SLA/DLP Curing Box
After purchasing an Anycubic Photon, I was looking for a practical
and inexpensive way to cure printed objects. This project made it possible for me.
It is simple and takes only a few steps to implement.
The Following Materials and Tools Are Needed to Build This Project:
Tools/Software
3D Printer
PC or notebook running Windows, Linux or Mac OS
Arduino IDE
Soldering iron / solder
wire cutter
Parts needed
PLA Filament
1x Arduino Nano
1x 1602 ISC LCD Display
1x IRFZ44N Mosfet (Datasheet)
3x Pushbutton
4x 10KΩ Resistors
1x UV LED Strip
1x 12V power supply
1x Wire
1x Aluminum strip
1x Heat shrink tubing or insulating tape
1x Superglue/CA Glue
You don't need any programming knowledge to realize this project. The program for the Arduino, the STL files and the schematic can be easily downloaded. (For this project there is an English and a German software version).
Print Out the Parts
If you do not want to use the prefabricated box, you can of course
build a suitable box yourself and only use the circuit to control the UV LEDs.
Setting Up the Circuit
As long as the 3D printer prints all the necessary parts, the controller can be built.
I have soldered my circuit on a breadboard, the circuit can also be built differently as desired.
Assembling the Box
After all the parts are printed and the circuit is built, everything
can be assembled. I started by cutting the aluminum and LED strips to a suitable length and gluing them together. You can set the dimensions of the strips as you like, the important thing is that the aluminum strips are wide enough to fit the LEDs on them. After that I glued the aluminum strips to the side parts of the box and connected them with cables. Finally all components can be put together and the electronics can be inserted.
Now the Box Is Ready
Feel free to write me in the comments if you have any questions or
comments and I would like to apologize once again for my miserable "English skills".
Have fun with the rebuilding!