WEBVTT 00:00:00.630 --> 00:00:04.470 - If you get resin in your eye pouring it in, you're quite talented. 00:00:05.481 --> 00:00:09.140 (glove snaps) Wanna go to space? This won't actually take you to space, 00:00:09.140 --> 00:00:13.940 but this is a really cool 3D printer. It's not like the Prusas of old, 00:00:13.940 --> 00:00:18.660 this is a resin printer. It's called an MSLA printer or masked SLA printer, 00:00:18.660 --> 00:00:22.230 and it prints using light. But first we gotta get it out of the box. 00:00:22.230 --> 00:00:26.760 Resin printers aren't as mechanically strong or resin printed parts rather, 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:31.720 but they get much higher detail than FDM or fused deposition modeling prints. 00:00:31.720 --> 00:00:35.320 Up first, we have the AstroFab getting started guide. 00:00:35.320 --> 00:00:39.190 We've got a QR code that I'm definitely going to scan. And safety. 00:00:39.190 --> 00:00:45.080 It's actually really important to read these. The thing with resin printing is the resins themselves 00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:49.260 will go through your hands and you can have really bad allergic reactions, 00:00:49.260 --> 00:00:52.690 so always wear gloves. 00:00:52.690 --> 00:00:56.510 Okay, this paper can be used for leveling. It's probably literally just paper, 00:00:56.510 --> 00:01:01.600 but you essentially want just a little bit of a gap between where the build plate starts in the print, 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:06.130 so there's a thin film of resin underneath it. So this is our build platform. 00:01:06.130 --> 00:01:10.100 It's about two and a half inches by four inches, something like that, aluminum. 00:01:10.100 --> 00:01:14.000 We've got the four point hinged alignment mechanism. 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:17.370 This is our build vat. So this holds our liquid resin 00:01:17.370 --> 00:01:20.410 and on the bottom is what we call a FEP. 00:01:20.410 --> 00:01:26.070 It's a thin sheet of plastic that will let you cure your part onto it 00:01:26.070 --> 00:01:30.160 and then you pull up and you'll hear it go, (Colin clicks) and the part will release, 00:01:30.160 --> 00:01:33.900 a fresh layer of resin will go down and the build plate will go back into it. 00:01:33.900 --> 00:01:38.530 It's also got a neat little spout here, so when you do wanna change resins, it's actually not so bad to pour. 00:01:38.530 --> 00:01:43.010 This is another neat feature of this particular printer, is its HEPA filter. 00:01:43.010 --> 00:01:46.910 So it has a particulate and a charcoal filter on the back here to try and reduce the fumes. 00:01:46.910 --> 00:01:52.400 Power supplies. Now, this machine only uses 50 watts. It's little, you can run it off a little wall wart. 00:01:52.400 --> 00:01:55.480 A scraper. Okay, we've got a three Allen keys, 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:59.910 quality inspection that I'm sure wasn't mass produced and just shoved in every bag. 00:01:59.910 --> 00:02:04.150 This is a resin squeegee. So this you would use in the vat. 00:02:04.150 --> 00:02:08.130 If you have a part that fails, you wanna scrape all the solid parts off. 00:02:08.130 --> 00:02:13.660 And that's what this is for and it won't damage your FEP. This guy is for scraping off your parts 00:02:13.660 --> 00:02:16.970 from your build plate. Different squeegees, don't mix 'em up. 00:02:16.970 --> 00:02:20.380 I wanna see the actual printer 'cause this thing is kinda cool. 00:02:20.380 --> 00:02:25.530 Oh gosh. Thanks to Zoho CRM for sponsoring this video. 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I'm gonna put this on the ground and lift it up. 00:02:57.016 --> 00:03:01.800 (Colin vocalizing) Tada! 00:03:01.800 --> 00:03:06.420 Look at that spaceman. - [David] Wow! That's actually really cool. 00:03:06.420 --> 00:03:11.610 - Does this chin drop down? Oh, that does come out. Okay, so we have a 2.8 inch touchscreen display. 00:03:11.610 --> 00:03:15.450 We've got a six inch, 2K monitor. We got the LED array underneath it 00:03:15.450 --> 00:03:22.373 and then we just have one moving part, this Z-axis. So our bed will slide on something like this. 00:03:24.160 --> 00:03:28.070 Let's get this thing plugged in and see what it's like to actually work with, 00:03:28.070 --> 00:03:32.763 and then we're gonna figure out how to change this visor. Yellow, we got green. 