Curing Unit

[rkundla]

The resin chemistry certainly can contribute to the success or failure of curing.

I have a resin similar to EnvisionTEC EPIC (thin transparent green resin) that absolutely does not like curing in water or being heated above 120°F in a kiln. It will delaminate at the outer surfaces and form stress cracks throughout the print..

[lkinkade]

I decided my time was more important than all the fooling around and bought the B9 Creations light box. Amazing how fast and that puppy works.
Remember, it only money.

[lklutts]

The Lizard lamp is made to simulate sunlight for reptiles. Works very well

[dcpattni]

HI....

i'm planning to make 300-350w UV LED, Aluminum body, timer (mins to hours), turntable, temp controller which will not get fire....
for faster curing as 8hours in water take lot of time with nail box 36w.

suggestion are welcome.

[Jewelermdt]

get the B9 cure box. 10 min your done

[Ellie]

This is my solution to curing with the Emerald resin, 2 upended nail curing units with the bottom plates removed, the clear plastic top from the solar turntable (it never worked) with the reflective metal underneath from one of the bases, I was then made a little stand for them to sit in as the “bottoms” are tapered so they didn’t sit flush together, but pieces would need 8+ hours of curing (never trusted it to leave it on overnight) but I then got a small glass bowl and added water now they cure in roughly 1 hour, and so far no failed castings.

not sure how everyone else knows when pieces are done but I’ve always gone by they are hard, non-tacky and don’t smell and the supports and bases snap off and seems dry when filed, is this right or does anyone have a better way of knowing when they are done?

[M-Williams]

very clever.

[mongerdesigns]

Be careful. Those get hot and you're trapping the heat in by standing them up like that.

[KennyB]

I bought a vacuum oven after reading this paper found on another forum.

Probably overkill because everyone else seems to have figured it out but I struggled with incomplete cures unless it was summertime and I could put the models on a turntable outside on a sunny day. I'm in Maine so, lol.

Anyway, my B9 Emerald prints cast just like wax now. I really should post pictures sometime but I'm always behind schedule and just don't take the time.

[Jewelermdt]

I really should post pictures sometime but I'm always behind schedule and just don't take the time.

I have a twin. I'm the same way.