Some thoughts on my new AnyCubic Wash & Cure station.
The Good:
The concept is great. Having an all in one unit that can wash and cure and be super flexible in doing so is a great dream. We all know how messy this can get and within the first 24 hours I can see how it reduces the mess in a big way.
The Size is great. Bigger than my sonic cleaner. Holds more fluid (IPA, Mean Green, Super Clean). The inner plastic reservoir with sealed top is great. The fact that you can support numerous Resin printers other than the Photon series with little to no modifications and a basket is a huge plus.
One of my concerns was the amount of turbulence associated with the basket being so close to the impeller. To combat this all I dd was put more liquid in the tub and it seemed to lower the turbulence down enough where it didn't break delicate miniatures with extended swords. Scientifically I am not sure I understand the physics of it but it seems to be accurate.
CONS
Ok here is where the machine fails to meet my needs. The cycle times are rubbish. 6 minutes max for both wash and cure. Why 6 minutes? I did 5 tests of washing with the mean green maxed in volume. It took 12 minutes before I felt anything was clean (in the basket). 18 minutes and it was clean. Same result with IPA. I would rather have a timer I could set to the time I want instead of 2, 4 or 6 minutes.
As for curing. The lights are NOT ENOUGH. One strip of lights and one bottom section of light required 5 cycles of curing (30 minutes) to get the items to cure fully. My UV nail dryer has 60w of power in a tighter area 4 bulbs and reflectors everywhere. It takes me 30 minutes in that machine to fully cure, sometimes 60 minutes (depending on the rotation of the parts. The rotating plate is cool, but the amount of light is just terrible. They should have made the entire riser arm full of bulbs. I can see how it would hold 7 rows of lights. Add some reflective material in the cover and I am sure it would cut down the curing process to a single session with user controlled time.
Such a great concept. Such a fantastic try at a first run. A few models from now this might be a winner but to me, this is just not up to par. Granted this is the opinion of someone who has only been printing with resin for a year, and has both the Photon and the Epax 3D. All I have ever used is a sonic cleaner and a UV nail light. I love the wash. It could more powerful. I hate the cure. Needs to be much more powerful. The timer...it is just crap. What was Anycubic thinking. I give it 2 stars out of 5.
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Stan Westmoreland
2020-03-12 09:21:40
Bernie Horowitz
2020-03-12 09:43:21
