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by kakapoopie
Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:13 am
Forum: General
Topic: "Bottom Up" versus "Top Down" Style of 3D Printer
Replies: 11
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Re: "Bottom Up" versus "Top Down" Style of 3D Printer

I've been thinking...would top down have a harder time with steep undercuts VS bottom up? I figure with top down if you're printing something with a V shape, there's nothing to support the upper layers vs having the vat/gravity to support using bottom up.
-Vaughan
by kakapoopie
Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:15 pm
Forum: Hardware showcase / Build Logs
Topic: my top down build
Replies: 15
Views: 35163

Re: my top down build

Oh no I meant to fill the upsidedown bottle with resin. It will automatically replenish the resin up to the level of the mouth opening so it should be just set it and forget it. Something like this:
by kakapoopie
Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:09 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: How to wire a 3 phase stepper to ramps
Replies: 1
Views: 10495

How to wire a 3 phase stepper to ramps

Hi guys, this is my first post here. Seeing all the builds here got me inspired to make my own dlp top down printer :) So far the two things I've got are this linear stage for Z axis: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131213801207?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 Here are the specs for t...
by kakapoopie
Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:18 pm
Forum: Hardware showcase / Build Logs
Topic: Noble 3D Printer - Open Source DLP SLA
Replies: 2
Views: 18639

Re: Noble 3D Printer - Open Source DLP SLA

Really cool project.. and thanks for keeping it open! Any pictures of prints?
by kakapoopie
Wed Jun 18, 2014 9:57 pm
Forum: Hardware showcase / Build Logs
Topic: my top down build
Replies: 15
Views: 35163

Re: my top down build

Looks great! I just ordered some parts to start a top down dlp. Any prints pictures?

Also for keeping a constant level, would an upsidedown bottle/pet water feeder type setup work?

-Vaughan