Power Resins Dark - Castable Resin Review

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[@αθανασιοςκαλογιαννης-γ7τ]

Hello sir! Thanks for all the info! I have a question. Can I print a ring and store it for a long time before casting? Let's say 1 year!

[@ClearMindJewellery]

I wouldn’t recommend it. Depending on resin you could experience; Weeping, where the photo-initiator leaches out of the print over time. Over curing due to exposure to sunlight. Leading to deformation. Castables due to their function don’t do well when left for prolonged periods of time. A month is not bad, a year I wouldn’t recommend.

[@WolffeCustomJewelry]

Power Resin told me recently to heat the Dark resin before using and it did fix my bed adhesion issues. Be sure to have an extra bottle to heat just the amount you want to use to avoid heating the whole bottle of resin… Does anyone thinks that the power resin Dark is being used up faster now than the earlier versions?

[@jamescelliers3195]

As someone who's just starting to make jewellery and on a budget, would you say Dark at $300 is worth the extra money over Vintage at $160? im using Siraya atm but printing is a headache and im wasting a lot of resin just on failed prints. I have a mars 4 printer.

[@ClearMindJewellery]

They’re actually the same price I think the drop-down size option menu is just in a different order so one’s listed at 1 kg as the automatic option and the other is listed at 500 grams. But price per gram is the same.

[@dawnphantom2439]

Over my years of experience using Power Resins Dark I can confirm that the prongs will bend after a fresh print. Be warned, after 24+ hours, it becomes far more rigid and will absolutely snap instead of bend. As I'm currently using it with the Pruse SL1 Speed, my burn times are 80 seconds initial and 16 seconds per layer. But you mentioned 30 seconds initial and 6 seconds per layer? Are you sure about these times? Because I would love to get much faster prints, but I don't want to lose quality in the process. Do you think my burn times are too long?

[@ClearMindJewellery]

We were using closer to what you have for your settings when we had the regular Prusia SL1 however when we upgraded to the SL1S and did the latest re-review we were able to decrease to what we stated in the review. If you are using slow tilt, having good bed adhesion, and no FEP adhesion the faster settings will be enough.

[@dawnphantom2439]

@@ClearMindJewellery So, I was a little impatient and went ahead to do a print similar to your settings last night. 40 Seconds initial 7 Seconds per layer The results... I was able to reduce a typically 7 hour job down to just under 3 hours with my SL1S using Power Resins Dark. The quality is still exceptionally high as usual. No visible defects at all.

[@RRSF09]

Thanks for the review, I've been using the WAX and love the print, my Phrozen Mini 8K has no problems with the adhesion either, in fact it is pretty much perfect as it adheres perfectly and the release of the prints is very easy.

[@ClearMindJewellery]

The adhesion has greatly improved with the new wave of engrave build plates. Last time we tried it the adhesion issues were silly.

[@lukegaffney6511]

Hey, love your content. Helping very much with printing and casting. Just a quick questions, what are your rapid burn stages out for vintage?

[@ClearMindJewellery]

Our rapid burnout is all the same no matter the resin. We will be doing a video on it in the future weyjust heading into conference season so time is limited. Basically ramp gradually, but swiftly to 1350 Fahrenheit allow the items to sit for between 4 to 5 hours and then ramp down to casting temperature. Nothing fancy. We have talked about this in the monicure3d video and a separate burnout vlog.

[@lukegaffney6511]

@@ClearMindJewellery Thanks mate really appreciate it.

[@lukegaffney6511]

@@ClearMindJewellery Thanks for that, appreciate the info.

[@mirouamir21]

Thank you have learned a lot from you . I have a question what is the use of boric acid in resin casting

[@ClearMindJewellery]

I think we mentioned this in our Senertek review and in a few others. Boric Acid is an additive that can be used to harden the investment. This is useful for resins that are known to expand before burning. The issue is that you then have to use a power washer to be able to get into your investment as quenching the flask doesn't even move the investment that much. For most people it's easier to just buy a resin that doesn't need it. You add in about 1% by weight

[@GeorgiZhelyazkov-t4e]

Thank you for the videos u make and share a lot of information , i bought Phrozen Sonic 8 k s and try to print some jewellery simple models wity Phrozen W 40 using setting by lychee but no success couple of times , do u have some setting to share please

[@ClearMindJewellery]

phrozen3d.com/pages/resin-profile We use a lot of the same printing profiles as recommended by Phrozen. Their resins are really soft and need ample supports, almost to the point of over supporting. Due to this softness there W40 and W20 should not be used for delicate models.

[@jcm730]

What kind of income can be made in the jewelry manufacturing industry? I looked online and it seems most manufacturers are in other countries rather than The US. I would like to see some examples of million dollar operations here. I'm in the dental lab industry and it's no longer profitable as it once was, would like to use my skills in jewelry.. is there money making opportunity there? Or mostly just starving artists?

[@ClearMindJewellery]

Depends on your skill level, what you make, and whom you make it for. Any business in the jewelry industry can go bankrupt or see several millions in revenue. It depends on if you have the skills to make it happen. Working in gold each project can easily be $5,000-10,000. If you get into bulk silver casting a small order could be $1,000-2,000, a large order well… If you decide to go the foundry direction some shops are doing $60/lb in bronze meaning thousands or hundreds of thousands per project. But again you need to know how to make it happen. You could just as easily buy several thousands of dollars worth of equipment that you then don’t know how to set up and make no profit your first year because you don’t know how to do the workflow. And then then spend the next four years trying to climb out of that debt while building your client list.