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This is great information. Thank you for sharing. Some types of RV Antifreeze also contain high percentages of ethanol. This is available for purchase in North America.

I was thinking so. That was the reason I posted that. :-)

I tried to order IPA from abroad, but they don't send it. Flammable!
That was the reason I had to find a substitute

What is the brandname?

Masinol

Janne Heikkinen thanks. I've been using Lasol 100, which seems to leave some residue to some resins. Will try Masinol.

Could this be stickied?
That way instead of all those posts of everyone asking it can just be on this one at that top and everyone can just help out right here?

I might have to try Lasol, Then we can compare :-)

I'm Only using that green resin

Beware. Not all antifreeze is alcohol based - Sometimes you get glycerine or ethylene glycol/propylene glycol in there, which isnt that great a solvent.

Also, assuming my translation is correct:

Methyl Ethyl Ketone - MEK is some good stuff - used to use it in the labs

And i assume Methyl IsoButyl Ketone does a similar job.

That is just what is written on the bottle

I strongly suggest Polaric GO gasoline antifreeze (polttoaineen jäänesto) from Puuilo. 3.95e/litre, and it's >98 % IPA. https://www.puuilo.fi/epages/puuilo.sf/fi_FI/?ObjectID=38169

Oh, but it does actually look like it's going out of stock in many of their locations...

MEK is a really bad for your liver and is absorbed through the skin. Take precautions.

Richard Tyler Jr yeah, MEK is wicked stuff.

Yup, I did a lot of fiberglassing, making custom car parts, etc, MEK was great for cleanup but had to take precautions.

Spelektroniikka oulussa myy ipaa alta kympin litra...

No voi hitto, tuotahan mä alan käyttää

MEK is nasty stuff, it dissolves everything containing polymer chains, wouldnt use it on prints.

I had the idea that antifreeze was glycerine

For the engine. Yes. But not for fuel

Yeah, especially depending on the resin. My experience is it gets very brittle when overcured.

If it's white or clear it can turn out ugly and brownish :(

James Paulsen how do you prevent it?

Honestly, for me it is experimentation. Generally, I cure a print under UV light for about 10 minutes or so on a rotating table, then I let them sit out in a fairly lit, but no direct sunlight room for a few days before I prime and paint them (I use the Photon for miniatures mainly). That provides a pretty nice cure for me overall.

James Paulsen thanks

I've never had an issue, try and see I guess?

While printing yes, though especially while on standby covering it with a thick black bag or something will help, since the screen won’t block all uv...

My workshop has several sunny windows...it’s never been a problem

Yeah, why not?

I never understood the panel's anyway. I just keep mine covered with black paper. I dont watch it print. Whatever happens happens.

Here is what I did with a similar model.

woowwww

and your resukt?

And the result..

nice!!! do you have the better parameters that green resin? i want print insects that use in metal ornament mold

do you have the link of the ants?

I used AnyCubic Grey, don't have settings for the green sorry. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:117753 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:116473

David Martin Schulze is good this ?

If you angle it up more sharply you don't need to support the claws. Which means no worries about removing supports. Use warm/hot water when removing supports, especially because of the legs. I used a hobby knife to cut the supports away.

David Martin Schulze use hot water after cleaning with isopropyl alcohol

Yes after cleaning with IPA

David Martin Schulze

Better?

Seems to be, but I don't get why it's still putting supports on the claws. You using ChituBox? I used PrisaSlicer to create supports then slice in ChituBox.

David Martin Schulze Chitubox automatic supports... but i can erase supports

prusaslicer seems to be better at auto supports. Export from prusaslicer as STL with supports then bring into chitubox to slice. Then use photon validator to check the sliced file. I've found that you don't need to fix every unsupported pixel that the validator finds. I usually just run its fix routine on it and call it good.

David Martin Schulze this better?

That should work well

Do I have this set to private?

Ok well... nice being part of the group.

Do you feel lucky? Otherwise quickly print a calibration test ;)

Same problem

Acetone

Would regular water work? Dunk them in a tupper box and leave the parts for a while?

Wouldn't that just destroy the parts?

Fernando Valenzuela nope. It's amazing at cleaning but you need to be quick. It doesn't need a long soak.

I use Mr. Clean in my ultrasonic cleaner and have no complaints.

Mean Green is what I use.

How long do you leave the parts submerged for?

Simple green works like a charm. You have to scrub with a brush unless you have an ultra sonic.

I dont have a cleaner, but I do have plenty of SG. How long would I have to keep the parts submerged to get results?

i leave them in there for 15 mins and then take a tooth brush and scrub the parts. Then rinse them in clean warm water.

Real question: could you use vodka? :)

That is legit something I was pondering myself too

Methylated spirits works well. You can get it in most DIY stores

Filter the used ipa, then reuse..repeat indefinetly. i have been printing for two years and am still using the first batch of ipa..

Mean Green > Simple Green

And how do you filter IPA

Fernando Valenzuela before i used water but no is good....pots white in the printer

Cure the used stuff, run it through a paint filter, dump the filter.

I use a standard coffeefilter

Dominik Honke if i use coffeefilter it clog very fast, and no IPA is running through

Mario Hippmann Then use a rougher mesh before that...

I have been using Mean Green since I first bought my Anycubic Photon. I have found this works amazingly well.

If you're in the US Lowe's carries it. I used it as well

If in the US the 99 cent only store csrries gallongs of LAs Totally Awesome for 4 bucks. Works great. Also works fantastic for stripping paint of minis.

You can use vodka, I had some old bottles in my garage from last year that were marshmallow flavor ? work like a charm

Denatured alcohol from your local hardware store/paint store...or else acetone

Filter smaller batches and repeat until all is done.

