s
  UV Power: 55 – 60 %

  100µm

  First / Burn-in Layers: 4x 55 to 60 Seconds
  Normal Layers: 3.0 to 3.5 Seconds
  First Layer Lifting Distance: 6mm
  Lifting Distance: 6mm
  Lifting Speed: 90 mm/m
  Light-off Delay: 3.0s
  Bottom Light-off Delay: 3.0s
  UV Power: 55 – 60 %

  Elegoo Mars 2 Pro

  50µm

  First / Burn-in Layers: 4x 120 to 130 Seconds
  Normal Layers: 2 to 3 Seconds
  Lifting Distance: 10mm
  Lifting Speed: 45 mm/s
  Light-off Delay: 5
  Bottom Light-off Delay: 5

  Elegoo Mars 3

  25µm

  First / Burn-in / Bottom Layers: 2x to 3x for 33 to 35 Seconds
  Exposure Time Normal Layers: 3.5 to 3.6 Seconds
  Lifting Distance: 6+2mm
  Bottom Lifting Distance:6+2mm
  Lifting Speed:60mm/min & 60mm/min
  Retraction Speed:240mm/min & 0mm/min
  Rest Time Before Lift: 0.5 Seconds
  Rest Time After Retract: 2.0 Seconds

  50µm

  First / Burn-in / Bottom Layers: 2x to 3x for 33 to 35 Seconds
  Exposure Time Normal Layers: 4 to 4.2 Seconds
  Lifting Distance: 6+2mm
  Bottom Lifting Distance:6+2mm
  Lifting Speed:60mm/min & 60mm/min
  Retraction Speed:240mm/min & 0mm/min
  Rest Time Before Lift: 0.5 Seconds
  Rest Time After Retract: 2.0 Seconds

  Elegoo Saturn

  50µm

  First / Burn-in / Bottom Layers: 2x to 3x for 25 to 35 Seconds
  Exposure Time Normal Layers: 4.5 to 5.0 Seconds
  Lifting Distance: 6mm
  Bottom Lifting Distance:6mm
  Lifting Speed:60mm/min & 120mm/min
  Rest Time Before Lift 2.0 Seconds
  Rest Time After Retract: 1.0 Seconds

   

  Post-Processing:

  • We do advise you to post-process your 3D print in order to achieve the material properties
  • Rinse your 3D printed object in IPA or (Bio)Ethanol for approximately 5 minutes
  • An ultrasonic cleaner is preferred/recommended
  • Make sure that IPA and/or (Bio)Ethanol rinsed objects are perfectly dry before further post-curing
  • Place the rinsed parts in a well-ventilated area for at least 30 minutes, or use pressurized air for at least 2 minutes
  • Cure your object in a high power curing chamber for approximately 20-30 minutes at 65° C
  • The preferred curing wavelength is between 300-410nm

   

  Safety:

  Please always be aware that when 3D printing with resins that you are working with chemicals and that you should always be cautious and use the personal protective equipment as stipulated in our safety data sheets.

  • Always wear Respiratory Protection when sanding/cutting the resin object.
  • Always use nitrile gloves when handling resins and uncured resin objects.

   

  Product export information

  HS Code: 2916140090

  Description: Resin for 3D Printing

  Country of origin: the Netherlands