Build Your Own SLA/SLS

Here's my flexvat (more details in the usual place: )

Wow! Really great work here! Probably the best looking flexvat I've seen.

Looking forward to hearing about your results!

I'm interested to know more too, would like to build one myself. If ever you want to share/sell your CAD drawings, please let me know.

Hi HTL,

Very nice work, I just saw your blog post.

The silicone gasket is like the ones to make resin parts? (could you share any reference)

Waiting weekend test results

The results are in. Flexvat wins hands down.

Writeup:

hi HTL,

great to see you're also trying out the pillow/flex vat approach and having such great results.

i've been using the pillow vat now for some time and its clear to me.. i don't want to use anything else

cheers,
hp

hi, i have read your post about the flexvat in your homepage and i dont quite understand or see the construction of the vat at all.
Can you post some quick schematics about the construction like this? its so easy to understand.

i think its from an user of this forum an

Thanks, and great job !

diagram of flexvat

hi,

now its clear as water . very clever desing. i have a few aluminium L shapes and 10 mm pvc panel to work with.

thanks for share !

Thanks a lot for the drawing above, very clear, I'm planning to build one.
Please allow me one question:

You are not supporting the FEP film with a glass plate. Any specific reason for this ? Wouldn't it make it easier to avoid bulging of FEP film under the weight of the resin ?

(I'm completely newbie to this)