A new RepRap 3D printer that its creator endearingly calls "the next small thing" was presented at Fab25, and its timing is impeccable.
  • Bwaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    A negative (for me at least) is the use of UV curable resin. I’ve got a mSLA printer I don’t use anymore because that material is very nasty stuff. Fumes needing ventilation, spills from hell, disposal difficulty, and rubber gloves being required else the uncured resin will literally tear the skin off your fingers over time with even slight unnoticed contact. More than I want to deal with unless absolutely necessary, taking it out of the range of fun hobby stuff.

    • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      I feel this pain - one tip thats helped me is keeping a UV flashlight nearby to quickly cure small spills before they become nightmares to clean up.