Channel documenting the design and development of the open source SLS 3D printer within the SLS4All project.
Who I am? My name is Tomas Starek and I am the real enthusiast in anything what is technically interesting and a bit complicated. It doesn’t matter it is hardware or software, but to be honest, the combination of both fits me best. I am 40+ and I am an “old-school” man. I like to use my head, hands and I honor the craft.
What's my goal? When I started this project, my goal was to design and build functional DIY SLS 3D Printer which will have key features of “adult” SLS printers - just for my personal joy. It was also the challenge because only a few people who tried that in the past had some outcomes. At least to my knowledge. Just before first test print attempts (March 2022), I decided to share my journey to the dreamed DIY SLS printer with others. Simply said, SLS4All was born, to make my project open-sourced.
I don’t know you, but I’m very proud of you! This is one hell of an undertaking, and to do it while taking the time to document so others can build as well. Bravo friend!
13:41 my suggestion for the next one :) when you are removing bin there are still remains of powder, or if overflow the bin there will be a mess, some sort of mechanism that would close the cavity before you remove bin would in my opinion be a great idea.
Thanks! One of my goals was to build a compact SLS printer. So, no space for CO2 laser 🙂 Anyway, print speed is up to 3.300mm/s. I think it is not so bad for DIY machine.
Supply and demand. If demand goes up because everyone starts needing the powder, supply will have to increase and price will come down. Also 1KG is a lot of plastic, how many plastic parts do you have that weigh 1 kilogram and how much was that piece to buy?
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.
Which OEM products did you use, software, control card, how many watts of laser and laser type, and galvanometer? I want to make one for myself too, I wish you continued success my friend.