Any special instructions with using them? What do you store them in?

Joseph G Martinez did they come come out scented?

Acetone, works extremely well.

Zachary Shuford go with everclear

Yeah, the jelly will blind anything fast, even a paint strainer mesh. Good luck

Scott Pavlich they had gallons of it at Loews

They actually did smell like marshmallows

Denatured alcohol from the hardware store

I pee on mine!

I had a bottle of "technical alcohol", basically a cleaning substance for mechanical parts with 70% alcohol, works like a charm

Undiluted anti-freeze is often 95%+ ethanol.

I use paper towel. Catches a lot of the gunk, but still flows well. Then run through a coffee filter if it needs.

Just remember to lid your IPA, or it'll all evaporate.

for real though, acetone. recently made the switch due to ipa shortage. im never going back. its gaster cleaner and easier.

I've been miserly with what I do have. so I refine new models more when otherwise I would do more trial and error

I got my printer like a day before tpocalypse

They have probably stopped accepting nrw shippments of resin as its not an essential item.

I reuse my alcohol like crazy. One "dirty" bath, and one clean with a water rinse between.

I had my printer since Christmas and never got anything else for it. What a fool I am!

I am trying simple green tonight. Our local hardware store has it.

I used the last of our alcohol cleaning repeated failed prints right before the craziness started.

Wayne Mitchell let me know how it goes!

I scored the last 4L IPA before shops were closed, gloves are a plenty due to my airbrushing stockpile... but resin is getting critical. Soon I will have to deal with Anycubic Aqua Blue, my nemesis.

Chris Cody get Mean Green. Not the same thing as simple greet. If you have a Dollar General near you they have gallons for $5.

Got IPA on the way arriving today, resin on the way (shipped today), paper towels.... yeah... running low...

I actually ordered some more resin last week and it's being delivered today. Got lucky at the store and found 3 bottles of 91% alcohol yesterday.

Same

Wayne Mitchell let me know how that works! I have my eye on some of that too.

XL nitrile gloves are readily available in Belgium, slightly more expensive. IPA, not so much. Fortunately I still have a few liters, which I'll now save for disinfecting.

Ondrej Slezacek I’ve had ok results with that resin. What issues does it seem to give you?

My wife would kill me if I was churning through paper towels right now.

Harbor Freight just donated their nitrile gloves to hospitals but place like that or auto parts stores might still have gloves.

Smith Hayward Low detail on miniatures. But that was on my early prints, since then I shelved it and got great results with Elegoo resins and now Anycubic green.

So I guess that will improve as well now with far more experience.

I just filtered my large container of IPA to re-use. My new bottles of ipa I’m holding on to for making hand sanitizer

I have a stash of those gloves from Harbor Freight as they a few months back had a 30% anything under 10 bucks sale. I snagged few boxes. My wife found them and my paper towels the other day called me a hoarder!

I ordered resin from Amazon 2 weeks ago. Should be here by this weekend. Very sad for me :(

I ordered another litre of water washable resin today just to have extra

Go to an auto parts store and you'll find gloves a plenty. They also often times have cleaning supplies. I got a gallon of simple green concentrate to clean parts with.

With all the stuff happening in the world I cannot believe people didn’t stock up: toilet paper was the least of my concerns. I know I’m set for a long time!

I'm still sitting at 3 gallons of 99% IPA, 170-ish pairs of disposable gloves, 10 sets of P100 replacement filters for my 3M respirator... It helps that I've been doing a lot of printing with PolyJuice which can be washed with water.

I have a case of 99% IPA, a case of 70% IPA wipes, box of gloves, only a few masks, and down to 1000ml resin and 5 spools of PLA.

Yeah I’m glad I buy my nice nitrile gloves by like the 100 pack right now

Anyone who stocked up on this stuff, might want to consider donating it. My wife is a nurse, and the normally readily available PPE has been locked up to ration it. I know that’s not our fault, but we can make a small difference by lending what we have to a more important cause then 3d printing. I personally made all of my IPA into hand sanitizer, and donated it to a church who is providing lunches for kids out of school who rely on school lunches for a meal. There are people all over the place that need this stuff more then us. Just something to think about at least.

I was about to make the jump to resin from FDM, but I guess this isn’t the best time to do that!

Jeff Kreines no no it is not lol I bought my printer a week before this all hit the fan and it's been a pain!! Still haven't found ipa... I have gloves and that stuff but I ran out of resin and just BARELY got my amazon order in before the changed the shipping stuff so itll be here tomorrow lol wait it out a few week but its 100% worth having both FDM and resin:)

I've been stocking up for years, lol. No printer yet, but I've been prepared for *this* as a great trade-off.

Scam

Richard Humble that's what I'm thinking but wil ebay you can get your money back anyway

I bought some last week in a rush wasn't this cheap but also a scam. Just going to have to wait it out and claim it back. Wouldn't waste your time.

It's already done so will just wait a few days then claim it backb

yep, fake

I thought ebay where good with fake accounts

I've got 4 litres, would be nice to get some pennies for some of it, but not the kind of person to charge the silly amounts out there...

Scam, I brought some which seemed the right price but then ebay told me it was suspicious. Luckily I have pay after delivery selected

Scam, mine didnt turn up so opened a case with ebay...different seller but same images etc

I would say a scam, thats to cheap for 5l

Simon Rees Where abouts are you?

Lincoln

Brett Murthwaite after a search it seems any with that image are a sacm don't know how ebay are letting them get away with it

Vinny Bryant Yeah it’s shit how people are so low they will jump on any opportunity to scam others....

Scam.

Lots of scams around at the moment.