Mercury Plus V3.0 Wash and Cure Station, 7.5 L Large Capacity, Compatible with Mars Saturn Photon Halot MSLA LCD DLP 3D Printers

Easy to use and very good quality. Makes cleaning & curing so much easier and less messy.

Great addition for washing and curing, I just bought a Mars 3 Pro(my first ever 3d printer) and got this shortly after rather than dipping it all myself, just get your prints off the plate, throw them in, wash them for 8-10mins and cure after they have dried, great little addition that makes things SO much easier

I have a resin printer and just accepted that mess was a part of the process. How wrong was I! With this wash and cure station the process is so much easier. When the print ends just take the build plate and print and put it in the basket. The liquid is then washed around the model cleaning it perfectly. Then you pop the model off the build plate, change the wash station to the curing plate pop it back in for a couple of minutes. Perfect model with no (or very little mess). Love it!

So, firstly, this thing is a real boon - so much clearer and better than my old method. Where it falls down and loses a star is for these two points and a niggle: 1) The plate from a fully loaded Mars 3 doesn't sit flat on basket - not a biggie, but annoying 2) The default mode on startup is cure, not wash - this is insane as on my second use I just put in the timer and pressed go, after a few moments of panic I realised what was going on and powered it off, by that point it had already ruined the print - possibly a testiment to the power of the UV lights Niggle) I'd prefer the on\off stitch on the front rather than the back If anyone knows if theres is a combo of buttons or the like ot set wash as the default please get in touch.

For two years I’ve used an ultrasonic bath for cleaning prints. This meant removing the parts from the build plate before washing, which was a horrible messy and sticky process. I really wish I’d taken the plunge earlier and bought this. I can. I can now wash prints while still on the build plate, which means the only time I ever have to go anywhere near resin is when cleaning the vat. The unit does a great job of cleaning. I’ve also got a second container as my workflow is a two stage wash. First wash gets the worst of the resin off, second wash is the finishing wash. Heartily recommend!

So I bet you are asking the same question I did when looking to buy your first Resin Printer - "Do I really need to spend the £100 on the Cure and Clean station?", so I asked my Local games group who said "Yes". I therefore coughed up for it when I bought my Mars 4, and I have to say that yes it does make things much easier, also I'd recommend you get a few extra Filters and a funnel to use with the filters, Oh and get some disposable rubber gloves. You will also need some 99.9% alcohol, once you have all of those you will find your are flying :-).

I bought this at the same time as my resin printer, thinking I would keep things simple. However, I find the "wash" aspect isn't useful, because you can't leave the dirty water or IPA in the container.(otherwise it will cure and gum up the rotating part at the bottom) So you spend loads of time pouring the solution back and forth, meaning you need a funnel and another container, and you'll probably spill it because it isn't really a great shape for pouring. Also, it takes more fluid to fill this thing enough for cleaning than you really need. So you will dirty more IPA and use a bigger waste container than if you just wash by hand. Honestly I can't see the point of the wash facility as it stands. The cure station part works great, I have no complaints. I would definitely recommend using a cure station over natural light, however you can purchase the components to make your own for much less.

Does what it says well made, good value product