My Bottom-up Machine

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My Bottom-up Machine

Postby PacManFan » Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:23 pm

I know most of you have seen this before.
I've got a bottom-up machine with an Infocus 2104 projector. Attached is a good overview shot. It can print objects 120x100x250mm in size at a X/Y resolution of 100 micron and 50 micron in the Z Axis.
It took me a while to solve my vat release issues, but now it prints great!
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Re: My Bottom-up Machine

Postby johnrpm » Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:34 am

Could you explain the release problems you have had, I have a tilt and slide, but
not sure if the motor is strong enough.

Does it need much force to pull free, does it pull the part from the platform???.

thanks.
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Re: My Bottom-up Machine

Postby PacManFan » Wed Dec 11, 2013 10:43 pm

I'm using a vat-tilt mechanism to release the cured resin. My vat is coated with a sheet of FEP plastic from CS Hyde. It seems to be working well so far. My last Z-Axis wasn't strong enough, and cause the Z-axis to bend sideways, causing all sorts of tilt issues. I'm using a NEMA 23 motor and 5/16 threaded rod with 2 linear rails I bought from Ebay. It's all mounted on some aluminum 1" extrusions.


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