Upgrading the Sparkmaker vat to auto-refill

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5 жыл бұрын

A one-day-build to prevent the printer to run out of resin overnight.
Thing www.thingiverse.com/thing:307...
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@fhuable 5 жыл бұрын

Hi everyone. I'll put the stls up on thingyverse in a bit. Have to create an account first.

@fhuable 5 жыл бұрын

Alright, that was an adventure... but the thing is up on Thingyverse. Check the video description for the link and let me know what you think.

@SwissplWatches 11 ай бұрын

This is so incredibly brilliant. I wish the big companies would actually sell something like this. Why does this not exist?

@SwissplWatches Жыл бұрын

WOW WOW WOW totally amazing

@jasonhow5857 5 жыл бұрын

wow!!!! that is a very smart device!!!! very well thought.......and smart creator....thanks on behalf of all SPARKMAKER owners....thanks!

@fhuable 5 жыл бұрын

glad you like it :)

@omeruby 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent man. Thanks for sharing.

@___xyz___ 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is one of the best projects I've seen yet! Congratulations! Your Indiana Jones cast is great too!

@fhuable 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have a video about the Indiana cast in the works. Stay tuned.

@MegaBase90 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I will do this upgrade for sure!

@scuromago666 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Great idea, well done!

@imdeaded Жыл бұрын

brilliant idea ! well executed . im stealing this.😍

@EltonL 5 жыл бұрын

this is what 3d printing was made for! solving problems. good job

@sabotage2172 5 жыл бұрын

amazing, where i cand download the stls to apply this amazing idea

@legoturtle92 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if there is a good way to do it with the Anycubic Photon

@patrickryan7829 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome I just bought one of these and I'm planning on hacking the z axis to be larger.

@wintersirius 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, it's very useful! Thanks for sharing, but where can I find the file?

@rc_mac 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea, but why a wire? and how you deal with the remain unused resin?

@marckerger 3 жыл бұрын

nice. but why so much supergluing separate parts? why didnt you print the parts together as one?

@kira07 5 жыл бұрын

and how do you clean it after use? everyday? w0w

@futures.scalper.808 4 жыл бұрын

Genius and simple, does the wire serve as a way to keep the right form of the hose?

@fhuable 4 жыл бұрын

The wire is just there to make it easier for the air bubbles to squeeze past the thick resin.

@Drestlin 4 жыл бұрын

won't the resin inside the clear bottle, over time, cure? wouldn't painting the bottle and maybe leaving just a strip clear or semi-clear to see the level of the resin inside be an upgrade?

@fhuable 4 жыл бұрын

I regularly leave resin in the vat. It's not a problem unless it is hit with strong light for some time (eg. sun light). It is possible for resin to harden inside the bottle over time but it's not meant for storage. It's just an extra reservoir for the duration of the print. When you clean out the vat, clean out the bottle.

@shaggyego 5 жыл бұрын

just out of curiosity, the add says this is a 1080p screen, has anyone tried upgrading to a higher difinition screen? 1440p plus or anything?

@fhuable 5 жыл бұрын

It's actually not even 1080p yet (854x480). Only the Sparkmaker FHD will have a 1080p screen and that hasn't shipped yet. Regarding your question, yes, someone on the Facebook group has tried a higher res screen with good results. I wouldn't call it an upgrade however since he replaced the screen and most of the electronics. Check out the "SparkMaker SLA 3D Printer (Official)" Facebook group to see it.

@shaggyego 5 жыл бұрын

@@fhuable ok thanks for your time, ill probably go refurbished/preowned duplicator 7 then lol

@JuanCarlos_3design 5 жыл бұрын

what triggers the autorefill?

@fhuable 5 жыл бұрын

once the resin level falls to a certain height, the air pressure will push more resin out until the level rises enough to cover the straw again. Same principal as an automatic bird feeder, although it's easier to do with water. Much less viscous. That's what the wire helps with.

@B3D 5 жыл бұрын

@@fhuable nice idea ~

@tabrezsharief 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone selling the resin for this sparkmaker? I stay in Bangalore INDIA. Banggood isn't delivering to my address. So I just need to know where can this be available

@HowtosofCosplay Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of doing this and wanted to check if anyone already has, glad im not

@r3dfoxstudio-3dscanning3dm3 5 жыл бұрын

And the copper wire is for?

@fhuable 5 жыл бұрын

The wire helps break the surface tension with very viscous resins, like LCD-N. Not always necessary

@deepwebcowboy6681 Жыл бұрын

Hey, after 4 years I doubt you will respond or are still using that design. Did you ever make any updates? Also, when using this auto filler, have you ever had issues with the new resin causing failures due to slight temperature differences, and turbulence causing supports to get knocked around?

@fhuable Жыл бұрын

Hi. I haven't used it in a while but I haven't noticed any problems so far. Turbulence due to inflow shouldn't really be an issue since supports should always be able to physically withstand much worse abuse. I could imagine that temperature fluctuations caused by new resin may affect the print in some way but this likely only affects prints that are tuned to the very edge of the exposure time for speed. Again, can't say I've witnessed any trouble.

@deepwebcowboy6681 Жыл бұрын

@@fhuable Okay, I was just curious. I myself have had prints fail entirely along a layer line when adding new resin into the vat. I always pause my prints when adding resin so I wasn't sure if new resin would affect supports; but I have read about people have problems. Thanks.

@mandasity Жыл бұрын

what kind of printer is that?

@fhuable Жыл бұрын

A Sparkmaker

@carrissatorres731 4 жыл бұрын

can you make one and ill buy it?

@fhuable 4 жыл бұрын

Wish I had the time. But it's quite doable to do youself.

@wintersirius 5 жыл бұрын

What's the purpose of plaster primer? can ignore it?

@fhuable 5 жыл бұрын

The plastic primer is very important. It is part of a 2 component plastic glue. Most glues will not do a good job of binding to drinking straws (Polypropylene). Just try out the glue you intend to use on a small strip. The entire system has to be airtight (except the outlet, of course)