I use water washable resin, which is very low odor. I also use the gloves provided with the printer and do the majority of my rinsing in a bucket of water instead of washing it down the drain. Additionally, the printer comes with a cover so there is no real exposure issues except for the actual processing of the print...
Traditional and older resin types tend to be smellier and less user friendly as well, so things may have changed since your initial decision to opt for FDM...
I'm beginning to realize that Windows 10 and sound decoders have a lot in common. There are so many things you have to change in order to get them to work the way you want.
What are you doing for safety? Prolonged resin exposure can cause some worrisome long term health issues, which is primarily why I have been sticking to FDM. Do you have some sort of ventilation system set up?
-Peter. Mantua collector, 3D printing enthusiast, Korail modeler.
This is the second release of the elfin. My decision to purchase this printer was mainly influenced by the renown HO scale youtuber, Luke Towan. I was impressed with the results he was getting. Unfortunately, he has very little information about how he gets all those great results, and no tutuorials either. And its definitely NOT a plug and play concept like his videos give the impression of. There is a lot of tinkering to be done. The reason I am creating this thread is to try and help out/ give recommendations to those who are seriously considering resin 3d printing but might be a bit shy due to this lack of information, and to those who might be in the same boat as me. This thread is not a "what do you think about 3d printing?" thread. This is for people who ARE interested in this technology and would like to benefit from more information on it.
I do have some parts already that I have printed in HO scale, I can post some of my results if requested. But again, this is NOT intended to be nitpick and gripefest of this new technology. If you want to trample it and run it to the ground, please do it elsewhere.