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Can SLA printers produce strong engineered parts?

I have an FDM printer, I printed ABS for years. Since SLA printers became really cheap lately and are able to print finer details, are there resins out there as strong as ABS/PLA?
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Best way to deal with Resin Printers in your living space

I know I did something stupid. I just had to have a SLA 3d printer. The issue being I live in a one bedroom apartment. In the months of owning it I have made lots of amazing pieces, I also for the first time in my life have not only allergies, but…
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Cons to UV printing

I've been curious about the various UV/Laser printers in (or coming into) market that use liquid resin. I've seen the samples of the Pegasus Touch, Form1, and the Carbon3D as examples. I like the specifications of the quality that machines can put…
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Should I put my models close together on the build plate, or space them out, to minimise suction?

On a resin printer, if I'm printing 5-6 similarly sized items (Warhammer figures, for example) should I group them close together, or space them far apart, in order to get best adhesion on the build plate and least suction on the FEP?
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What is the correct process to make a correct resin casting for jewelry?

I have a 3D printer and I have printed some models with castable resin. When I burn one of these models in the oven and then do the metal casting, the surface of the metal piece is not smooth. I did a test with a pan. I put a model of wax and a…
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Toxicity of Light-curing resin?

I'm one of the lucky (??) Kickstarter supporters who received a T3D resin printer. This uses a proprietary (so far as I can tell) resin which cures under exposure to visible, rather than the usual UV, light. The manual is full of dire warnings…
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SLA printers: food-safe resin parts

I've actually read that resin printed parts are not food-safe in Reddit and Formlabs guide. However, it also says that food-safe can be achieved applying some kind of food-safe coat to the printed parts, or even printing with ceramic resin. As an…
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Why is cupping bad in SLA prints?

Why is cupping bad? (I don't mean hollow parts) Example: Lets say that I want to print a simple cup without a handle. There are two obvious orientations: In one orientation it won't require any support, which I quite like, but it will then form a…
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How do I find the best settings for a resin?

I have an Epax X1, I have just purchased the 2nd and 3rd bottle of resin, but I don't know what are the best settings. What is the best way to find the best settings for a new resin? Is it possible to print a calibration object that starts with some…
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How does a UV LCD 3D resin printer work?

I've been wondering this for a while, and have searched for hours and have found nothing except undetailed explanations and projects. How does a UV LCD 3D resin printer cure resin exactly? I understand there is an LCD screen, but where does the UV…
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Is resin 3D printing considered "additive"?

Subtractive manufacturing has been the way of the world for a while, but additive manufacturing, which is synonymous with 3D printing, has disrupted all of that. If extrusion-based printing is considered additive, then can we call resin printing…
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Enclosed volumes with stereolithography 3D printers

I have no prior experience with stereolithography 3D printers. For a research application I am considering the SLA approach but I have a more basic question. I would like to use SLA in order to print porous structures from ice cores. Using X ray…
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Methylated spirits or turpentine to clean resin printer?

I'm new to 3D printing and have bought a resin printer. Cleaning with Isopropol Alcohol seems to be the rage, however I think this is unaware of cost savings. It appears methylated spirits is ok and is 25% the cost of Isopropol Alcohol. I'm now…
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Is the Sparkmaker good enough to print OO/HO small detail objects?

I don't want this to be a specific producer question, but I would like to know if the Sparkmaker is good enough to print small details in OO/HO scale objects. I'm referring here to objects like furniture, and other house appliances at scale. I…
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Sparkmaker SLA resin not curing

My model layers are printing much as I expect but the parts when removed from the plate are very soft and flexible and fail to harden any further in sunlight or UV lamplight. A tall or slender part will bend and distort under its own weight while…
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