Articles tagged Workflow | Micron Monster

Black nitrile gloved hand holding a small grey resin print under running tap water in a kitchen sink

21 April 2026

Can You Really Wash Resin Prints in Water?

Water washable resin used to be a beginner trap. In 2026 the better ABS-Like water washables make it the easiest place for a new resin printer to start.

Peter looking unimpressed at a failed resin print in the workshop

16 April 2026

Brutally Honest Resin Printing Advice

Six contrarian opinions about resin printing in 2026, the ones you will not find on the usual beginner pages. Honest, slightly uncomfortable, and all true.

Close-up overhead of a resin printer FEP film showing heavy diagonal gouges, multiple small cloudy puncture holes, and milky white patches across the transparent membrane surface

19 March 2026

How to Change the FEP on a Resin Printer

How to replace the FEP film on a resin printer vat, why the tension theories online are not worth your time, and what to check after replacement.

Open Elegoo printer from the front with build plate raised showing a large dark grey complex resin print still attached at the top, while a grey rectangular tile sits flat on the vat bed below, a partial detachment failure

13 March 2026

Cleaning Up After a Failed Resin Print

How to use Tank Clean after a minor failure, when to empty the vat, and how to handle the serious cases: a vat in midair, a FEP tear, resin on the screen.

Elegoo Saturn printer hood removed showing build plate raised with a large dark grey complex resin print hanging from it, heavily detailed armoured figure or bust still attached to plate above the vat, Wargamer resin bottles visible to the right

12 March 2026

Printing Bigger and Hollow Resin Miniatures

Settings adjustments for larger models, the drainage hole rule for hollow prints, and why water washable resin and hollow models do not mix.

Elegoo Saturn build plate lifted clear of the vat showing a full batch of white resin miniatures on supports, liquid resin dripping from the tips

3 March 2026

How to Post-Process Resin Miniatures

A simple post-processing workflow for resin miniatures, from washing and curing to support removal, cleanup, and paint-ready prep that primer actually grips.

Saturn 4 Ultra build plate fully raised showing a large Lich King throne group print hanging upside down, three heavily armoured figures flanking a central ornate throne, dense lattice supports across the top, wet resin visible, purple ambient glow

19 February 2026

The CRISP Method for Resin Printing

CRISP stands for Consistent, Razor sharp, Improving, Safe, Painless. What each letter means in practice and why the order matters for reliable results.