DLP Projector Stereolithography 3D Printer

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  • čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
  • In this video Bill explains some of the engineering principles underlying the design of a DLP (digital light processing) 3D Printer. The printer featured is an Ember printer, manufactured originally by Autodesk, but now an open source project. Learn more about ember: ember.autodesk.com.
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    Videos linked to in at the end of the video:
    Micromirrors
    • How Digital Light Proc...
    • Digital Micromirror De...
    Ember Details
    • Understanding the Embe...
    Overview of 3D Printing
    • 3D Printing: Make anyt...
    Element 14 video:
    • 3D Printing Basics - B...
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Komentáře • 630

  • @RealEngineering
    @RealEngineering Před 6 lety +407

    I'm also delighted you are back!

  • @kjenk19
    @kjenk19 Před 6 lety +734

    So glad this channel is not dead. I know we shouldn't expect regular videos but just knowing you are still active is good. All the best with your child

    • @engineerguyvideo
      @engineerguyvideo  Před 6 lety +183

      +Kobi Jenkins thank you. I am enjoying fatherhood a great deal.

    • @benaloney
      @benaloney Před 6 lety +6

      Thank god, I thought that something bad happened to his child :/

    • @pbliable
      @pbliable Před 6 lety +3

      these videos are amazing thanks so much!! complex amazing things explained so easy!

    • @jacobstevens979
      @jacobstevens979 Před 6 lety +1

      engineerguy- You look like Andrew Carlssin, a real self proclaimed time traveler who was interrogated by the FBI in 2003 after he had an impossibly perfect run of good luck with stock exchange that helped him turn $800 into hundreds of millions of dollars in a large streak of highly suspicious investments. The story goes that, Andrew Clarlssin confessed to the FBI in a 4 hour long interrogation that he was from about 240 years in the future and something about wanting to start a company in 2007. In exchange for his release he offered to reveal a cure for AIDS and the location of Osama bin laden who, in 2003 was still in hiding. Andrew Carlssin was arrested but a mysterious stranger paid his $1 million bail and he hasn't really been heard from since except supposedly in a phone call made years later

    • @alec4672
      @alec4672 Před 6 lety +1

      Belated congratulations!

  • @riftdancer1349
    @riftdancer1349 Před 6 lety +120

    *_The difference between an engineerguy video and a Vsauce video is, you won't have an existential crises after an engineerguy video._*

    • @chrisedwards3866
      @chrisedwards3866 Před 6 lety +10

      This is so very true.

    • @1islam1
      @1islam1 Před 7 měsíci

      @@chrisedwards3866 ⚠️ God has said in the Quran:
      🔵 { O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous - ( 2:21 )
      🔴 [He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him]. ( 2:22 )
      🔵 And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. ( 2:23 )
      🔴 But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.( 2:24 )
      🔵 And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally. ( 2:25 )
      ⚠️ Quran

    • @misanthrophex
      @misanthrophex Před 6 měsíci +1

      Also Bill is not annoying.

  • @PracticalEngineeringChannel

    Welcome back! Fascinating video. Glad you mentioned the benchy. That boat has given me a lot of trouble in my forays into 3d printing ;)

  • @quelin1
    @quelin1 Před 6 lety +710

    I'm glad you are back

    • @jt92
      @jt92 Před 6 lety +3

      I was about to write this exact comment till I saw yours

    • @christopherhurley2570
      @christopherhurley2570 Před 6 lety +2

      Same here, damn good to have you back.

  • @AKIPMEL
    @AKIPMEL Před 6 lety +379

    I'm a little bit interested in understanding how those micromirrors are constructed in the first place

    • @moritzkockritz5710
      @moritzkockritz5710 Před 6 lety +12

      The hinges are probably done in a similar fashion as transistors (I think there is an engineerguy video about that) but I have no idea how the aluminium is attached

    • @amicloud_yt
      @amicloud_yt Před 6 lety +22

      Lempika Ben Krasnow from Applied Science did an excellent video about DLP a few years ago. Check out his channel

    • @meckanikai1097
      @meckanikai1097 Před 6 lety +9

      I think it is most likely the same production process used for CPU chips, EUV-lithography.
      Check out machines like ASML Twinscan NXE.

    • @belg4mit
      @belg4mit Před 6 lety +11

      See his video on phone accelerometer etching

    • @aritakalo8011
      @aritakalo8011 Před 6 lety +2

      No real knowledge, but I would hazard to quess that the mirror is actually attached as a single plate on top of the "forest" of posts. Then it is cut to pieces (probably with something like laser or stereolithography etching). Thus removing the need to place millions of tiny mirrors. Rather you place one big mirror layer and then section it.

