My resin prints needed a UV curing chamber. I previously used a paper bag lined with a reflective layer for insulation. I crouched to reach inside the bag and set my prints on a rotating platform, which made for an inconvenient operation. I did not even have the bag at my new apartment, so I was openly curing prints on a floor lamp with integrated shelves.
I decided to make the shelf a UV "oven" with one of the insulated bags, but nothing permanent. This technique should work with any structure that averages 12" (30cm) on a side, but it would be easy to use similar materials and get the same result if someone wanted to do this with a bookshelf or a PVC frame.
The reflective material came from an Amazon Prime Fresh delivery insulated bag. I liked the material because it was reused and stiff enough to hold its shape. I cut off the narrow sides to make a long ribbon and added a couple of small slits in the paper, which will be important when I mount it.
I made some long elastic bands by tying rubber bands to one end of a string and a paper clip to the other. The string was shorter than the lamp's circumference, so the rubber bands and paper clips would join up with some tension to hold everything in place. The string passed through the slits I mentioned to form a door.
I tapped the UV light power from the lightbulb socket, so it turns on my UV light whenever I activate the lamp. The new walls keep more than 99% of the UV light inside so it is difficult to tell when it is active, but I know that if the floor lamp is one, my oven is curing.
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2024-12-14
I decided to make the shelf a UV "oven" with one of the insulated bags, but nothing permanent. This technique should work with any structure that averages 12" (30cm) on a side, but it would be easy to use similar materials and get the same result if someone wanted to do this with a bookshelf or a PVC frame.
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| Old setup |
The reflective material came from an Amazon Prime Fresh delivery insulated bag. I liked the material because it was reused and stiff enough to hold its shape. I cut off the narrow sides to make a long ribbon and added a couple of small slits in the paper, which will be important when I mount it.
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| Mylar-lined bag cuts |
I made some long elastic bands by tying rubber bands to one end of a string and a paper clip to the other. The string was shorter than the lamp's circumference, so the rubber bands and paper clips would join up with some tension to hold everything in place. The string passed through the slits I mentioned to form a door.
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| Stretchy string to hold the paper in place |
I tapped the UV light power from the lightbulb socket, so it turns on my UV light whenever I activate the lamp. The new walls keep more than 99% of the UV light inside so it is difficult to tell when it is active, but I know that if the floor lamp is one, my oven is curing.
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| Footswitch-operated UV oven with indicator lamp |
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Completed projects from year 11
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2024-12-14
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