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🚀 Resin Printer Fumes Explained – Do You Need an Enclosure for VOCs & Ventilation?
Are resin printer fumes toxic? What are VOCs from resin printing, and how do you deal with them? Nobody seems to agree — some say resin fumes are harmless, others call them deadly. The truth is that curing resin releases volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and while not every VOC is dangerous, you don’t want to breathe them in long-term.
In this video I break down the risks of resin fumes and test different ways to make resin printing safer. From carbon filters like the Elegoo Mars Mate to full resin printer enclosures with exhaust fans, I’ll show you which solutions actually reduce VOC exposure and improve your working environment.
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It's been weird this year. I'm a resin
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printer channel primarily, and we've
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only had two resin printers released.
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So, hey, look, it's time to remind
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people of the roots of this channel
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becoming successful by talking about
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resin printers again. So, here's the
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thing. Nobody knows how bad resin fumes
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are. Some say they're harmless. Others
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act like opening a bottle indoors is
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immediate chemical warfare. And the
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truth is probably somewhere between just
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don't drink it and slow motion death.
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I've been waiting for someone out there
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a lot smarter than me to properly break
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down the risks of resin curing and what
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exactly are in these liquids so I can
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just tell everyone go and watch that
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video. But even now, 5 years into it,
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I'm yet to find a satisfying conclusion.
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So, let's air on the side of caution and
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assume whatever these machines do give
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off probably isn't good for us. And like
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Raymond Cockto once said, anything that
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isn't good for us is bad for us.
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henceforth illegal. Just Google him if
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you don't know who he is. Anyway, resin
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fumes. Time to get rid of them. Here's a
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couple of ways to do that. Hi, I'm Ross.
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This is Fammer Videos. And I shouldn't
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have to say that I'm not a resin
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material expert. I'm not a resin printer
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expert. I'm just a resin hobbyist like
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you. I just talk to a microphone and
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have a camera. And this video shouldn't
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be misconstrued as professional advice,
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but we do live in a world where coffee
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cups need to say caution hot. So, here
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we are. But yeah, I don't know that this
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is 100% the safe approach, but it makes
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99% sense to me at least. So, right, new
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to resin? Here's a TLDDR. Curing resin
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gives off VOCC's. Now, VOCC's aren't
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inherently bad. There are plenty of
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harmless ones, but let's be honest, we
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all doubt that that's what's in this
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stuff. And I did buy a VOCC meter and
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yes, I've seen people say it's
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inaccurate, but it's accurate enough to
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tell me whether there are more or fewer
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VOCC's in the room at a given time. I
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don't need an accurate speedometer to
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tell me if my car is going faster or
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slower than it previously was. So, this
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will do. Now, we've seen a few solutions
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for dealing with fumes, mostly in the
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form of carbon filters. Small ones that
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sit inside printers probably do an okay
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job because they constantly recirculate
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bad air. And Eligu came out with the
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Mars Mate, which probably reads great in
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a sealed chamber where they tested it.
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But in reality, it gets one pass over a
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massive carbon block and anything not
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caught by that is pumped into your room.
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Well done, Eligu. 10 out of 10 for
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marketing. Now, I know Heygears are
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working on something because they've
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told us so in their RS Turbo live
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stream, and I'm looking forward to
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seeing what their approach is,
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considering they're the smart ones. But
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there is a more immediately and possibly
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better solution. Well, I think the best
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solution is getting these fumes out of
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the environment that you do your
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breathing in, unless you like inhaling
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mystery soup. So, I picked up a couple
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of Amazon purchases to help with that,
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printer enclosures. So, I guess this
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video is sponsored by Fauxhammer Videos.
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Check out Fauxham Hammer on YouTube if
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you want amusing maker product reviews
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with sexy footage and a special interest
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in resin printers for making little
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armymen and pseudo plastic dollies.
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Right, enough of that. One of these
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enclosures was completely unbranded and
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cost 65 quid and one from a brand called
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Upupie for 70 at the time of purchase.
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And the idea behind these is simple. You
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put your printer in it, stick a hose out
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the window, and turn it on. A fan runs
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and pushes the bad air outside. Now, I
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also saw that Wham Bam have one and
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that's a brand worth checking out, but
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because the bottom of this is open
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rather than sealed, I just didn't bother
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to test it. It could be great. It could
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be a glorified tent. So, let's take a
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look at these ones I did get. They both
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come in small boxes, and you start by
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assembling the frame. Both have terrible
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instructions, and oddly, the more
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expensive UPI 1 had a plastic frame,
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where the unbranded model was metal,
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because why wouldn't it?
