Wash and Cure Plus

***Please watch the video for the full review of the Anycubic Wash and Cure Machine*** I live in the Netherlands so my accent is quite raw.... Sorry for that people :P. Short Review: Pros: + It's a great machine of a very well known brand. + It combines Washing and Curing in 1 beautiful machine. + It is great value for money as it saves allot of time.... and time is: £ / € / $ + Comes with all the needed items and a container with a lid on it which is awesome! + Machine lid safety feature. Lid off > Machine pause = great! + There are allot of great printables appearing on Thingiverse that makes it possible to use it with other Brand build plates or make use of space / holders on the machine for other purposes! Cons: - Personal: There is Chinese writing next to the English (yes yes, I know.... dear diary....) - LED Array is a little to high so prints might no cure well at the bottom and a run on the side might be needed. This can be fixed with an adapter that is on Thingiverse. Full review on paper: The machine arrived very well packed with a box in a box (gotta love them boxes) and also the machine was coated in foam and the machine, it is.... Breathtaking! Great color scheme as always with Anycubic. Having set up the machine it comes with every accessory you need. No extras that are unneeded, just the basics which is great. In the Video I already printed 2 parts that were ready to be cleaned and cured. I popped them of the build plate and into the basket. I have an Elegoo Mars Printer and the build plate adapter does not fit. Thus 1 of these 2 prints is actually the Elegoo Mars to Anycubic Wash & Cure build plate adapter. You can find link to it and the Turntable riser at the bottom of this review. I put the container for the cleaning fluid on the machine and filled it up with 3.5L of IPA (Damn that allot). Having put the prints in the basket I lowered the basket in the container with IPA. Put the lid on and set the option to Wash and the timer to 4 minutes. START! After 2 minutes the blade stops and starts to turn the other way. Great feature to get rid of all the resin in those nooks and crannies. When the wash cycle was done I dried the prints that were now ready to be cured. They were nice and clean! Of goes the container, on goes the turntable! The mechanism is quite ingenious :D. After putting the prints on I put on the lid, set the program to cure and the timer to 6 minutes. START! After 6 minutes my prints were done. Taking them of the plate I noticed the bottom was still a little tacky. This might be because the LED array does not reach to the bottom of the turntable. Not an issue, just put it back on, on the side, and run a 2 minute cycle :). Now fully cured I took the supports of and everything is spotless, dry and no tacky feeling. This machine is amazing! It does not matter what brand of Resin printer you have.... You need this machine in your life! It is so convenient that managed to down my clean and curing time by 50% and I wasn't even trying... It is the perfect addition for every resin printer enthusiast! My verdict is that in reality there are no cons to this machine. It great value for money as it saves you allot of time and the cleanup afterwards. Buy it and you will love it! :D

Having been an Anycubic Photon owner for 2 years, I have always loved the ease and quality of the printing, but not always loved the post-print processing that is required for all resin prints. Being both messy and time consuming, this has definitely limited the number of prints I have done as well as how complicated the prints have been. The beauty of the Wash & Cure station from Anycubic is it's ease of use and simplicity. Getting the prints off the printer and into the plastic wash tub is quick and easy, taking a matter of seconds. I, personally, prefer to remove the prints from the print plate and wash them in the wire container, but that is personal preference and probably down to most of my prints being smaller, complex miniatures. I also tend to use a third-party resin that requires washing in both a chemical cleaner and water. Using the wire container makes swapping between the two quick and easy, even though I currently only have a single wash tub. However, most pleasing of all is the quality of the clean. Since purchasing the Wash & Cure last month, I have printed c. 30 individual models, some with very complex support structures. Where previously I would have had to remove these to clean properly, I can now fully clean the model without removing the supports and be confident that all the excess resin will be flushed out, even in the most complex of tiny nooks and crannies. Similarly, switching from washing to curing takes seconds and I have found that the combination of the UV LED strip array and turntable produces a nice even post-cure. In fact, it is so efficient, that I've been able to reduce the cure times by c. 75% relative to my old, home-made UV light box. In summary, I would recommend it as being a must buy for all Photon owners. The post-print process is undoubtedly the most painful part of resin printing and this makes it several orders of magnitude easier.

Even though this piece of kit is expensive (when compared to, say, an actual resin printer), it does a lot to "lift" the printing experience. Cleaning and curing resin prints can easily seem like a chore and for me it probably stopped me from using my resin printer as much as I would have liked. DIY solutions are absolutely functional, but you do end up with a desk full of small jars, cables, curing apparatus etc. This unit combines almost everything into one, so you can keep your printing station nice and tidy. On top of the QoL improvements, the unit does a better job of cleaning and curing than my previous DIY setup (ultrasonic bath and a UV-Led chamber) and it does it _a lot_ faster. At first I was sceptical, but the 2-4-6 minute wash and cure times are more than enough. I would highly recommend this unit to either serious resin printers or just people who might not be getting as much out of their resin printer, because of all the fuzz surrounding the cleaning and post-processing stage. 5 stars would come with just a slight decrease in price and maybe some small improvements like the ability to turn off the beeps and a cleaning basket with a finer mesh.

