Bravo to you sir!! Thank you for making sls one step closer to being available for hobbyists to be able to afford and/or make one. All these companies that are greedily charging many thousands for less than 200 in parts are probably shaking in their boots! ❤
This is one of the most incredible diy objects I've seen. I think this design could be used for metal 3d printing with some tweaks. I'd love to support you in anyway, I have access to high end cnc and can machine you any part for no cost.
Thanks a lot for your interest and your kind offer. I believe that with people like you, SLS4All project will take a huge step forward once I will publish the documentation. Stay tuned.
Amazing work on the project, I remember wanting to have a go at something similar a few years ago, but the information was so limited and scarce. Really keeping my fingers crossed that this will get finished, would love to give it a shot.
Meus parabéns, trabalho fantástico. Eu trabalhei durante 04 anos com uma EOS Formiga P110, posso dizer que suas peças estão chegando bem próximo do resultado.
dame diy is at this level already, thanks to thinkerers like you :) So much i want to do upgrade old printer i3 mega. build a high speed normal, finish the cnc steel thingy in basment. and remake an old co2 lasers rails & software...now that is upgraded sls plans instead if its power is enough :P....nm possible with diode dame even more interesting. To many projects to little time. Many thanks for dealing with the prototyping so me and others fail a bit less ;)
He is smart, resourceful and humble. Tomas, you are such a royal man, my friend. I looked at your site, but I couldn't understand what type of laser you used. Did you use UV?
There are two separate parts - laser and the galvo. You can find links on my website. If you have further questions, consider joining my Discord as it's better to discuss there. Link is in the description.
Your surface temp is fluctuating A LOT (I don;t know if its measurement fluctuation or real temp. one). I found that even 0.5C fluctuation can cause prints to look awful. At least on my Sinterit Lisa Pro. BTW: could you please share which PA12 powder you'e using?
You're right. That's why I completely changed the halogen heating head and control algorithm. It works quite well now. I used some cheap powder from Alibaba, but the link doesn't work anymore unfortunately. I also use Fromlabs PA12 powder for my tests.
Lovely build, wanted to ask if you are worried about exposure to nylon dust or it's environmental impact, as in you will try to reduce both of these in future iterations. Your other comment said that the build cost you about 3k$, please try to make a company. I believe that there is a huge market for affordable sls printing. I would love to have an option of buying an sls printer for about 2.5 to 4 k $
Thank you very much for your interest in my project. No, I'm not worried about nylon exposure. The reason is that it is not carcinogenic, just an irritant unless you handle it carefully and use a protective mask. I did have problems with the bed seals, but that's been resolved - I'll test it in the new version. As more people asked me about the kit I decided to work on that. If all goes OK, it will be ready in a few months.
3:40. Wow. I had no idea there was a required preheat delay for SLS. 75 minutes, how does this compare to commercially available SLS machines today? 10:13 - How long is the cool down process? Thank you for this project and your videos!
Thanks a lot for your interest. To my knowledge, preheat times of commercial benchtop SLS printers varies somewhere between 1 and 2 hours. Cooling times are much longer. They depend on the different parameters and take several hours.
Hello, I appreciate your work. but there is one thing i don't understand. at 3:46 how did you do the surface heatmap? I'm very curious what measuring instrument and software you used.
Hi, we use the thermo camera module with the resolution of 32x24 measuring points. Here is the exact type: Waveshare MLX90640. We are using our own software solution for the the printer control.
Hi, I have tested many different parts like galvos, lasers, lenses, etc. so project as a whole has cost quite a bit of money already. The material cost of the parts I ended up using is somewhere around 3000USD.
@@SLS4All REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS I HAVE ANOTHER PERSON ALSO SO GONNA COLABORATE. to make one . keep me updated boss .. my mate should be able to document the project also he was made up when i sent him this .......
Yes, for sure. But it is of different budget and module dimensions :-) I just ordered the 10W (it uses two 5W diodes) diode laser module to test it. If it will work, current max. print speed will be doubled - approx. 2000mm/s.
