ComradeRed [they/them]

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Cake day: September 10th, 2023

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  • I have no personal experience to speak from, but I’ve heard that aside from a couple very expensive resins like Wargamer, the water washable resins tend to be very brittle so I’ve avoided them so far.

    I mostly use Sunlu ABS-Like. I can get it for $18/kg and it’s easily the best ABS-like I’ve tried. Going to buy a bottle of SirayaTech Tenacious soon too to mix a little bit in with my regular resin (9 parts ABS, 1 part Tenacious) which should make my minis nearly indestructible without any noticeable detail loss.


  • Resin printing is awesome, I just grabbed an Elegoo Saturn 3 on ebay used for $150 and the level of detail it can produce is incredible. One thing to always keep in mind is that the resin in its uncured state is highly toxic and you’ll need gloves and a good respirator anytime you’re in your printing space, which should vent outside somehow (a small grow tent and 4 inch fan will work well for this) You may also want to get a wash and cure station, but on a tighter budget you can get by with a mason jar full of alcohol and set parts out in the sun to cure for several hours.











  • Vegan Olive Garden Breadsticks Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

    In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup lukewarm (just barely above room temperature) water with 1 Tbsp sugar and 2.5 tsp dry active yeast. Allow the mixture to bloom for 5-10 minutes.

    Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric stand mixer add 2 cups flour and 1.5 tsp salt. Turn on low and add 1 cup very hot water. Mix to combine.

    Once the yeast is very foamy, pour it into the mixing bowl. Turn the mixer on and slowly add one more cup of flour. Let the mixer run until the dough is very smooth and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.

    Dump the dough out onto a floured work surface. It should be very soft and tacky. Cut the dough into quarters. Then cut each quarter into 3 equal pieces, to make 12 equal portions. Use your hands to roll each piece of dough against the counter, into a long 10-inch rope.

    Gently move the dough ropes onto the baking sheets, leaving room in between for expansion.

    Once all the breadsticks are rolled out, place them in the oven for 12-14 minutes.

    Mix together 2 Tbsp olive oil and 2 tsp garlic salt (or more to taste) and brush mixture onto finished breadsticks after they’ve cooled slightly.

    (Recipe is written with stand mixer in mind but it isn’t really necessary)