Build Your Own SLA/SLS

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Hi, I just wanted to share my experience with making a flexvat. After seeing lots of great designs in this forums I decided to give it a shot myself. After failing with a acrylic version (Too thin material to withstand the forces) I decided to make one out of aluminum. And since I don't have a CNC r...

At a quick glace, I think it should be Motherboard 33 if I recall correctly. Also check the endstop settings. Disable the software endstops for testing.

@r255: Thanks, I'd guess I'll have to have a deeper look on g code
@PacManFan: Awesome!

Hi, I have a suggestion for the bottom layers. With my flexvat (20x12cm) it would come in handy if there was a possibility not only to adjust the exposure time for the first couple of layers, but also the z lift distance. A few more mm for the bottom layers would give the resin more time to flow bac...

Hi Hugues, most of the resin simply drops by itself. Most of the leftover resin can be removed by simply blowing through the holes.

yep, is has been the aluminium flakes

Hi Kilh, From my experience you have to have holes in the build plate if you use a flexvat (Solidator seems to be the exception). Otherwise the pressure of the buildplatform to the flexvat floor is too high and the floor starts to bend. Also if you use a very thin build platform very little resin ca...

Hallo Alex :) Thanks a lot. It took a few days of calibration and trying out different build platforms/vats, but I'm finally finished with the hardware part. I'm using a FlexVat similar to this (http://projectsinterestsandetcetera.com/diagram-flexvat/). I think it's the best way to design a vat. It'...