I printed https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2403756 the other day, but it’s pretty tough without lubricant.
Just using black standard resin, wondering how to lubricate it some.
I saw a few threads about mineral oil and “DuPont Teflon Non-Stick Dry-Film Lubricant”
anything that’s definite no-no’s or yeses?
Figured it out! In your paper: “FORMLABS WHITE PAPER: Engineering Fit: Optimizing Design for Functional 3D Printed Assemblies”
Lubrication
Lubricants are essential to keeping components running smoothly in kinetic assemblies. Mineral oil is an inexpensive and commonly available lubricant commonly used with SLA prints. Silicone oil based lubricants, such as Super Lube®, also work well, and last longer without becoming sticky.
As far as printing materials go, Durable Resin might be best for those threaded components as it’s designed to mimic polypropylene and has low-friction properties by default. Otherwise, mineral oil and Super Lube are both great options. I’d start with mineral oil because it goes on a bit more cleanly and if that doesn’t cut it, move up to Super Lube.