Creality LD-002R
| Name | Creality LD-002R |
|---|---|
| Owner | Makers' Alliance |
| Location | 3D Printing |
| Training needed | Yes |
| Hackable | No |
| Model | UNKNOWN |
| Serial | UNKNOWN |
| Arrival Date | 10/18/2022 |
| Working | Yes |
| Contact | Sam Harmon |
Current Status: Both Fully Functional
Specifications:
- Build Volume: 120 x 65 x 165 mm
- Layer Height: 20 – 50 microns
- Resolution per layer: 2560 x 1620 pixels
These are Creality LD-002R SLA 3D Printers. We now have two of these- one purchased, one donated.
Unlike the old Monoprice SLA we used to have, this printer requires external slicing software. Some available options are:
- Chitubox (Windows/MacOS only, requires signup to download/use)
- Mango3D Lychee (Windows/MacOS/Linux, requires signup to use - free version requires watching ads to get your sliced file)
- mslicer (Open Source/Cross-platform) - we have not tested this yet.
- There is also a CLI version of mslicer available, which is pretty wild.
- PrusaSlicer can also be used by claiming the printer is a Prusa SL1, but you would have to post-process its output with uv3dp, as described in this reddit post.
For now, we have Lychee installed on the computer near the SLA printers. There is a 'generic' account for login, or create your own account and log in with that.
As of right now, there's also no way to automatically send a print to the printer. Slice it to the USB stick and then put the stick in the printer. At some point in the future, we may set up a dedicated Pi or Pi Zero 2 with the Octoprint-Chituboard plugin (it has to be wired directly to the printer's motherboard, so we can't use the Octoprint Farm computer)
Suggested Print Settings (based on the Lychee community profiles):
- With the Inland Standard Clear Resin (what we use by default):
- Resolution: 50 um
- Time: 7.5s/layer
- Speed: 65 mm/m
- Lift: 5mm
Print removal and post-processing:
- IMPORTANT: YOU MUST WEAR GLOVES WHEN HANDLING A JUST-FINISHED PRINT. SKIN EXPOSURE TO LIQUID RESIN IS HAZARDOUS.
- Open the lid of the printer
- loosen the knob to release the print bed
- remove the print bed
- Carefully remove the print from the platen. Try not to scratch up the platen too much.
- With standard resin, place your print in the container on the stir plate. Turn on the motor for the stir plate (DO NOT TURN ON THE HEATER). Let the stir plate run for a while (5-10 minutes?)
- After rinsing, move your part into the Cure-O-Matic 5000, and cure your part for another 5-10 minutes (more for larger parts and/or eco resins). Alternately, if it's a nice day outside, you can cure your part via sunlight.