UV resin is also toxic to aquatic life, so it must be appropriately disposed of to avoid harming animals and plants. Despite its dangers, UV resin is still used in 3D printing because it is solid and durable. How to Properly Use UV Resin Source: Youtube Maker’s Muse. UV resin is a type of glue that is cured using ultraviolet light. The best thing you can do to ventilate a 3D printer is to make sure your 3D printer chamber or enclosure is sealed/airtight, then to connect a vent from your chamber to the outside. Some people use a window fan and put it near a window where your 3D printer is to then blow air out of the house. When printing with ABS, many users do this, and it The resin is said to be non toxic! The non toxic property is highly unusual, because 3D printer resin is basically toxic due to the photoinitiator compounds within each mixture. As a result, resin 3D printer operators typically (or should) rigidly use PPE when handling resin and wet prints. The use of PPE is pretty annoying, especially when one A New Path to Safe and Non-Toxic 3D Printer Resin. 3D printing has revolutionized the manufacturing industry, allowing for the creation of complex and intricate designs with ease. However, the materials used in 3D printing, particularly the resin, have raised concerns due to their toxicity. Resin contains photoinitiators, chemicals that trigger How toxic is non-toxic resin Slightly changed text/content from deleted post (by my, not mods). I'm considering buying resin 3d printer and using so called 'non-toxic' resin (or whatever is safest rather than cheapest) but I cannot find much information about how worried should I be. As others have said, 3D printing resins are toxic and must be handled and disposed of carefully. They can cause contact dermatitis and allergic reactions, and such allergies can be debilitating and lifelong. All3DP has this to say about 3D printing resins: You should never expose your bare skin to the liquid chemicals of 3D printing resin. Post-processing of 3D-printed resin parts. One of the biggest disadvantages of resin 3D-printing is the post-processing. Supports need to be removed and parts need to be washed and cured to achieved proper end properties. Post-process Liqcreate resins are already described in an earlier article. In short these can be divided in two mayor steps. I came up with three options: re-cycle the unused resin from the print-tub back into the resin for later prints of the same color/resin. find a specialist to take care of the uncured waste ( => give it to the waste disposal center in a clearly marked container) make the material non-hazardous and allow disposal through the home-waste ( => curing) hqwlzG.