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The company I work for just purchased a 3d printer and the plan is to have it go from facility to facility and we are the first ones to receive it. The plan is to put it in the lab where I work but I haven't pulled it out of the box yet. I'm supposed to get some training to learn how to use it. It s...

I've never heard of it so I'M not any help.

No matter the size of the project, I prime everything, and I use the cheap black, grey and flat white from the Dollar General with no problems. I did have one resin project that I had to use automotive primer on and that was the only one. I mostly use acrylics and a few enamels for my main colors bu...

I've been using Alumilite regular, Allumilite White and Alumilite RC3. The regular has a pot life of 1.5 min, the White is 2.5 min and the RC3 is 3 min. I would recommend the RC3 or the White if you really want as few air bubbles as possible. I've also used Aeromarine products and found they are goo...

For styrene you can't go wrong with Tamiya extra thin, Ambroid pro weld or Tenax. Tamiya has a nice applicator brush included and is harder to spill the bottle which is what I tend to do with the taller bottles of Ambroid and Tenax.

I personally have never tried to straighten resin with hot water but have had excellent success heating the warped parts with a hair dryer. I've done this at least 10-15 times. If the part is small I recommend using tweezers to hold it while you apply the heat. Take your time and keep checking the f...