Probably the most exciting project on UA-cam at the moment for every maker!
Congratulations Thomas ! Looking forward to building one myself :)
Thanks a lot for your kind words. I think you will be able to build your own relatively soon... 😉
Bravo to you sir!! Thank you for making sls one step closer to being available for hobbyists to be able to afford and/or make one. All these companies that are greedily charging many thousands for less than 200 in parts are probably shaking in their boots! ❤
Getting much closer to viability! The improvements are immense.
Given Micronic's blunder recently, I think you're the next closest person to brining something viable to the hobbyist space.
Earned my sub!
This is one of the most incredible diy objects I've seen. I think this design could be used for metal 3d printing with some tweaks. I'd love to support you in anyway, I have access to high end cnc and can machine you any part for no cost.
Thanks a lot for your interest and your kind offer. I believe that with people like you, SLS4All project will take a huge step forward once I will publish the documentation. Stay tuned.
Just found this project, absolutely AMAZING work!
Amazing work on the project, I remember wanting to have a go at something similar a few years ago, but the information was so limited and scarce. Really keeping my fingers crossed that this will get finished, would love to give it a shot.
Thanks a lot for your interest and supporting words. I really appreciate that. I hope I will finish it and open to others soon.
Amazing to see how much progress has been made!
Thanks a lot!
Meus parabéns, trabalho fantástico. Eu trabalhei durante 04 anos com uma EOS Formiga P110, posso dizer que suas peças estão chegando bem próximo do resultado.
Muito obrigado pelo seu comentário. Espero que no final a minha impressora seja capaz de produzir peças realmente boas e de qualidade.
Dude this is fucking amazing, I can’t wait to see this come to fruition and be building one myself
Thanks a lot. I don't think it'll take long ;-)
I like the UI a lot. Well done. Thanks for the great overview
Thanks a lot. I will take another vid once the UI is completely finished.
Very much looking forward to how the finished project turns out! Really good work
Thanks! I want to believe that this will help get SLS more to the people...
What incredible print quality!
Thanks. Despite that I believe it'll be even better in the upgraded version. Will see.
This is absolutely incredible work. Well done, sir.
Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
Like a boss. Well done! Really beautiful machine and results!
Very cool! Thank you for doing this project
dame diy is at this level already, thanks to thinkerers like you :)
So much i want to do upgrade old printer i3 mega. build a high speed normal, finish the cnc steel thingy in basment. and remake an old co2 lasers rails & software...now that is upgraded sls plans instead if its power is enough :P....nm possible with diode dame even more interesting.
To many projects to little time. Many thanks for dealing with the prototyping so me and others fail a bit less ;)
Looks awesome! Great job!
Thanks a lot!
Świetna robota!
Wielkie dzięki!
I hope Google has translated it right 🙂
Very impressive pal, salute!
He is smart, resourceful and humble. Tomas, you are such a royal man, my friend. I looked at your site, but I couldn't understand what type of laser you used. Did you use UV?
Thanks! I use 445nm blue diode laser.
@@SLS4All Thank you for the reply, do you use a galvo head? Or is it the moving x y axis?
Both the prototype and the RC version of my printer use galvo.
@@SLS4All I didn't know there was a galvo in the diode laser. Is there a product you can recommend?
There are two separate parts - laser and the galvo. You can find links on my website.
If you have further questions, consider joining my Discord as it's better to discuss there. Link is in the description.
Your surface temp is fluctuating A LOT (I don;t know if its measurement fluctuation or real temp. one). I found that even 0.5C fluctuation can cause prints to look awful. At least on my Sinterit Lisa Pro. BTW: could you please share which PA12 powder you'e using?
You're right. That's why I completely changed the halogen heating head and control algorithm. It works quite well now. I used some cheap powder from Alibaba, but the link doesn't work anymore unfortunately. I also use Fromlabs PA12 powder for my tests.
