Silicone-like elastic resin · Translucent · 1 kg · 49 Shore A · PRM required
PAE10 is the silicone-like elastic resin. At 49 Shore A it squashes and springs back like a soft rubber, with an 83 % energy recovery rate and a high elongation at break, so it bends rather than snaps. If you have ever waited days for a cast silicone part just to check a fit, this prints it overnight.
UltraCraft Reflex, Reflex Turbo, Reflex 2, Reflex 2 Pro This resin requires the Pulsing Release Module kit — it will not print reliably without it.
Genuine HeyGears material. Sold by Print My Design — Thai warranty, ships from Bangkok.
It is officially supported on UltraCraft Reflex, Reflex Turbo, Reflex 2, Reflex 2 Pro. This resin requires the Pulsing Release Module kit — it will not print reliably without it.
49 Shore A — roughly the softness of a rubber band or a soft silicone seal. It has an 83 % energy recovery rate, so it springs back instead of staying compressed, and a high elongation at break so it bends and stretches instead of tearing.
For prototyping and fitting checks, largely yes: you print the soft part directly instead of making a mould and waiting for a pour to cure. For long production runs and food or medical contact you should still qualify a proper silicone, but PAE10 lets you get the geometry right first.
Wash in 95% IPA — about 2 minutes rough wash plus 1 minute fine wash in an UltraCraft Wash at 180 r/min — then dry-cure for roughly 30 minutes in an UltraCraft Cure. Short, even curing keeps fine detail from going chalky.
Keep the bottle closed, upright, dark and dry at room temperature, and shake it well before every pour because the pigment settles. Unopened bottles keep for about 12 months from the production date on the label. Liquid resin irritates skin, so wear nitrile gloves and eye protection and work in a ventilated space. Fully cured parts are safe to handle.
Resin is a light-sensitive liquid that an LCD/MSLA or SLA printer cures layer by layer with 405 nm light. It gives far finer detail and smoother surfaces than filament, which is why it is the standard for figures, jewellery and dental work.
Standard resin suits models and figures; ABS-like resin is tougher for functional parts; water-washable resin is the convenient choice at home; flexible, high-temperature, castable and dental lines are specialist materials chosen per job.
Use a resin printer whose screen size and resolution match the part — ELEGOO Mars and Saturn series for general work, Formlabs or HeyGears professional machines for dental and engineering parts. Take exposure settings from the printer's profile for the resin brand.
Wear nitrile gloves and work with ventilation. Wash parts in IPA or water as the resin type requires, then cure fully under UV. Store resin in its opaque bottle away from sunlight and heat.