  • @louisedriggers4367
    @louisedriggers4367 Před 6 lety +106

    I often get questions about DLP printers and I shall definitely share this excellent video. I'm very happy that my swan proved useful in your demonstration.

    • @engineerguyvideo
      @engineerguyvideo  Před 6 lety +77

      How wonderful to see you show up here: I like that little swan!

    • @ahmadhijazi3165
      @ahmadhijazi3165 Před 6 lety +7

      engineerguy is the first company you spoke about Arconic? They print aerospace parts. I just spent my summer interning there as a process engineer r

  • @TagetesAlkesta
    @TagetesAlkesta Před 5 měsíci +1

    It’s crazy how far resin printers have come since this video was made. Resin printers have gone through the same transformation as flat panel TVs, becoming bigger, better, way cheaper, and way more common over the years.

  • @lazygamerz
    @lazygamerz Před 6 lety +140

    engineerguy is back with more content! Woop woop!
    Could you do an episode about concrete? Not just the modern version but other forms that are used and have been used, perhaps.

    • @engineerguyvideo
      @engineerguyvideo  Před 6 lety +100

      +lazygamerz I have been thinking of that: I find it fascinating.

    • @Chang739
      @Chang739 Před 6 lety +1

      I used to work in a lab where we experimented with "monomolecular" concrete that used flyash and a chemical bonding agent. It was incredibly strong (8 times the compressive strength of regular concrete) and it was heat/acid proof.... however its main drawback was its viscosity... it couldnt be poured and was quick to cure.

    • @chrisedwards3866
      @chrisedwards3866 Před 6 lety +1

      Concrete would be fascinating; there's probably enough content on the subject for an entire series. I'd love to hear your explanation of the way different compositions have different trade-offs. Or some explanation of the recent attempts to make lighter-weight concrete, and more environmentally-friendly compositions, would be great too, as concrete is major source of CO2 emissions.
      Material science is always amazing.

  • @Mralexdenver
    @Mralexdenver Před 6 lety +20

    Holy crap those things are cooler than I thought.

  • @scottlund4562
    @scottlund4562 Před 6 lety +2

    Feels good to have you back as the understanding sinks in. You are the best whether it is today, tomorrow, or next year...see ya then.

  • @khuranasanjay
    @khuranasanjay Před 5 lety +3

    Hey Bill, nobody could have explained the DLP & SLA technologies as crisp and fast as you have. In just 12 minutes you have empowered me with the knowledge that many in the trade would not even have. A big thanks to you... Keep up the good work...

  • @Macieks300
    @Macieks300 Před 6 lety +27

    Great to have new engineerguy videos. Very informative and high quality as always.

  • @The.Talent
    @The.Talent Před 6 lety +2

    It's so good to have you back Bill. Thanks for taking the time out of your busy life to explain these things to the world.

  • @IsChaseTaken
    @IsChaseTaken Před 6 lety +3

    We missed you, Bill! I can't count how many times I rewatch your videos, and I'm excited for your book!

  • @aaroncook5788
    @aaroncook5788 Před 6 lety +6

    Thank you, Bill. Your channel is always so thoughtful, thorough, and informative. It's a great service to all who wonder how and why things work the way they do!

  • @pvtvega
    @pvtvega Před 6 lety

    The research and production quality that goes into these videos is insane. Great pacing yet also packed with information.

  • @Pwn3dbyth3n00b
    @Pwn3dbyth3n00b Před 2 lety +5

    I remember watching this back when it came out thinking wow this is so high tech and futuristic. Now I have a Elegoo Saturn 3d printer.

  • @edwin3928ohd
    @edwin3928ohd Před 6 lety +4

    so many good youtubers leave never to be seen again. you were among the great martyrs. and now youre back. i cant believe it! i love this!!!

  • @ezrasalamat2885
    @ezrasalamat2885 Před 6 lety

    This is probably the most detailed and most informative video I've seen about DLP 3D printers. Great to have you back Bill!

  • @rodrigobulman6013
    @rodrigobulman6013 Před 6 lety

    Glad you came back! Missed the great videos, no fuss or full of special effects, pure and great engineering

  • @metalhed2
    @metalhed2 Před 6 lety

    I'm always excited to see a new engineerguy episode. Great job Bill.

  • @generalflight
    @generalflight Před 6 lety

    I hate when people say your dead these videos take a long time to make and I appreciate the work put into it thanks for these good videos ;)

  • @XSpImmaLion
    @XSpImmaLion Před 6 lety

    Welcome back Bill, glad to see your videos again!

  • @macrossactual
    @macrossactual Před 6 lety

    Nice to see you back on the tubes, Bill. Your insight into every day marvels has been missed.