Lovely build, wanted to ask if you are worried about exposure to nylon dust or it's environmental impact, as in you will try to reduce both of these in future iterations. Your other comment said that the build cost you about 3k$, please try to make a company. I believe that there is a huge market for affordable sls printing. I would love to have an option of buying an sls printer for about 2.5 to 4 k $
Thank you very much for your interest in my project. No, I'm not worried about nylon exposure. The reason is that it is not carcinogenic, just an irritant unless you handle it carefully and use a protective mask. I did have problems with the bed seals, but that's been resolved - I'll test it in the new version.
As more people asked me about the kit I decided to work on that. If all goes OK, it will be ready in a few months.
Man I am so excited to see more of this. I've been waiting for a viable diy sls solution for years. Any pricing estimates so far?
Thank you for your interest and support! The cost of material is around 3000USD.
@@SLS4All it is okay to cost 3000 or more but where do I find files to
How to make this
Can you tell any lthing
I have been working on documentation for some time. Once it is finished I will publish all the files at project website. I expect it before summer.
Really impressive achievement.Keep up the good work. 👍 Note: I want to have one 😁
Thanks! I will keep you informed about the future progress ;-)
We need to protect you at all costs and not allow the SLS mafia get to you!
Thanks ;-)
3:40. Wow. I had no idea there was a required preheat delay for SLS. 75 minutes, how does this compare to commercially available SLS machines today? 10:13 - How long is the cool down process? Thank you for this project and your videos!
Thanks a lot for your interest. To my knowledge, preheat times of commercial benchtop SLS printers varies somewhere between 1 and 2 hours.
Cooling times are much longer. They depend on the different parameters and take several hours.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES. You did it!
Hello, I appreciate your work. but there is one thing i don't understand. at 3:46 how did you do the surface heatmap? I'm very curious what measuring instrument and software you used.
Hi, we use the thermo camera module with the resolution of 32x24 measuring points. Here is the exact type: Waveshare MLX90640. We are using our own software solution for the the printer control.
This is great content
Impressive. Well done.
Thanks a lot!
I can't wait until we have metal printers at home!
I think it still need some time :-)
Fantastic! Are you planning to sell kits once the machine is ready?
Thanks! Yes, since people are interested, I decided to come up with kits. They should be out in a few months.
@@SLS4All awesome
@@SLS4All Is it possible to pre-order if there is a huge demand? Do you already have an idea of the price?
Pre-orders are not yet open. As soon as I'll be ready for that, I will announce it, incl. the price, through the newsletter and other means.
@@SLS4All where can I join the newsletter?
Superb!😉
Can metal powders be used with this printer? Why just Nylon?
Just plastic polymers. Metal printing is technologically a completely different story.
This is unbelievable work! Would there be a possibility to increase the z height for taller prints?
Thanks! Yes, I plan to make the separate Z-height upgrade set like add-on to the current printer design.
Good job！
Are you still working on this? I'd love to test
Yes, I have got an updated version. Check my channel and website 😉
Can you 3d print metal with it?
No, it is for plastic polymers like Nylon PA12, etc.
@@SLS4All ok, thank you
powder - it's for metal printing or plastic?
It is for plastic. This print was from PA12 nylon. I also plan to test soft materilas like TPU.
🥳👍
what did the project cost
Hi, I have tested many different parts like galvos, lasers, lenses, etc. so project as a whole has cost quite a bit of money already. The material cost of the parts I ended up using is somewhere around 3000USD.
@@SLS4All REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS I HAVE ANOTHER PERSON ALSO SO GONNA COLABORATE. to make one . keep me updated boss .. my mate should be able to document the project also he was made up when i sent him this .......
What is the total build cost as of today?
Material incl. CNC cutting is somewhere around 3000USD.
oh yhea
:-)
TNice tutorials is too
probably fiber laser can increase print speed
Yes, for sure. But it is of different budget and module dimensions :-) I just ordered the 10W (it uses two 5W diodes) diode laser module to test it. If it will work, current max. print speed will be doubled - approx. 2000mm/s.
Slušná přácička pro DIY..
Díky.