Gear List

Gear we actually run in the TubaMakes studio; some links are affiliate and may give us a kickback.

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Printers & Curing

Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 12k

Resin farm workhorse

All customer products are printed on these.

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UniFormation GK3

Reliable test bed

We use two of these to test resins and do one-off production runs.

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Elegoo Mercury V3 Plus

Wash + cure

Combo wash and cure unit that fits large items.

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Elegoo Centauri Carbon

Filament farm workhorse

Everything filament is printed on these.

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Filaments & Resins

Anycubic High Clear Ultra

Clear resin

Easy to print, super clear, resists yellowing.

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SUNLU ABS-like Dark Grey

Base resin

Cheap, tough, ships well, good level of detail.

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Elegoo PLA

Cheap quality PLA

It prints well, easy to source, good color selection. Zero complaints.

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Farm Consumables

Nitrile Gloves (4 mil)

PPE

Usually the cheapest 4 mil nitrile gloves you can find.

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MaxTite Isopropyl Alcohol 99.9%

Resin solvent

4 gallons of the good stuff.

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Farm Equipment

Black Contact Paper

Mess control

Keeps shelves clean, easy to wipe down. Very cheap and easy to rip up and replace.

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Bus/Wash Tub

Print Removal Container

These tubs work well to contain flying parts as you scrape off the buildplate.

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Squeeze Bottles

Cleaning Tiny Resin Holes

These little squeeze bottles with needles are great to shoot IPA into very small cavaties to flush out stubborn resin.

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