Resin Printing Questions About Curing/Washing.
Posted: January 14th, 2021, 9:47 pm
So I am getting a resin printer (an old elegoo mars) and have plans to start diving deeper into the realm of resin printing. That being said I don't want to buy a curing station but want to build my own. I have an idea that I am hoping will work but have a few questions about.
Ok so as I understand it there are two parts of the post processing that are important. The cleaning of the print, and the curing. My question is about combining them. Would this work as an effective curing and washing station.
I would have a turntable inside of a box. The turntable would have a large glass mason jar attached to it with water inside. When a print was ready to be post processed, I would put the print in the water where it would turn for, say five minutes cleaning the excess resin off the print. The process could also be done with IPA or Acetone depending on results and what y'all think would work. The turntable would be rotating fairly slowly. After five minutes, a timer would click on and a strip of LED's would turn on on the inside of the box. The whole inside of the box would also be filled with aluminum foil to hopefully distribute the light better. The turntable would continue turning with the print in the water in the turntable. I have heard that water curing is VERY effective and just figured that I could combine both processes. Do y'all have any idea of this would work? I have seen both these processes done separately but never before so just wanted to make sure it would work before I embark on it. Thanks!
Ok so as I understand it there are two parts of the post processing that are important. The cleaning of the print, and the curing. My question is about combining them. Would this work as an effective curing and washing station.
I would have a turntable inside of a box. The turntable would have a large glass mason jar attached to it with water inside. When a print was ready to be post processed, I would put the print in the water where it would turn for, say five minutes cleaning the excess resin off the print. The process could also be done with IPA or Acetone depending on results and what y'all think would work. The turntable would be rotating fairly slowly. After five minutes, a timer would click on and a strip of LED's would turn on on the inside of the box. The whole inside of the box would also be filled with aluminum foil to hopefully distribute the light better. The turntable would continue turning with the print in the water in the turntable. I have heard that water curing is VERY effective and just figured that I could combine both processes. Do y'all have any idea of this would work? I have seen both these processes done separately but never before so just wanted to make sure it would work before I embark on it. Thanks!