3D Printing Miniatures in Resin
Resin printing offers more detail, finer surface finishes, and efficient scaling for rapidly printing large numbers of small parts or miniatures. Resin prints have more heft and take paints and finishes beautifully, making them ideal for artistic figurines or characters and props for TTRPGs like Warhammer 40K, D&D, Pathfinder or Mordheim!
In this intermediate course you will learn the advantages, quirks, and challenges or resin printing and the operation of resin 3D printing equipment at Mill Forge Makerspace. We’ll cover basic safety and operation of the printers, selecting and preparing a 3D model for resin, use of software for model slicing and printer management, and detecting and preventing common problems with resin prints.
Basic familiarity with FDM (filament) 3D printing or completion of Intro to 3D Printing course at Mill Forge recommended prior to this class.
This course typically takes place over three two-hour sessions:
- Day 1: Selecting, supporting, and tuning a 3D model for Resin. Basic Resin printing process & equipment overview.
- Day 2: Error checking, scaling, and printing a model. Post-processing overview.
- Day 3: Retrieving, post-processing, cleanup/prep of resin prints and printers.
Anticipated coverage includes:
- Proper personal protective equipment
- Operation of the resin 3D printer
- Basic skills for preparation of resin 3D models for printing
- How to do post processing on a resin 3D print
Attendees will select (or design) print, post-process, and take home a small model. Attendees are encouraged to attend a Minature & Model Painting group (or two, or three!) after the program to learn techniques for finishing their models.
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