Anycubic Tough Resin Ultra | Precise Printing?

[@54hmmwv]

Thank you for testing the resin. I have to make plastic needle bearing cages for a bicycle and this looks like it will work perfectly!

[@ColinKlupiec]

Great. I'm glad the video was helpful. 😀

[@MrJohnjamesboyd]

Thank you for you review, I appreciate hearing your results

[@ColinKlupiec]

You’re welcome. Glad you found it useful.

[@HR-yd5ib]

Thanks so much for posting! Will give it a try myself.

[@ColinKlupiec]

My pleasure. Hope it works for you.

[@swedish.ink.official]

Still testing this resin aswell, i found out that Standard resin + with small amount of this, about 2-5%~ makes a huge difference on the standard resin from anycubic.

[@ColinKlupiec]

It’s a shame that Anycubic isn’t selling the Gen 1 resin anymore. I find Gen 2 to be a bit too brittle.

[@sad-nd4wi]

Thank you for review of this resin. Chinese shops are running out of tough resin and I was thinking about switching to tough resin ultra to print my dnd miniatures. The only concern of mine, will it be ok, with deviations in printed result? For test parts, sure there were almost no difference. But for tiny 32mm pieces? Would you think it'll be critical?

[@ColinKlupiec]

Thanks for your question. I think it would probably work. I've used this to print parts for tools that need to be very exact, and it works OK. You could send me an STL sample and I could run some tests, if you like. 😀

[@mynt4033]

So based on all the research so far, I'm thinking the ideal mix to make a good general-purpose resin that's tough and easy to print would be Elegoo-ABS3.0 and Anycubic Ultra. Maybe dilute it with some standard to save money. What do you think? Have you noticed anything detrimental in mixing because I haven't

[@ColinKlupiec]

I haven't tried Elegoo ABS3.0, so I can't really comment. However, so far I have found that Ameralabs TGM-7, or Antinsky High Tough resin seem to be the best all-rounders for making stuff, as opposed to miniatures. Downsides are that Ameralabs is expensive, and Antinsky only comes in white. Although Antinsky have recognised this issue. Anycubic Gen 1 Tough was better then Tough 2.0 in my testing. Ultra is good if you need something tough and super flexible. I try to avoid mixing as I've found that sometimes the results can be good at first, but then things can change as the printed part ages. I guess it all depends on how much 'toughness' the print needs to handle.

[@lennig100]

Thanks for the video! I would like to test that with ABS-Like Resin Pro 2. I can post the results here afterwards. Would you mind uploading the test model to save me a bit of time?

[@ColinKlupiec]

Sure. I can also email it to you. If you email me on [e-mail] I’ll reply with the file attached.

[@Evolutioncustomblasters]

Thanks for reviewing these resins. You videos have helped me alot. How you conpaire tough 2.0 to ultra in terms of toughness and impact resistance?

[@ColinKlupiec]

Thanks for your question. Tough 2.0 is harder…more brittle. Ultra is more flexible. Both are good and resist impact, depending on your application. But for all out impact resistance, Ultra is better. Glad my videos have been helpful for you. 👍

[@Evolutioncustomblasters]

@ColinKlupiec awesome thank you so much. I'm off to order some ultra and give it a test. I've been very happy with tough 2.0 but just want something a little more impact resistant. Even though like you said tough 2.0 has incredible impact resistance. For what I need ultra may be slightly more ideal. Thanks again 😁 and love your work!

[@ColinKlupiec]

@@Evolutioncustomblasters Thanks again for your feedback. My pleasure to help out. Hope it works for you.

[@brian-mcbride]

I have a project that needs nested (telescoping) tubes. I'd like to keep the wall thickness between 0.3mm to 0.5mm, each tube being around 90mm long. What is your thoughts on the toughness and rigity of resins if I wanted to go the route of 3D printing?

[@ColinKlupiec]

Thanks for your question. You’ll definitely get the accuracy you’re after, even with those small wall thicknesses. Toughness/rigidity depends a bit on the use case and finding the right resin. Anycubic tough Ultra is more flexible than Anycubic tough 2.0. You could also try Sirayatech Build, or Antinsky High Tough Resin.

[@Trancelebration]

Hi again Colin! Have you tried the same test on a non-dlp printer?

[@ColinKlupiec]

Not yet, but it's a good idea. I'll put it on my list of things to do. Anycubic is releasing a new printer, the M4 and M4 Ultra, which I think have xy resolution down to 17microns. That would be a very interesting comparison.

[@Trancelebration]

@@ColinKlupiec I've noticed a new machine in photon worshop too. btw, do you have any problems with parts shrinking over first 1-2 weeks after printing and curing? I am fighting with dimensions on my resin prints and its hard to predict everything.

[@ColinKlupiec]

@@Trancelebration Shrinking parts hasn’t been a problem with the ‘tough’ resins I’m working with. In the early days of my resin printing I did notice some prints shrinking with the standard, or non-toughened resins.