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The smell of resin SLA printing is like the weather — everybody complains about it, but nobody does anything about it. At least until now, as [Aris Alder] tackles the …read more Continue reading Keep Your Lungs Clean and Happy with a DIY Supplied-Air Respirator
If you’ve got a so-called uninterruptible power supply (UPS) on your system, you’re probably painfully aware that the “uninterruptible” part has some pretty serious limits. Most consumer units are designed …read more Continue reading Mods Turn Junk UPS into a Long-Endurance Beast
When one thinks of applications for 3D printing, optical components don’t seem to be a good fit. With the possible exception of Fresnel lenses, FDM printing doesn’t seem up to …read more Continue reading A 3D Printed Grinder for Printed Lens Blanks
With how cheap they’re getting, everyone seems to be jumping on the resin printer bandwagon. They may not be able to fully replace your trusty old FDM printer, but for …read more Continue reading Simple Hack Lets Smartphone Take Resin Printer Time-Lapses
So, maybe right now isn’t the best time to get into the high-altitude ballooning hobby? At least in the US, which with the downing of another — whatever? — over …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: February 12, 2023
Anyone who has done any amount of 3D printing with SLA printers is probably well aware of the peeling step with each layer. This involves the newly printed layer being …read more Continue reading Continuous Printing On LCD Resin Printer: No More Wasted Time On Peeling? Is it possible?
SLA 3D printing with resin typically means rinsing parts with IPA (isopropyl alcohol). That process results in cloudy, used IPA containing a high concentration of dissolved resin. The dual goals …read more Continue reading Toilet Paper Tube Pulls Dissolved Resin From IPA, Cures It For Disposal
There are plenty of resins advertised as being suitable for functional applications and parts, but which is best and for what purpose? According to [Jan Mrázek], if one is printing …read more Continue reading When 3D Printing Gears, It Pays To Use The Right Resin
Resin printing is a fantastic way to create parts, but multi-material printing isn’t really a possibility with resin. That is, unless you use [Cameron Coward]’s method for creating multi-material resin …read more Continue reading Make Multi-Material Resin Prints With A Syringe (And A Bit Of Patience)
Filament-based 3D printers spent a long time at the developmental forefront for hobbyists, but resin-based printers have absolutely done a lot of catching up, and so have the resins they …read more Continue reading 3D Printering: Today’s Resins Can Meet Your Needs