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:38.771 Orange, feel like Matt Damon. Actually looks to be somewhat tool-free. 00:03:38.771 --> 00:03:42.720 (printer beeps) Oh, it comes pre-switched on, that's not great. 00:03:42.720 --> 00:03:46.830 There's our display. We've got print, system and tools, 00:03:46.830 --> 00:03:51.420 so we can move our Z-axis. (Z-axis hums) 00:03:51.420 --> 00:03:54.570 This isn't super great. In here, there's just a big, 00:03:54.570 --> 00:03:58.840 can you see this? Big old glob of grease. 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:04.070 I'm just gonna spread that like they intended. - [David] Oh wow, that's a lot. 00:04:04.070 --> 00:04:08.860 - Jono, could you grab me a paper towel? So this is a visor detect. 00:04:08.860 --> 00:04:13.670 So it can detect when the hood is open or close. That's somewhat of a safety feature, 00:04:13.670 --> 00:04:17.500 but it'll also automatically pause when you lift the helmet up. 00:04:17.500 --> 00:04:20.954 Boop. Okay. That's easy enough. 00:04:20.954 --> 00:04:22.943 (helmet clanks) There we go. 00:04:24.490 --> 00:04:27.780 So back here is clearly where the HEPA filter goes. 00:04:27.780 --> 00:04:31.400 Now this is sealed in a bag because carbon filters, 00:04:31.400 --> 00:04:35.570 they kinda decompose after awhile. Now that it's out of the bag, cat's out of the bag, 00:04:35.570 --> 00:04:40.620 it will be active. And they do need to be changed regularly. 00:04:40.620 --> 00:04:44.300 So, we have a linear rail here, so it has recirculating ball bearings 00:04:44.300 --> 00:04:48.100 that keep it rigid in all other axes except one. 00:04:48.100 --> 00:04:51.730 Got a screw to drive it. Down here, we have a little hall effect sensor 00:04:51.730 --> 00:04:56.040 that detects when the platform's at its bottom. So our first step will be to calibrate it, 00:04:56.040 --> 00:04:59.040 bring the platform down with a piece of paper under it, 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:04.100 set it to be level, tighten it up, raise it up, fill it with resin and then we can start printing 00:05:04.100 --> 00:05:08.920 with this thing and see what it can do. I don't know what that is, but cool. 00:05:08.920 --> 00:05:14.640 It's the sort of thing that I would say is not great. And that's a hair or some sort of manufacturing gunk 00:05:14.640 --> 00:05:18.820 stuck under the FEP. Now, the biggest cause of failures in resin 3D printers 00:05:18.820 --> 00:05:24.350 is when the FEP fails and all of a sudden you have 250 milliliters of resin 00:05:24.350 --> 00:05:28.750 pour into your machine, and then it starts to harden and everything is hooped. 00:05:28.750 --> 00:05:32.520 So I do have some problems with this printer on price alone. 00:05:32.520 --> 00:05:37.070 This printer is based on an Anycubic Photon Mono, 00:05:37.070 --> 00:05:40.710 and that printer is 200 bucks. So what do you get for your extra money? 00:05:40.710 --> 00:05:43.940 Well, you get the space manhood, (helmet swishing) 00:05:43.940 --> 00:05:45.810 you get the hood detection 00:05:47.190 --> 00:05:51.458 and you get a HEPA filter. Is that worth 130 bucks? - [Jono] Maybe? 00:05:51.458 --> 00:05:55.440 - Jono's wrong. So we're gonna helm it, and it should come down, 00:05:55.440 --> 00:05:58.850 touch and then raise up a little bit, and that's where we're gonna lock it. 00:05:58.850 --> 00:06:02.990 Little switch will come down, it'll detect it. There we go, it didn't crash. 00:06:02.990 --> 00:06:06.000 This good. This just ensures you don't like crank on it 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:08.813 and then have it torque it at a alignment. 00:06:10.330 --> 00:06:14.650 Perfect. Okay, we'll go raise it up. (Z-axis humming) 00:06:14.650 --> 00:06:16.953 Okay, that is tight. 00:06:18.180 --> 00:06:21.563 Definitely remember to tighten the vat in, don't ask me how I know. 00:06:22.780 --> 00:06:25.871 Gonna pull this out for a minute. Then we get to pick a resin. 00:06:25.871 --> 00:06:29.790 Resin! You want green? Okay, we do green just for you. 00:06:32.230 --> 00:06:34.393 I just love the design of these bottles. 00:06:36.270 --> 00:06:39.668 Is that not the cutest thing? I kinda wanna get 'em all out. 00:06:39.668 --> 00:06:43.810 There we go, look at the little guys. Isn't that cute? 00:06:43.810 --> 00:06:46.970 Now, I can actually show you how the light works before we pour resin in it, 00:06:46.970 --> 00:06:50.480 which you won't be able to see through. So, we have the screen under here 00:06:50.480 --> 00:06:55.000 and we're gonna blast light up. Now, if you have a failed print and you need to clean your bed, 00:06:55.000 --> 00:07:01.060 normally you'd run a whole screen's worth, so essentially no pixels covering the light, 00:07:01.060 --> 00:07:04.180 and you'd cure a whole layer of resin. 