Anycubic Tough Resin ULTRA | How Tough?

How tough is Anycubic Tough Resin Ultra? I perform simple impact testing to show that this resin is seriously tough and a good solution for functional parts.
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[@alloycrow917]

I am using anycubic's tough resin clear "1.0" ATM to make some flexible "spoons" for an egg-tray packing machine. What I learned is that you can play with the final elasticity of the resin by increasing or decreasing the time the UV light remains "on" during printing. At the beginning I post-cured the spoons, but this made them less elastic and brittle. The key in this application is to stop the resin from curing once the desired elasticity is achieved (if that is what you are going for, of course). That's where I'm at. My 2 cents with the 1.0 tough resin. I know there are plans to review the 3 resins side by side, that would make for a nice video. 👍.

[@ColinKlupiec]

That’s really interesting. I’ll try that. Thanks for contributing to the discussion. Very helpful.

[@Somneguy1]

I really didn't expect the part to get so flexible with temperatures as low as 30 degrees. wow!

[@ColinKlupiec]

It sure gets super flexible. It's almost too flexible for the part it was designed for. Thanks for watching. 😀

[@Somneguy1]

Bad news for me wanting to print car parts using Resin 😂

[@ColinKlupiec]

@@Somneguy1 You might like to try the Anycubic Tough resin, as in the first generation and not the 2.0 version. I've been using that for a while and it doesn't get quite as flexible or squishy. I guess it depends on which part of the car we're talking about.

[@Carl-ro1ub]

Man gave himself a shock lol @0:40 🙂

[@ColinKlupiec]

😂

[@Venomator.]

Interesting results from your ultra scientific hammer experiments Colin, perhaps tougher than tough is going to be good to put to the Venomator test… 🤔 😉

[@ColinKlupiec]

Very scientific indeed. I'm getting good at dropping the hammer the same way each time. 🤣

[@4dn643]

Wonderful video ! Not many reviews of these out yet. I see a bottle of tough 2.0 as well, review for that coming out soon ? Could you please do a comparison of all three ?

[@ColinKlupiec]

Thanks for your kind feedback. I'm testing the Tough Resin 2.0 at the moment and will make a video about that soon. I have also considered a comparison between Tough Resin, Tough 2.0 and Tough Ultra. Stay tuned...

[@alloycrow917]

​@@ColinKlupiec thanks Colin, That would make a nice video comparing the 3 tough resins.

[@jaredkrivin6204]

That looks promising, it looks like it has some dusting going on (maybe that's just from the hammer), I'm curious how well it would do in a ball joint

[@ColinKlupiec]

The 'dusting' you see is scuff marks from where the hammer makes contact. This resin exceeded my expectations. It opens many possibilities. I'm also testing Tough Resin 2.0. I'll do a comparison soon. Now I just have to think of some applications for this resin. It might work well for the rockets I'm making.

[@babbagebrassworks4278]

Tougher than Tough? That's pretty tough. Seen some guys baking prints in a toaster oven, which is supposed to make prints tougher. Been watching your vids for some time and realised I need some vacuum hose fittings for the CNC mill. I just got some more Tough in black n gray last week and wondered what to use all that black for, my models are usually gray as they will be painted. It could make drone n model boat/airplane props tough.

[@ColinKlupiec]

Hey, I appreciate you watching my videos. Thanks. Those CNC ideas sound cool. I'm using resin to make small rockets at the moment. Hope to make a video about that soon. 😀

[@FixitFingers]

Is there a resin equivalent of that flexible rubber like filament for standard printers?

[@ColinKlupiec]

You could try TPU filament. I’ve made adapters with that successfully. Just use a heavy infill, like 80% or above.

[@FixitFingers]

@@ColinKlupiec that's what I was thinking of. I don't have a printer, more academically interested if there is a resin flexible equivalent

[@abimanyuwddn]

Hi there! Thanks for the video! this stuff is great! I plan to get this resin and use it to print small parts, like action figure joints. First thing I notice is the advertisement on this resin shows the exact thing that I was looking for. Small ball and socket joints. If its okay with you, I'd like to know your opinion on this, because I want to print ball joint with 6mm diameter and it's socket with only 1mm wall thickness. I tried some other "tough" resins but haven't tried any of the anycubic "tough" resins. all of the resins that I tested will either: 1. Crack at the socket when trying to insert the ball, or, 2.The socket flex slightly and the ball will fit inside, except over time (a day or two) the socket will expand and will not shrink back to it's original shape, thus making the ball very loose. What do you think? Will this resin do a better job? Thanks in advance!

[@ColinKlupiec]

Hi, and thanks for your question. I think either the Anycubic Tough 2.0 or the Ultra would certainly be worth trying. I've noticed on the parts that I print that the shape remains consistent over time. I'm using them in power tools so they have to maintain their shape and dimension. And when I've experimented with squashing them out of shape, and I mean really squashing them, like when they've been warmed up, they slowly come back to their original shape, or at least close to it. I'd probably try the Tough 2.0 first because the Ultra really can be quite flexible. The Tough 2.0 might allow you to 'snap' the joints together better. 1mm wall thickness shouldn't be a problem either.

[@abimanyuwddn]

@@ColinKlupiec Thanks for your answer. I will try the Tough 2.0 first and see if it's holding up well for the joints. I'm interested in printing stuff for using power tools too like making simple jigs so maybe I'll get the Tough Ultra later if I feel like I need more flexible parts, but still Tough enough for my needs

[@andreaslund5850]

After review i bought it and it's pretty hard to print! testing out my first prototype on this resin, at 4s layer and 55s first layer the loosened from the bedplate 4 out of 5 models where hanging :)

[@ColinKlupiec]

Perhaps I can help. Those settings don’t look right. What printer are you using? Check the Anycubic website for settings store.anycubic.com/collections/uv-resin/products/tough-resin-ultra Also, try re-levelling your build plate. And, try to keep the temperature above 25 degrees. See if that helps.

[@andreaslund5850]

@@ColinKlupiec I'm using Mono X 6k, i did use recommended settings at 80% UV but did not stick to the bedplate, resin is at 28c.

[@ColinKlupiec]

That's frustrating. I'd still try re-levelling the build plate. I recently had problems with prints coming away from the build plate on my D2 after months of successful printing. After re-levelling, the prints stuck with no issues. Is it a large object that you are printing?

[@andreaslund5850]

@@ColinKlupiec I did some few successful prints. Alltought the resin is pretty soft compared to the old "though" resin on thinner parts as 1mm walls just bend easily, I've cured for 1 and 2 hours and it seemed to get softer! Hehe

[@ColinKlupiec]

@@andreaslund5850 I wonder if they should have called it 'flexible' resin, or something like 'super flex'. Because it is tough, and I have a need for that. But it's also flexible. Perhaps a name like 'flexi tough' could also have been appropriate.

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Why not a controlled vertical drop test?

[@ColinKlupiec]

I hadn't thought of that because I was mostly thinking of the bumps and knocks the parts would get in normal use. But a controlled drop test is a good idea. Sounds like fun too. 😀

[@LoremIpsum1970]

@@ColinKlupiec I'll agree it's getting a little bit like a lab test...like CNC Kitchen. Just pre-ordered the Saturn 4 Ultra so will be looking forward to trying epoxy-filling functional prints sometime...👍