Years ago, I bought a printer on Black Friday, and I used it for years before selling it. This year, I purchased a resin printer. The setup time was shorter with the resin printer, and I was astounded by the detail, not to mention it could print specific shapes without supports.
I wanted to keep as much light off as possible, so I considered running it inside a closet or building an enclosure lined with reflective material. Both these ideas fell away because I just tossed its shipping box over the top, and I'll remove it when I'm printing.
I wanted to keep as much light off as possible, so I considered running it inside a closet or building an enclosure lined with reflective material. Both these ideas fell away because I just tossed its shipping box over the top, and I'll remove it when I'm printing.
Resin models need additional curing after printed. Some people leave them in the sun, but I wrote an article about using reflective insulation as a substrate for ultraviolet LED strips and making curing chambers. An "oven" like this should work with any UV-sensitive resin. I found an insulated food tote at a surplus store for $0.75, and it was a different material than the suggested style, which turned out to be a good thing. The first builder needed blue tape as an interface between the insulation and lights, but I could apply the strips directly.
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
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2020-12-07
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