00:07:04.180 --> 00:07:09.120 And then you would peel that up and it comes with all the leftovers that have settled to the bottom of the tank. 00:07:09.120 --> 00:07:12.138 So, close it for safety, start. 00:07:12.138 --> 00:07:15.413 (soft bright music) - [David] There it is. - [Jono] There it is. - [Colin] Yeah, you see it? 00:07:15.413 --> 00:07:18.823 I can't see anything through this orange. - [David] I see the purple. - We're going green. 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:23.483 I'm gonna make sure not to get this in my eyes. 00:07:24.810 --> 00:07:28.570 We're not gonna fill it up to max 'cause we're not gonna use a ton of it. 00:07:28.570 --> 00:07:33.370 Oh yeah, there's some smell. (soft upbeat music) 00:07:33.370 --> 00:07:37.560 Not horrible. And what are we gonna print here? 00:07:37.560 --> 00:07:40.600 - [Jono] Giraffe. - You want a giraffe? - [Jono] Yeah. 00:07:40.600 --> 00:07:44.350 - So print. So what's happening is it's going to cure 00:07:44.350 --> 00:07:49.420 for about two seconds, give or take. It'll sit for another second or two, then it's gonna peel. 00:07:49.420 --> 00:07:54.590 You'll see it lift and it'll, (Colin clicks) we should hear a pop if everything's going correctly. 00:07:54.590 --> 00:07:58.940 The first layer often will cure longer, nine to 12 seconds, 00:07:58.940 --> 00:08:02.094 so you get a good adhesion to the elemental plate. 00:08:02.094 --> 00:08:06.454 (Z-axis humming) Hear the? (Colin clicking) Yeah, so that's peeling off of the FEP. 00:08:06.454 --> 00:08:09.037 (upbeat music) 00:08:24.570 --> 00:08:30.880 We're back. It's been a day, or rather a night, and our print has completed. 00:08:30.880 --> 00:08:34.120 So let's get this guy out, 00:08:34.120 --> 00:08:38.860 try and drip off any of this resin, and there we are. So now this is uncured resin. 00:08:38.860 --> 00:08:42.690 So it's done a soft cure, but we need to wash it, 00:08:42.690 --> 00:08:47.010 which we'll do in this water bath, and then we can cure it, 00:08:47.010 --> 00:08:51.690 either outside in the sun or we have a curing chamber that we'll go use in a minute here. 00:08:51.690 --> 00:08:56.010 It's kinda cute. If we look at the chamber, 00:08:56.010 --> 00:09:01.833 because we had the hood open and lights on, you can see we've got like a solid chunk that formed. 00:09:04.040 --> 00:09:09.090 So that's garbage. But that's why we have this UV filtering hood, 00:09:09.090 --> 00:09:13.350 is to prevent that from happening. Okay, let's try water washing this. 00:09:13.350 --> 00:09:15.143 This is where I was really curious. 00:09:16.470 --> 00:09:20.210 Now, admittedly, I'm not a great resin printer. 00:09:20.210 --> 00:09:24.850 If you wanna see resin printing content, look at Uncle Jessy on YouTube, he's pretty great. 00:09:24.850 --> 00:09:26.450 This is always the hardest part. 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:32.303 I, oh, hey, that was easy. There's your little guy. 00:09:33.510 --> 00:09:37.670 It is soft. So we'll go stick this in the curing chamber. 00:09:37.670 --> 00:09:43.670 We're in the shop now and I can show off our enormous Phrozen Sonic Mega. 00:09:45.090 --> 00:09:49.730 That is a large resin printer. You can print like whole helmets and stuff in this. 00:09:49.730 --> 00:09:54.830 But we're not using this guy, we're using the curing chamber, 00:09:54.830 --> 00:09:58.299 which I haven't used before. And we just pop our print in, 00:09:58.299 --> 00:10:00.933 (Colin clicks) shut the door and press play. 00:10:02.530 --> 00:10:06.890 UV LEDs came on, the bed'll spin and it'll cure our part. 00:10:06.890 --> 00:10:10.336 In 10 minutes, we'll have like an actually hard part. 00:10:10.336 --> 00:10:13.443 (upbeat music) It's been 10 minutes. 00:10:15.580 --> 00:10:18.830 Now that it's cured, I can touch it with my hands. 00:10:18.830 --> 00:10:22.030 And from here, you can paint it, do whatever, but it's made. 00:10:22.030 --> 00:10:25.930 Does it print? Sure does. Is it the best value for your money? 00:10:25.930 --> 00:10:30.000 I don't think so. I think you can do a little better. But it's got a cool little gimmick. 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:33.860 That much as nice. 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