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Finding a good lamp was the most awkward part of resin printing for me. Actually no - a friend loaned me her nail lamp and it's fantastic, but I wanted one of my own as she's sure to need it back someday. I searched online for ages (I didn't have the box or any other brand information) and never saw the same lamp or any other like it



The usual 4 types would be
a) nail lamps, quality is a gamble and the modern ones are bowl shaped and have a hand sensor so might be tricky to use
b) the floodlight shaped UV lamp sold in "curing sets" with the mini turntable, reviews mention it's metal and not grounded and so a major hazard
c) LED blacklight strips, again a gamble on output strength and might take hours to cure
d) expensive ready-made wash and cure station

Finally found the lamp I use here...

https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumers_safety/safety_products/rapex/alerts/?event=viewProduct&reference=A12/1226/14&lng=en

Turns out the European Commission advises a ban due to a health hazard. Oops? Probably why it's not on Amazon or any major retailer. The issue is just with the nail polish included tho, so just chuck that out and you're good. Once I knew the brand, I easily found loads of barely used lamps in local cosmetics thrift groups for cheap (I was also slightly dismayed to learn that people buy and trade used cosmetics )

Lamp works great, cures in 5 minutes and doesn't overheat with prolonged use. It's declared as 6W but is definitely way stronger than chinese lamps declared at 5 or ten times that. But it is a nail lamp so it has a 60 second timer and you need to press it every minute.

Feel free to share your curing solutions.

Very odd that UV lamps would be an issue being sold, but I had first tried the nail lamp and having to push each minute drove me crazy, so a $20 UV lamp on Amazon with a plastic box lined with aluminum foil and an electrical timer works great for me.

I guess it went up a bit from when I bought it: https://www.amazon.com/Curing-Printer-Solidify-Photosensitive-Enclosue/dp/B07X5VT56K/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=60w+uv+lamp&qid=1614095485&sr=8-8