Cure Your SLA 3D Prints in this DIY Oven for under $50

[Brian_Krassenstein]

As he regularly works with SLA Resin 3D printers, Marshall Peck of ProtoBuilds says he's found finished models built with the process need a controlled level of post-curing under UV light. It's done to strengthen the models and to cure excess resin which failed to properly wash away. After trying several methods to post-cure the parts, Peck says most of those processes failed to provide consistent results. To solve the problem, Peck built an ingenious UV Curing Oven for less than $50--using a paint can. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/62375/sla-resin-uv-curing-oven/


Below is a look at the UV light-curing 'oven':

[Marm]

Very cool. Same idea as using an acetone vapor bath in a paint can, except he's using UV LED's, nice.