  • @bigboibork1846
    @bigboibork1846 Před 6 lety

    I don't know how more people don't watch this channel. I find myself constantly fascinated with your videos!

  • @EZCarnivore
    @EZCarnivore Před 6 lety +1

    Welcome back Bill! Really missed your videos. I recently got an FDM printer, and it's so much fun printing stuff out. Thanks for the video!

  • @CNETHome
    @CNETHome Před 6 lety +7

    Really enjoyed this video. Thank you.

  • @PaulbylPaulbyl
    @PaulbylPaulbyl Před 6 lety

    I wrote patent applications on 3D printing of gas turbine engine blades and blisks. Wish I had seen your video about five years ago. Your explanation is so well articulated, my gaad you are amazing! Thanks!

  • @kojsbarv
    @kojsbarv Před 6 lety

    Wow, how I missed this channel, the level of quality and depth is awesome.

  • @nomadben
    @nomadben Před 3 lety

    This is absolutely fascinating technology! And presented flawlessly as always, Bill.

  • @paycee17
    @paycee17 Před 6 lety +1

    I missed you a lot Bill ! Thanks for coming back, looking forward to seeing what's next (:

  • @DaileyVengeance
    @DaileyVengeance Před 6 lety

    So glad you are back Bill!

  • @frankjames180
    @frankjames180 Před 5 lety

    Thank you even though I had a decent crude idea of how they worked and some of the mechanics involved seeing it this way and how you broke it down really put it all into perspective. Much appreciated

  • @QuitProcrastinating
    @QuitProcrastinating Před 6 lety +2

    Holy damn, every one of those is worth the wait. Keep up the great work.

  • @LieutenantSneer
    @LieutenantSneer Před 6 lety

    Great video Bill! I can tell you really put the effort into these to explain them well. The animations, highlighting, and editing are fantastic as well.

  • @SheamusCurtis
    @SheamusCurtis Před 6 lety

    Right into the video, no nonsense. You really deliver great videos. Glad to see you are back.

  • @7DRAGNX
    @7DRAGNX Před 6 lety

    Happy to see you back! Here's to many more engineer guy episodes.

  • @Odothuigon
    @Odothuigon Před 6 lety

    Wow, you describe this with such beautiful simplicity.

  • @Unchartedforever1
    @Unchartedforever1 Před rokem

    Still one of my favourite channels - such fascinating and understated topics

  • @eschybach
    @eschybach Před 6 lety

    Your videos are fascinating. It's like you know exactly what question I want to ask, and then you answer it right then and there. Absolutely fantastic content.

  • @heimbad
    @heimbad Před 6 lety

    Very happy to see you are still creating videos! You make such high quality videos that I'm always very eager to watch the next one. Thanks!

  • @hakugin15
    @hakugin15 Před 6 lety +1

    I could listen to Bill talk all day, every day

  • @swoopnscoop
    @swoopnscoop Před 6 lety

    The resolution of that is insane. Another great production. Thanks!

  • @Coffeeeggsbacon
    @Coffeeeggsbacon Před 6 lety +7

    This is the best channel ever and you are an amazing science communicator

  • @BluishGreenPro
    @BluishGreenPro Před 6 lety

    So glad to see you're back! Fascinating as always

  • @MakerFarmNL
    @MakerFarmNL Před 6 lety +1

    This is the most explanatory video on the subject I have ever seen.. Thank you very much for the extreme effort that went into making this video! Keep up the good work! This is very high quality content!!!

  • @renanmalone742
    @renanmalone742 Před 6 lety

    Engineer Guy IS BACK!!!
    Be welcome again, and thank you for the quality content.

  • @KS1776
    @KS1776 Před 6 lety

    I was going to link the applied science bid on DLP, but I see Bill already did. Thank you for your work my family and I enjoy every video you make!

  • @mike213465
    @mike213465 Před 6 lety

    This is really fascinating and I'm delighted you're back!

  • @JamieBainbridge
    @JamieBainbridge Před 6 lety

    I know how FFF printers work and have built them myself, but had no idea about DLP. The level of detail you went into in this video was fantastic. It's great to hear from you again, best wishes to you and your family.

  • @toddbehrends1373
    @toddbehrends1373 Před 5 lety

    I find this channel absolutely fascinating. Thank you for the time you spend to accurately explain the workings of different objects that even us nitwits can understand.

  • @megaxzero88
    @megaxzero88 Před 3 lety

    Amazing. I learned more about 3d printing in 12 mins than I ever thought I would. Thanks and keep up with the good work

  • @haggiswarrior
    @haggiswarrior Před 6 lety +1

    Missed your videos sir. So glad to see you are back!