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these are built. You awkwardly pull the
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tight covers over to create a sealed
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box. Pop in your printer and zip up the
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lid. Now, obviously, zips and velcro do
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not a perfect seal make, but that's also
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kind of handy if you have a fan pumping
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air out. You also need a way to get
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fresh air in or you're just creating a
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vacuum. But yeah, be aware this isn't an
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airtight seal. And when picking an
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enclosure, trust me, this isn't an ad
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for either of these two specifically.
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Just go on Amazon and search for resin
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printer enclosure or even hydroponics
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grow tent. But you can do me a favor for
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making this video and click my affiliate
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link in the description which will take
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you to a search results page for exactly
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that. Anything you then buy will net me
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a commission at no cost to you and I'll
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spend it on something dumb that in
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future I might make a video about. But
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yeah, get something the right size for
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your printer or printers and ideally one
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where you can open the printer's lid.
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But to be honest, if you're using an
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enclosure, you might actually be better
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off removing the printer's lid entirely.
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You can do it easily on most up and over
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printers, and this will also give you
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better access. Plus, these enclosures
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have UV blocking windows anyway. And
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another benefit of these is you should
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also be able to put in a heater of some
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kind, like a reptile enclosure heater,
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which is self-regulating. And for all
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the talk of VAT heaters, underscreen
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heaters, chamber heaters, and stupid
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resin pumps, getting the whole
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environment to optical temperature, and
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keeping it there is probably the most
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ideal solution. Again, I'll put a link
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in the description. Just pick one that
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doesn't look dodgy and cheap. This is
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DIY, so safety and all that is on you.
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Now, coming back to these enclosures I
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bought, some things to watch out for.
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The UPI one was pretty disappointing
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even though it was the more expensive
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better looker from online images to the
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packaging itself because the unbranded
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one actually had the option for air
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extraction either side when the Uupi one
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only had an outlet on the right. The
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unbranded one had a larger hole for the
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power inlet but sealed it with Velcro
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where the UPI one only has a rubber
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cable gland which is always open. And
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the unbranded one had variable speed fan
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control whereupi was just on or off. But
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up did have bigger, useless side pockets
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that you'll probably never use. All of
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these elements are rarely described in
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online listings. So, those are some
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things I wanted to point out that you
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should watch out for, and you'll
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probably find yourself interrogating the
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posted images more than the product's
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description for an accurate assessment.
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Now, if you do like the look of this
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larger one, I'll post a direct link, but
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I doubt this is available globally. And
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trust me, you are better off shopping
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around to get the features you want, if
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you can even call them features, and
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looking for better prices depending on
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the size you need. And if venting out of
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a window is your only option, you can
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use an aircon window seal kit, too.
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Again, links in the description. Just be
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aware that, you know, home security and
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all that. And also, resin printers never
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want to be used in direct sunlight, even
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through a window, because UV light cures
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resin. But yeah, for those of you with
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limited space to put a resin printer or
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who sensibly feel the need to be a bit
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safer in terms of fumes, I'd put one of
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these up there as a must-h have
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accessory. Just be aware that postcuring
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resin also gives off VOCC's, too. But
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this sort of thing should help, at least
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until some brands start giving us some
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serious options to handle this properly.
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As for me, I already have a basic
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ventilation system installed in my
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workshop. But as I'm now dealing with
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more hazardous products like laser
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engravers, I'm going to be upgrading the
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whole room with something called an MVHR
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system along with air conditioning,
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which will allow me to replace all of
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the air in my room three times an hour
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with fresh air from outside whilst
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retaining heat. And that is costing me
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more than I made selling all of my
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printers and stuff through John Pie. So,
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for the people out there unhappy that I
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actually did that and sold those
7:48
printers to make money, even though I
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thought I did it a fair way, I hope that
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it's some solace that I'm at least
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spending all of that money by directly
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upgrading the channel in a roundabout
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way. But my question is, would any of
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you want a video on that? It's literally
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going to be a guy installing a big vent
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in my room, but I can try and make it
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fun, so let me know in the comments. But
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that's all I've got for today. Oh, I
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went a bit critical drinker there.
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Sorry. I hope this was handy to some
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people. For me, it's something I can now
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refer people back to as a useful
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accessory video. If you do know more
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than me about resin, composition,
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safety, and the like, pop it down in the
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comments because that'll help inform me,
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other viewers, and future content. Just
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please site your sources. I can't do
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much with my uncle's cousin who works at
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Ellie Cubic says XY Z. But I want to say
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thanks for watching and thanks to our
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dudes. Faux hammer out.
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You ain't going to buy my heart out.
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