Build Your Own SLA/SLS

http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs-wm/6601.pdf

One of the better write-ups I've scene on LCD based SLA systems.

What else can we use for a light source? Seems like at this point, disassembling an LCD and removing whatever layer of UV blocking is the only thing that needs to happen.

Brightness = light intensity...so that def has an effect on cure times. Brighter cures faster...

As for contrast, that is just more about fine details. Seeing as you can get blacker blacks and whiter whites.

And all went quiet...

Must be prepping for world domination, anyone know how this is coming along?

Muve3D will be doing just this in the near future. At least that's what was said from my conversation with Dean of Muve3D at MRRF (Midwest RepRap Fest).

As Finhead said, major limiting factor would be laser spot size...though I don't know if that's with the iris at its smallest position.

That would be great!

Getting a bitmap to raster system would be so welcome. Moving away from vectors for SLS is really needed.

It would also start to build a foundation for inkjet based systems in the future...

As a former fellow now mentor, I'd like to encourage some of the folks from this forum to apply (in particular those of you working on LCD screen approaches) for AMRI 2014. Check out the site for more info! http://amrinstitute.org/ Let me know if you have any questions and looking forward to working...

Congrats, Steve...thought the software looked familiar!

Man the conversion from euros to USD hurts...damn weak dollar!

I spoke with some NASA folks about this, this is apparently the same process they are using for printing ceramics for rocket engine parts and the likes. Speaking with the materials person, it really is more or less the addition of ceramic powders to a photocurable (UV resin). Granted all the factors...

http://makerjuice.com/2014/04/19/new-re ... r-support/

New SubSF (SF= Snap-fit) resin from MakerJuice...and Form1 compatibility!

I'm curious about this too. Wonder if its as simple as us taking some ceramic powder and mixing with resin. The thickness/viscosity of the resin would be a concern. I would think if you had it more "watery" than "paste" like, you would get a very porous structure when you fire th...