# Blue cast x10 resin **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 14, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232 "2021-02-14T06:16:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kdeezy619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Kdeezy619](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Kdeezy619)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/1 "2021-02-14T06:16:21Z")
Just bought the blue cast x10 resin for my FORMLAB 3 printer. Can anyone help me out and let me know which format to print on? Also if primer is necessary and anything that you might suggest. Thank you!!! ---
**Author:** ![ashtree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@ashtree](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/ashtree)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/2 "2021-02-14T18:06:05Z")
I don’t think you can use that on Form3. Buy a cheap Chinese LCD printer from Amazon and it prints blue cast perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Genadijs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Genadijs](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Genadijs)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/3 "2021-02-14T18:29:00Z")
You need to buy a universal cartridge for this. With regard to the regime for the resin, I now use mode for black resin, like it turns out well. ---
**Author:** ![Kdeezy619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Kdeezy619](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Kdeezy619)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/4 "2021-02-15T05:07:59Z")
Where would I be able to purchase a universal cartridge? ---
**Author:** ![Kdeezy619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Kdeezy619](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Kdeezy619)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/5 "2021-02-15T05:08:54Z")
So I pretty much spent 3500 on the printer for nothing it seems like. ---
**Author:** ![fantasy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e4f/32.png) [@fantasy2](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/fantasy2)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/6 "2021-02-15T06:37:06Z")
Here: > **[ProtoART - Universal cartridge](https://www.protoart.net/)** > > Universal cartridge enables printing with 3rd party resin on Form 2 & Form 3 ---
**Author:** ![Kdeezy619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Kdeezy619](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Kdeezy619)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/7 "2021-02-16T00:55:43Z")
Thank you much!! ---
**Author:** ![ashtree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@ashtree](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/ashtree)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/8 "2021-02-16T02:44:20Z")
If you are aiming for jewelry printing, there are so many options better than Formlabs. You will see what I mean after you run this printer for a while. Last week I just finished some prints for jewelry casting, I gave my friend 3 pieces printed by Formlabs, 3d systems dlp printer, a Chinese machine with bluecast resin. The best result comes from the Chinese machine. ---
**Author:** ![Kdeezy619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Kdeezy619](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Kdeezy619)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/9 "2021-02-16T05:20:12Z")
I wouldn’t doubt it. I made a mistake by buying this for jewelry printing. But I will try and see what it can do for the meanwhile. What brand of Chinese printer are you talking about any details? ---
**Author:** ![ashtree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@ashtree](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/ashtree)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/blue-cast-x10-resin/30232/10 "2021-02-16T20:37:55Z")
Check Amazon. 4k, mono-LCD, 3d printer, those are the keywords. I bought the Anycubic Mono for $250. It works perfectly.