Low-cost 3D printers for printing photopolymers

While there are already a great many printers for printing molten plastic, there have been practically no amateur printers printing with photopolymers until recently. The main advantage of such printers is high resolution, the smooth surface of the product practically does not require additional processing. The price tag of professional printers rolls over tens of thousands of cu But now printers began to appear in the budget category.

MiiCraft

Miniature printer based on DLP pico projector. The photo above shows that the device includes two parts - a printer and a clamp (provides additional illumination of the printed model, although this can be done simply in the sun) While blue and transparent polymers are available, but others are being developed.
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Projector resolution : 854 x 480
Printing area : 43mm x 27mm x 180mm (XYZ)
Device Size : 20.5cm (W) x 20.8cm (L) x 33.5cm (H)
Resolution : 56 microns in XY, 100 microns in Z axis
Print speed : 2-3 cm per hour
Polymer price : $ 250 per kilo ($ 0.25 per cubic cm)
Project website : miicraft.com
Printer price : $ 2000
Project status : by mid-June of this (2012) year, it is planned to complete the construction of samples and start a company to raise money for production on indiegogo.com .

B9Creator

Projector resolution : 1024 x 768
Resolution : 50-100 microns in XY axes (achieved by adjusting the focus),
6-100 micron Z-axis (software selection)
Printing area with 100 microns accuracy: 102 mm x 76 mm x 203 mm (XYZ)
Printing area with 50 micron accuracy: 51 mm x 38 mm x 203 mm (XYZ)
Device Size : 79 cm x 47 cm x 30.5 cm
Print speed : 12 ~ 20mm per hour
Polymer price : $ 99 ($ ​​132 for international orders) per kilo ($ 0.10 per cubic cm)
Printer price (full kit for assembly plus 1 kg of polymer): $ 2,375 ($ 2,675 for international orders)
Project website : b9creator.com
Channel on YouTube : user: B9Creations
Project status : a kickstarter is collecting money until June 12th. The entire amount has already been collected - $ 232,750 ($ 50k was needed).
Prices shown are current on the kickstarter. What will be after is unknown. So hurry, there are 10 more days. According to the current plan, it is planned to complete production and delivery by the end of August. After that, the drawings and software will be released in the open source.

Veloso 3d

At the moment, funding has failed, perhaps another attempt will be made.



Printer from Singapore. Prints quality, a lot of positive reviews, the price is much lower than commercial. But, apparently, the price for the whale was not low enough or a high level was ordered to finance the project. As a result, funding failed, despite the fact that the first day $ 45k was raised from the $ 300k required.

Printing area : 150 X 112 X 200 (XYZ)
Resolution : 100 microns in XY, from 15 to 100 in the Z axis. Accuracy can be further improved by reducing the print area.
Price of the complete set (everything needed for construction, software, plus 1kg of polymer): $ 4000 (there were cheaper options for incomplete sets)
Polymer price : up to $ 150 per kilo ($ 0.15 per cubic cm)
Project website : veloso3d
Project status : fundraising for indiegogo.com failed.

My previous posts on the topic:

A brief excursion into the methods of 3D printing
New budget 3D printer
The first 3D printing event in the Netherlands
Event on 3D printing (end)

Update: On June 6, MiiCraft began to raise funds . You have 44 days to July 20 to participate and get an interesting printer with high quality printing.