Build Your Own SLA/SLS

Wow very nice prints, sounds like you built a nice printer as well.

Ok that sounds like a plan. I was actually going to try something a little different than a lead screw.
I'll try one motor and see how it goes, if not should be easy to replace it with 2 instead.

Thanks
Clinton

Ok sounds good, the projector is my old one so it's free. I'll see if I can move the wheel if not I'll break it out. If you move it does it still need to spin or does the projector just need to "see" that it's still connected?

Thanks again guys.
Clinton

Reading around on the forum last night and found that the Z-Axis needs to be fairly strong on these machines to basically tear the resin from the vat floor every layer, is that correct? So I see some are using Nema 23 Motors for there Z-axis, is it also possible to use a dual Nema 17 like quit a few...

So in theory CW should be able to control a CNC Router/mill etc with a USB breakout board then? Or am I missing something? There are 3 BOB's that use USB here, been tempted to get one since I'm not really a fan of the full size PC under my router rather have one of my spare laptops controlling it. h...

Thanks for the super quick replies. So I don't have to take out the color wheel? This doesn't impact the print at all? That sounds great to me for sure since it would have needed to be broken out just no room in there to place it elsehwere as far as I can see from the breakdown pics on the web. I be...

Hi guys first post, great info by all and awesome your all willing to share. :) I'm just in the process of getting parts together for my first SLA based build, I've built a few Deltabots and a CNC router so this was the next on the "to do" list. Recently replaced my home theater projector ...