Formlabs 3D Printer Resin [Creator Super Clear], 405nm LCD UV-Curing Standard Photopolymer Resin for Highly Detailed Models, Ultra Low Odor, Made in USA, ACMO-Free, for LCD/DLP 3D Printing (1000g)

This review has by far taken the most amount of time to review, over 2 months. I had reviewed about a dozen other resins that I had absolutely no issues printing with, with 2 creating prints that were extremely brittle. With this resin, I was not able to produce a single successful print on my Saturn 2 8K, so I contacted Formlabs for their assistance. I have been working with one of their representatives for over a month, where he tried printing on a Saturn 2, and was seeing similar results. There was no problem at all getting the print to stick to the build plate, the problem is that the print will stop adhering to itself. In my case, the failures would begin after around 5mm of printing, and completely fail after around 10mm of printing. The representative from Formlabs was able to have success up to almost 10mm, and complete failure by 20mm of printing. The failures looked spikey and jagged, which is not how prints normally fail. The Formlabs representative stated that he will continue to work on this as time permits, but I need to release this review, so that others will know that they may have issues with this resin. The level of clarity in the resin is phenomenal, but if you can't create a successful print, that is a problem. For this reason, I have given the product 1 star and do not recommend its use on the Saturn 2 line of printers. This probably extends to older printers as well, so be aware. BEST

Printed this resin on an Anycubic photon with the settings Formlabs recommended and haven’t had any failures. Probably the most transparent resin I’ve ever printed with, and there was zero yellowing even after curing for a few minutes, which I didn’t expect. There’s no smell to these either which is nice if you have a printer in a smaller space.

This resin produces beautiful prints, but I have a constant problem with punctures in my FEP anytime I use it. It has happened with each of my printers (3 Epax machines), with new FEP films - the resin always leaks trhough an FEP puncture after the 2nd or 3rd print run. I thought it was maybe a leveling issue or similar, but seeing as it's happened on 3 different machines, with 2 different slicers (but the same FL profile, downloaded from the site), I'm concluding it's either the profile or the resin. I don't have this issue with the FL Creator Tough resin, just the clear.

I ordered this resin because of Formlabs reputation for making quality products, and it is a good quality resin, but the price is a bit high for me. The print results are as good as any other resins I've used - i'm limited more by the printer (a Creality Halot One) than by the resin - and I do like the clarity of this Super Clear resin, although it does require some post processing to make it more transparent. That's a common thing with "clear"resins, and Formlabs seems to have gotten closer to a rally transparent resin then any others I've used. The cure time and wash time are longer than most standard resins, which is fine, and I'm glad that Formlabs actually specifies those times in the instructions, unlike literally every other resin manufacturer. I also like that Formlabs provides downloadable settings for their resins for most slicers, but unfortunately they don't have settings for inexpensive lower-end printers like mine. I just started with their recommended exposure settings and they actually worked pretty well. I also appreciate their emphasis on safety, although some of their marketing materials show people handling uncured models without wearing gloves, so they need to work on that a little. I'd never even heard of ACMOs before seeing this resin. And my whole family appreciates the low odor! Really my only complaint is the high price. If you're 3D printing to make money, it might make sense to pay more for a higher quality resin, but for someone who prints for fun, it may not be worth the added cost.

The super clear resin allows for high detail, high precision work. I am developing 3D printed watches, and it allowed me to prototype rapidly with little deformation, clean features free from printer artifacts, and minimal odor. The prints also have an exceptional surface finish, which allows for polishing to transparency. Printer used: Creality Halot Plus, 4K screen

I was overall pretty happy with this resin once I got my printer dialed in with it. My prints came off clean and this resin also did well with inks added to give prints a really cool ethereal effect!

I wasn’t sure a standard resin could be this strong, but it actually really surprised me. I’ve made some parts that needed to handle a bit of rough use like a mount for my gopro, and they’ve held up great. The clarity is awesome too, especially after a quick clear coat. Definitely happy with how well this resin works.

This is a pretty good quality resin, nice and clear, free from yellowing, at least so far, and easy to print. Not really noticeably different from other resins in terms of printability that I could find but I'm still new to resin printing.