So I had an Anycubic I3 Mega FDM printer and for some time and I'd been wanting to get into resin printing for some higher resolution miniatures. I was somewhat put off by the whole resin needing cleaning and curing thing, people kit bashing UV curing stations and throwing models into jars filled with IPA. Then I saw this, and watched a few reviews and took the plunge. So I've used this to clean 10 or so models so far (including the one pictured) and I would definitely recommend it if the only thing stopping you enjoying resin printing is the clean up. Its really simple to use, throw your models in the basket (or hang the build plate in the machine) set it to wash and let it go to work. Then you just remove the models from the cleaning solution, put them on the UV stand and set the machine to cure them, easy. No problems so far and minimum (still some!) mess. That said, you still need to make sure you've worked out the order you're doing stuff in and build this machine into your process, having a good prepared workspace is essential. If you're sceptical about resin printing / concerned about the aftercare this machine was worth the money to me to get rid of those worries, I'm not sure I would have ever got to enjoying resin printing without it. The only thing I didn't appreciate when I picked it up, and something I'd recommend to any buyers, is to get a plenty of IPA (or whatever cleaning solution you use). The cleaning container for washing prints is larger and unusable without plenty of IPA, my 500ml bottle I got wasn't enough to make the machine usable, I'd guess you at least need 1 litre, but I recommend getting a couple. Gave its "print quality" 5 stars, this isn't a printer, its cleaner and curer and gets 5 stars for its cleaning and curing quality even on fragile minis. Would recommend.

So if you have just bought a resin printer you will no doubt be learning about the post print processing that is required after you have freshly printed your file. Well look no further, this all in one solution is the perfect way to easily clean and cure your prints. Anycubic have come up with a great cleaning and curing solution in this product. Everything you need is included, well packaged and well built, its a sturdy unit. All you need to do is fill the supplied container with your chosen cleaning solution, in my case IPA and set it on the base. Then you can either remove your prints from the build plate and drop them into the hanger basket or as I do, use the supplied adaptor and get the bonus of cleaning the build plate at the same time. Then select "Wash" and your desired time, I find 4-6 mins depending on print detail, pop the lid on and let it do its work. When the wash is over remove your prints and swap out the container, popping the lid on to prevent your IPA from evaporating, and place the little turntable in its place. Pop your prints on the turntable and put the cover back on and select you cure time. Voila its done, no hassle, no mess. Well done to Anycubic for this product, it is well built and simple to use. A must buy if you are considering a Resin Printer. No phaffing about with multiple containers and having to either lashing together a curing station or leave it to chance by exposing it to sun light.

This simplifies the process of post curing resin prints so much easier and efficient. So.. Pros - all in one machine, Safety function won’t start without lid, Timers, Very powerful motor that’s creates a vortex to clean prints. Premium build as you’d expect from Anycubic. Various holders for the build plate and a basket (Large Prints only) cleans build plate and prints at the same time. Super easy to put together Cons - the lid could do with a handle (IMO) , the basket that comes with the machine is great for large prints but something with a smaller mess would be ideally for miniatures etc. Question is it works £200 - Yes for the more advance hobbyist or the professional, I have 4 Resin printers so this speeds up more work.

I was excited to receive this unit, especially after completing a six-hour print in anticipation of its arrival. The packaging was excellent, and I followed the setup instructions carefully. However, when I turned it on, nothing worked. None of the buttons were functional, including the one to start the selected function. After some research, I found that the issue is likely related to the feather-touch buttons, and reseating the PCB might resolve it, as the springs are known to be faulty. That said, this unit is brand new, and I’m not willing to risk voiding the warranty by attempting a fix myself. I’ve decided to arrange a return for a refund and opted for another brand instead. It’s disappointing because the unit has good reviews, but this issue seems to be common. Unfortunately, this also means my print can’t be washed or cured, which is incredibly frustrating.

The ANYCUBIC Wash & Cure is a amazing machine to have, it makes the cleaning and curing of your resin 3D prints a breeze. This dual use machine is easy to use with a choice of settings for the run time (2, 4, 6 minute run), as a safety feature the UV protective cover must be in place before the machine will run Washing mode: The unit has a large 3500ml capacity tank with a solution agitator in the bottom, you can use the included basket or directly mount the build plate from the ANYCUBIC Photon printer for washing the uncured resin from your 3D prints, the wash tank comes with an air tight lid for when not in use. Cure mode: to cure your prints, you remove the wash tank and replace it with a plate that becomes a turn table to evenly bathe your resin prints in UV light from a row of LEDs (405nm / 356nm wavelengths)