Thanks Robert.
Once I get my bearings (no pun intended) I will start up again.
I will no doubt have some questions, but as I saw in a different thread
the forthcomming documentation will be a welcome addition.

I had given up on the B9 a year ago as I had never gotten a sucessful print
due to z axis issues.
I have now decided to give it a try again, and am glad to see this thread.
Just ordered the bearings.
Looking forward to actually getting some prints I can cast!

Peregrine, Regarding melting metals, most jewelry casting (gold, silver, bronze, nickle-silver alloy ) can be melted with an air/acetylene torch. Using oxygen is not necessary. here is a link for a fairly standard jewelry torch http://www.amazon.com/Uniweld-K37-Acetylene-Handle-Connect/dp/B008BH5TSW...

I think with the right liquid as a base the lift would not need to have a lift followed by a drop back down. a simple lift would be sufficient and the advantage being less turbulence, no bubbles created and a faster settle time. (not to mention as the direction being only up, the backlash is no long...

While most probably see this as a dismal failure, I see it as a very positive first attempt! Yes there are issues to work out for sure, but it seems like it might mean glycerine might not be the perfect bath but the basic premise of a "inert" transparent medium with a higher density to float the liq...

Hi, I had wondered the same after seeing the peachy. the question i have is was the test sucessful? I don't see a printed article. If so, i think a software solution would make sense as just moving the z would be necessary. If that in fact is a workable solution it would considerably speed cycle tim...

I looked at the make magazine reviews of b9 and form 1
the one indisputable fact is the picture of the same model
at the same size, the b9 print looks way better.

That is a very interesting release mechanism.
do you know what the membrane material is?

Have you decided on a price for the vat?

Thanks very much for the post.
Very useful to get much information in one post/place.
Many questions I have had are answered or at least
given voice to.

Very interesting project!
Have you used it to successfully print?
Would you be willing to post a drawing with measurements?

I would be interested.
Please let me know what the price will be,
and also if you will be providing as a kit.
curious about the milled area, Is it to lighten the aluminum?

Quote from madmartian on September 10, 2013, 00:16 Quote from cerberus333 on September 2, 2013, 16:52 Sculptris on occasion will create what i call Knots of polygons which are small in size but huge in numbers of triangles. It usually occurs at the line where symetry mirrors. I have run into that e...

in order to electroplate you need the following. a conductive surface on the object to be plated (graphite powder would accomplish this) the object to be plated and the surface coating (if needed/present) need to be able to withstand a caustic (generally acidic) solution. many plating solutions are ...

I have been looking at the resin printers for a while and at this time the Form1 and the b9 are the two that are getting reasonable results for the lost wax caster audience. (b9 the clear winner IMHO) B9 forums have a timely response, and from what I have seen Mike (or other forum posters) give hone...

Hi
Made this model cause I found out Mike was more obsessed with the lost in space robot
than I am with Robbie the robot
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:158085
hope you like it!
-perry aka cerberus333

CarterCG, That link is a pretty good overview of sculptris. I think it is a great application. I have spent many hours using it and overall I think it is great. Like many applications I have encountered a few problems that need to be looked out for. Sculptris on occasion will create what i call Knot...

Nice prints!

I use the following stuff which are free, Sculptris is very powerful, and has a really reasonable learning curve. also I use truespace 5 which is a old program. This is a great program once you get acclimated to it. you should export to .asc or it will add planes if you save as other formats. I conv...

Thanks for this "tip"
I was thinking I would have to model these in myself.
works like a charm!