FEP vat for the LittleRP?

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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby AndersonTa » Sat May 02, 2015 1:35 pm

Awesome work HTL!

Can't wait to buy one and try it out! Sign me up for one as soon as they can be available. :)
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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby sgraber » Sat May 02, 2015 1:41 pm

Same here!
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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby HTL » Sun May 03, 2015 2:33 pm

Torque wrench for tightening vat bolts:

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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby sgraber » Sun May 03, 2015 8:38 pm

Any idea what the kit will cost?
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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby HTL » Mon May 04, 2015 7:29 am

The craft foam is made of EVA:
Also, it does not give off chlorine gas when laser cut and it cuts quickly and cleanly.

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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby HTL » Mon May 04, 2015 7:36 am

I am trying to get the vat kit into the $65.00 - $85.00 range which would include the vat, 2 gaskets, 2 laser cut FEP sheets and the torque wrench. Spare parts and laser cut FEP will also be available.

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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby sgraber » Mon May 04, 2015 1:47 pm

3D printing would really cut down on the waste of that one part in particular, but then again it would really slow down your part production time...
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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby cerriousdesign » Wed May 06, 2015 2:26 pm

I would also buy one! Sign me up!

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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby sgraber » Fri May 08, 2015 3:41 pm

Just throwing out an idea as a possible iteration / improvement on the already awesome design: you may want to not cut the central rectangular hole out of the "baseplate" part. This way *if* the FEP rips (which there's always a remote chance it could), the resin would be caught in the tensioning part and not run out onto the printer.
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Re: FEP vat for the LittleRP?

Postby dangre » Fri May 08, 2015 4:15 pm

I've always wanted to know how much (if any) UV is filtered by Acrylic and this would be a good test if you did not cut out the center of the base and compare exposure times. It would help lessen sagging (more affected on big vats).
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