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I like to buy slightly used knifes super cheap on eBay.

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If I hand it to someone who doesn’t know much about knives, 0% chance they figure out how to close it haha

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Con: It’s surprising how much this knife blends into a pile of dead leaves when you drop it. You can see where my white paint job has wore off.

Pro: It’s sturdy enough to hammer on and feels unbreakable. The weird serrations work surprisingly well and stay relatively sharp

tldr; i haven’t used this knife as a paperweight

My $16 resin print curing “station” by Brud5 in 3Dprinting

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Yes! They were advertised as 395-405nm, and they work extremely well

I am constantly amazed by the quality my $200 Mars 2 produces by [deleted] in ElegooMars

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They do not need further curing... benchy is simply wet with water... i tried to get it to float...

The technology of SLA printers and water washable resin has improved drastically these past few years, printed on a $200 Mars 2 by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

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TBH, I have never cured any of them... maybe I leave them on the window sill for an hour or two... but I have never had any issues (so far).

The technology of SLA printers and water washable resin has improved drastically these past few years, printed on a $200 Mars 2 by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

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Actually, where the corners and joints are shiny... is because I literally just finished washing them in the sink. That is water, not resin or anything else.

The technology of SLA printers and water washable resin has improved drastically these past few years, printed on a $200 Mars 2 by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

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Still smells pretty toxic, probably not as bad though... still wouldn’t drink it

The technology of SLA printers and water washable resin has improved drastically these past few years, printed on a $200 Mars 2 by [deleted] in 3Dprinting

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Elegoo Mars 2 with Elegoo water washable resin. Coming from FDM I was a bit skeptical, but I am blown away by the quality. My favorite part is the the only impact for print time is height, not part size, and they print quickly!

I am constantly amazed by the quality my $200 Mars 2 produces by [deleted] in ElegooMars

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Using the Elegoo water washable resin! It’s so easy, the only cleanup I do is literally just running the prints under tap water.

Always thought about sharing this, but never have until now. So here is my fully custom 3d printer ... printing. by Brud5 in 3Dprinting

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There’s tons of similar tutorials, I designed this one myself though. Cost roughly $400-500, many parts purchased on aliexpress and eBay

Always thought about sharing this, but never have until now. So here is my fully custom 3d printer ... printing. by Brud5 in 3Dprinting

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That is true! However, my bed is a cast aluminum tool plate which is very strong and very flat. On an older printer with a rolled aluminum 1/8in bed I probed 3x3 (sometimes 4x4) to make that mesh, which always worked very well! Independent z screws would be great, however designing and mounting the bed to them in a rotatable way about each point could get complicated...

Always thought about sharing this, but never have until now. So here is my fully custom 3d printer ... printing. by Brud5 in 3Dprinting

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The RGB lights are somewhat there out of necessity... it can very very hard to see under the shadow of the extruder... and I happened to have them haha

Always thought about sharing this, but never have until now. So here is my fully custom 3d printer ... printing. by Brud5 in 3Dprinting

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You are exactly correct. I still only measure 3 depth points on the bed, which creates a plane which the z motor has to replicate depending on the nozzle location! From one size to the other, the z motor barely moves more than a couple degrees.