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Check out this site:  https://formlabs.com/ IMHO it's impressive.  Usual disclaimer, no connection.
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(11-05-2018, 06:11 PM)Dr Stan Wrote: Check out this site:  https://formlabs.com/ IMHO it's impressive.  Usual disclaimer, no connection.

I have one of the Form2's at work. very cool little printer.
Have made dozens of production fixtures and tools.
Retired old guy finally living the dream and enjoying life to the fullest!!!
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We had the Form 2 where I used to work. It was an amazing machine, but painfully slow. Even small parts would take overnight to produce. My boss made me a set of bookends in the form of our company logo and it took about a day and a half of machine time, each. The good news is you don't have to sit there and watch it grow. :)

Tom
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yeah...it was that. They have improved slightly after several software updates,and resin formulations, but not really much. There are also design tricks you can play when designing  your part...and most of all, learning not everything has to be at the highest resolution. I just ran it over night, and had finished parts in the morning. I think my longest part was 18 hours. but I did run a couple revs of parts in a day on occasion for proof of concept stuff.
And that wash system made a huge improvement in the workflow and cleanliness of the parts. The post cure system helped a bit too, to get rid of that last bit of "sticky" from the parts.
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