DIY FoamCore UV Resin Curing Station: Foam Core 3D print resin curing oven box

[@BasicFolders]

If shop class would have been more like this, my entire career would have taken a more interesting path... Glad to have discovered your channel! 👍

[@EricStrebel]

Thanks

[@ThantiK]

This...is actually one of the more interesting videos you've done.

[@EricStrebel]

Cool, thanks

[@mjsing]

Proper usage of the fist pump; nice box too!

[@MarkMichalowski]

Cool design, Eric! Although the slap on the door to act as a "light seal" is a wee bit superfluous, especially seeing as it wasn't even silvered. And being able to see if the light's on inside from the outside is always useful. And "Whoo!" for the goal!

[@CorvusSapien]

Awesome job Eric!

[@mikeyearwood]

Absolutely brilliant sir!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Super cool video. Had no idea there was 1/2" foam core. Totally forgot you did a microwave turn table. I just built another one. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🐒

[@KevinHillofDOOM]

This is great. You should do a foamcore airbrush booth next. I made one with a bathroom exhaust fan.

[@EricStrebel]

Already did that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6bHhoiDrbaBfZI

[@KevinHillofDOOM]

@@EricStrebel lol, wow. I missed that one. Thanks!

[@EricStrebel]

Your welcome

[@ge2719]

i keep planning on building one of these, but with how messy the resin printing is i just dont have a space to really use the printer i bought years ago...so i never got around to building one of these. though i'll add apparently the resin doesn't cure well in oxygen, so if you submerge your piece in propylene glycol (vegetable glycerin) in the cure booth it will cure a lot better. I have just a clear tub with the glycol in it, with a little 3d printed sieve thing for pulling the prints back out that then hangs over the container for letting the glycol drip off. Seemed to work well for the few test prints i did manage to do. whereas the first print i did never seemed to full harden.

[@karbonxiii]

Very cool. I need to play with some foam core.

[@EricStrebel]

Good luck have fun

[@andyb7754]

Very interesting video. If I didn't have a UV curing station I'd attempt to make one, like the design.

[@BEdmonson85]

Word of warning about microwave turntable motors. I built myself a turntable basically just like yours and later realized those motors actually can get quite hot. Hot enough to melt the foam? I don't know, but I'd keep an eye on it.

[@wanro027]

You’re great, Thnks for this!..I’m gonna trie too

[@jasongooden917]

I made something similar in 2020 but it's not for 3D prints. Mine is thick walled glass and it is used to purify water. I put the UV lights around the outside facing inward and put aluminum foil around it, then a thick rubber mesh exterior.

[@konstantingrudnev8374]

Foam degrades under UV light, so it's reasonable to cover all the internal sides with aluminum cover. I see you did only for sides, upside, but not for bottom and door

[@EricStrebel]

Last shot before the goal shows the door covered. Probably should get the bottom covered as well

[@pr3dated]

2 years later, I'm wondering how the door held up?

[@EricStrebel]

Still working on issues

[@gregoryblajian8951]

Not to poke holes in your presentation, but you said that the aluminum foil would prevent the UV from escaping through the walls but then failed to apply the foil to the interior of the door. Did I miss something?

[@EricStrebel]

At the very end of the video just before the hockey goal is a shot with foil on the door 😀

[@davidchavez81]

I would think white walls would actually reflect better. A diamond pattern mylar would also be good. Otherwise you will get "hot spots" or uneven light distribution.

[@mattchumoore4214]

I always wonder why no one uses thin mirrors

[@EricStrebel]

You could, it would work well I suppose

[@bobweiram6321]

ACHTUNG/WARNING: You don't want the UV light strip light hitting your eyes as you're working. It can severely damage your eyes!

[@paulcampbell5947]

Heh - I basically did this using the foam shipping b ox the printer came in