https://github.com/mmalecki/resin-curing-chamber

Parametrized DYI resin curing chamber, using UV LED strips.
https://github.com/mmalecki/resin-curing-chamber

curing openscad resin-3d-printers

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Parametrized DYI resin curing chamber, using UV LED strips.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mmalecki/resin-curing-chamber
• Owner: mmalecki
• Created: 2022-07-24T14:45:22.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: latest
• Last Pushed: 2022-10-22T01:27:56.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-18T06:21:16.718Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: curing, openscad, resin-3d-printers
• Language: OpenSCAD
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.41 MB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Resin Curing Chamber

Parametrized DYI resin curing chamber, using UV LED strips.

Features:

  * simplicity - no moving parts and a short BOM of commodity electronics

  * fully customizable - build it as small, or as large as you wish, with the

    parts available to you

  * safe to operate - doesn't turn on unless the cover is closed, designed with

    protecting against light leaks in mind

| Front | Inside |

|:-----:|:------:|

| ![Front](./docs/img/front.jpg) | ![Inside](./docs/img/inside.jpg) |

## Build manual

See the [build manual document](./docs/build-manual.md) for BOM and instructions.

## Motivations

There is a bunch of DYI resin curing chamber projects out there, and with better

features. Why build another?

Initially I had intended for this project to have a turn-table based on a tiny

hobby DC motor with a reduction gearbox, therefore catching up on the feature set.

However, this was increasing the complexity a lot, causing me a lot of grief

as the engine I'd used was very underpowered, and, as I soon noticed, didn't have

much impact on the curing quality, probably due to the light source being all

around the part, and not in a single place, as in some other projects.

Additionally, the build volume of my printer is tiny, so I didn't really need

the size the other projects were offering out of the box. Instead, I wanted

something I could scale up while keeping the innards intact if I wanted to.

The goal for a next version is to revisit the turn-table concept, as well as add

in some form of a timer and display.