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MATERIAL ATLAS

ResinMatte panels, transparent printed bodies, foil patterns and display supports

Resin has several roles in EDC: a panel under the fingers, a transparent body, a display support or one part of a decorative combination.

Start with the information the maker actually provides, such as photopolymer printing or epoxy, then identify the part. Products described as resin can differ in their particles, foil, forming process and surface finish.

Transparency does not automatically mean PC or acrylic, and low weight does not establish equal strength across resins. These examples keep each weight and tactile claim attached to its product and release conditions.

BPMODS Jinsha and black and white Juma matte resin panels; the surrounding bodies are separate materials.

Chapter 01

Matte panels: pattern and contact surface change together

Assembled examples from the matte resin-panel release. These accessories did not include a Little Crystal 2.0 body.

BPMODS divides this accessory group into Jinsha resin and black and white Juma dragon-scale resin. Jinsha combines a black resin base with gold-coloured resin and glitter; the Juma options use gradients and scale patterns. The underlying resin formulations are not disclosed.

The maker presents the matte finish and recessed shape as ways to increase friction during pushing, and lists a panel weight of 5 g. That figure belongs to this accessory group, not to a complete slider; the description is not a standardised friction comparison between resins.

The bronze Sishe snake panels in the same article came with a Little Crystal 2.0 body, whereas the matte resin panels explicitly did not. An assembled photograph and the contents of a purchase are different things.

Chapter 02

Crystal Xiao: a transparent body made by photopolymer printing

The photopolymer resin bodies and PC buttons of Crystal Xiao are different parts.

Jiaogepengyou Studio describes Crystal Xiao as a 3D-printed photopolymer resin body paired with finely polished PC buttons. Crystal is part of the version name, not evidence of glass or mineral crystal; the PC buttons are another material.

The blind-box package included buttons, a handmade pouch by Y Jie and a resin body supplied as a gift that was not sold separately. The first batch comprised 30 bodies: 25 clear and 5 translucent pink. Those quantities and package contents apply to that release.

The studio warns that the printed body may have minor bubbles and print-support marks, and should not be expected to match the manufacturing finish of a CNC-machined metal part. This is guidance for that product, not a precision limit for every resin.

Chapter 03

Linglong Yun: foil arrangement becomes part of the appearance

TW Rosy Foil Resin Linglong Yun; 12 g is the weight stated for this product version.

TW calls this Linglong Yun version Rosy Foil Resin and attributes the material to American independent maker Jodan Redman. The brand describes the placement of foil and the pouring angle as hand-controlled, producing differences between individual patterns.

The stated 12 g belongs to this product version. The 14.7 g figure for the lab-grown opal version elsewhere in the article does not apply. The resin formulation, foil composition and supplier relationship have not been independently verified here.

Chapter 04

Transparent supports: resin does not have to be the fidget body

Transparent resin supports for the Utopia stand. The peach-wood base and brass panels are separate materials; the coin is not included.

The ProxyEDC Utopia stand offers black nylon supports or transparent resin supports. The clear parts leave the displayed toy visually prominent; they do not make the entire stand a single-material resin product.

The source identifies a peach-wood base measuring 210 × 76 × 12 mm, with two brass panels. A recess at the left accommodates the Duya commemorative coin. Those dimensions belong to the wooden base, not to the two transparent supports.

The release included only the stand. The Utopia toy and Duya coin shown in the pictures were not included. No resin grade is disclosed, so its transparency cannot be used to assign PC or acrylic.

Chapter 05

Mixtures and combinations: coffee, wood and resin

MTAK describes the Latte colourway of CHEERS 60% as milk-coffee-coloured resin mixed with ground coffee, paired with coffee-coloured casting resin. The colour and added material are stated separately, but the resin grade is not given and the source does not establish a retained coffee scent.

YEDC lists four options for its second-generation display stand: walnut, walnut with epoxy resin, honghuali wood, and honghuali wood with epoxy resin. Epoxy provides a more specific material description; the wood remains another component of the combination.

The maker estimated about one month for the wood-only options and about one and a half months for the epoxy combinations, attributing the longer schedule to managing deformation. This was the production plan for that release, not a fixed lead time or performance rule for all wood-and-epoxy products.

Chapter 06

Separate the formulation from the forming process

The Formlabs SLA guide explains how light cures liquid photopolymer resin into plastic parts, and how formulations vary in optical, mechanical and thermal properties. That explains a process; it does not establish that Crystal Xiao used Formlabs materials or equipment.

Clear, matte, scale-patterned and foil-filled describe appearance. Photopolymer printing describes a forming process, while epoxy gives a chemical-family clue. Keeping each description attached to its part makes resin EDC easier to understand. Undisclosed grades, ratios and post-processing conditions remain unknown.

IN THESE FAMILIES

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Four product lines show resin panels, printed bodies, foil patterns and transparent supports.

PIECES IN RESIN

These configurations distinguish contact surfaces, body colours, product weight and support positions, while retaining the materials of adjacent parts.

Sliders fitted with three resin-panel patterns arranged diagonally on a brown notebook, showing the recessed surfaces
Jinsha and Juma matte panelsMatte, recessed surfaces · Bodies not included
Clear and translucent pink three-lobed Crystal Xiao spinners on a textured surface, with round central buttons
Clear and translucent pink Crystal XiaoPhotopolymer resin body · Separate PC buttons
A Linglong Yun with pink and white swirls and gold-coloured foil, showing its outline and round centre
Rosy Foil Resin Linglong Yun12 g is the weight of this product version
Two transparent supports of different heights on a wooden base, with a gold-coloured coin in the recess at the left
Utopia transparent resin supportsSeparate support parts on a wooden base

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Material background

Formlabs: Guide to SLA 3D printing · Background on curing liquid resin with light and differences between formulations; not evidence of the equipment or supplier used for these products.

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