Hi folks! My name is Ben Ma. I am an industrial designer & artist from ArtCenter College of Design, Los Angeles (Instagram @benma.co)
I am contemplating on getting a form 4 to print clear figurines to make available as artworks. However it seems that I would be limited on clear resin choices (just Clear Resin v5). I recently discovered that Formlabs has Creator Resin series for non-formlabs printers… May I please know if these resins could be something that Formlabs offer to actual owners of formlabs machines? Creator Super Clear Resin & Creator Tough Resin would fit my user case.
Thank you! Anyone else making figurines / resin based artworks with formlabs machines? Would love to learn from all of your experiences.
Also I want to give a shout out to Jack from sales. He has been incredible in answering all my questions in the past couple weeks.
I just placed an order to a Form 4!
Thanks to Jack from sales for onboarding me and great help!
I look forward to receiving and setting up the print station as soon. Please let me know if I can help test out Creator Series on Form 4
I’d be happy to do so and provide feedback.
Best,
Ben Ma
Thanks for reaching out and for your interest in the Form 4! Your sculptures are super cool!
We don’t currently have plans to validate the Creator Series resins for use with the Form 4. The Creator Series is formulated for open-platform printers, and as such, they don’t meet the rigorous performance and printing standards we hold for our Formlabs resins on our own machines. For more detailed information on the differences between our standard Formlabs resins and the Creator Series, [you can check out our FAQ here]. It explains the key variations in formulation and why they’re optimized for different printing environments.
We know that Clear Resin V5 is currently the primary clear option for the Form 4, and we’re always working to expand our material library. We encourage you to keep an eye on our website and announcements for updates on new resin developments.
We’re also thrilled to hear that Jack from our sales team has been so helpful! We’ll be sure to pass along your kind words!