  • @chillbro1010
    @chillbro1010 Před 6 lety

    Always wonderful to see such well thought out content.
    Both informational and entertaining.

  • @DimusTech
    @DimusTech Před 6 lety

    Oh I really missed your amazing videos! Thank you for coming back!

  • @DeViLzxDeMoN
    @DeViLzxDeMoN Před 6 lety

    Thanks Bill! Another great video. Glad to see you back!

  • @DeofolLock
    @DeofolLock Před 6 lety +1

    Wow, when you come back, you come back with a bang! Awesome video!

  • @cdinusha1
    @cdinusha1 Před 6 lety

    Amazing explanation of a complex machine to actually make it sound understandable - superb stuff!

  • @RyutakuZaki
    @RyutakuZaki Před 6 lety +1

    Wow !! This was greater than discovery channel! Greeting from Mexico! Your videos are incredible! You save years ago with you "why cans are made like this" video . Thank you so much

  • @kienesel7
    @kienesel7 Před 6 lety

    His explanation is so very calming..

  • @Whyiseverythingthesame

    Just as elegant as always, I'm glad you're back.

  • @joonasfi
    @joonasfi Před 6 lety

    You are really great at explaining things in super understandable way!

  • @Str1ker104
    @Str1ker104 Před 6 lety

    So glad you're back! This was a great video topic, absolutely fascinating.

  • @Venator1230
    @Venator1230 Před 6 lety

    So happy to see you post a video, your content is of the highest quality. Please keep up the good work.

  • @davidb7328
    @davidb7328 Před 6 lety

    Excellent video. Welcome back Bill. Missed you.

  • @PrnvP23
    @PrnvP23 Před 6 lety

    Great video as always, congratulations on being a father, amazed that you still find time to do so much while being a parent

  • @DJCarlido
    @DJCarlido Před 6 lety

    What an extremely well written descriptive video. Kept to the point of the technology behind 3d printing while elaborating on key elements. Thanks.

  • @freddychica4522
    @freddychica4522 Před 6 lety

    Definitely missed these videos

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis Před 6 lety

    First, congrats on having that youngster! We were "late life" parents and it worked out great. Next, thanks for your videos as they are excellent. We'll chase down your book about the airship.

  • @kerrykilgour
    @kerrykilgour Před 6 lety

    Incredible engineering. Thanks for explaining it so well!

  • @Smac_Ker
    @Smac_Ker Před 6 lety

    Welcome back! Looking forward to more :> can never have enough engineer guy. Thanks bill and team

  • @AbdullahBal
    @AbdullahBal Před 6 lety +1

    It's great to see you again

  • @sinformant
    @sinformant Před 6 lety

    Great video! I already understood.most of how this type of printer worked, but it was great to see it explained in great detail in terms that laymen could understand!

  • @Hawisher13
    @Hawisher13 Před 6 lety

    You're back :D I'm really glad. I discovered your channel in the middle of your sabbatical and was crushed when I thought you had abandoned the channel.

  • @mobjois
    @mobjois Před 6 lety

    You are a shining beacon of high quality content.

  • @erntaku
    @erntaku Před 3 lety

    Great video! Thorough, and full of information, yet concise.

  • @Keksmonster31
    @Keksmonster31 Před 6 lety

    Just started binging this channel (again) a few days ago and I'm glad I did else I probably would have missed these new uploads.

  • @TechBuild
    @TechBuild Před 5 lety

    One of the best places to get knowledge about tech!

  • @Jason-vx4eo
    @Jason-vx4eo Před 5 lety

    These should be the kind of video that should millions of views. Great video

  • @MattePurple1
    @MattePurple1 Před 6 lety

    Good to see you again, Bill.

  • @jasonfriedlund4826
    @jasonfriedlund4826 Před 6 lety

    Welcome back! We missed your videos.

  • @fffUUUUUU
    @fffUUUUUU Před 6 lety +2

    Glad you're back!

  • @seanwarren9357
    @seanwarren9357 Před 2 lety +1

    I was very impressed with my first DLP but I didn't realize that I had TI to think for that technology, so my thanks go to you now that I know where my appreciation is due. 👍👍
    And now you have me very intrigued as to the chemistry and how this resin functions...

  • @chrsrumbaugh
    @chrsrumbaugh Před 6 lety

    You are very good at what you do. I don't know of any teacher, tv host, CZcams channel, or person that has ever explained things as well as you do. Your graphics are perfectly done in a way to convey the ideas you are presenting. I'm just some guy on the Internet, but you should be paid by Science Channel to have your own show. No joke.

  • @robertsmyers2067
    @robertsmyers2067 Před 6 lety

    Thank you!!! We need more people like you in this world!!

  • @zan5051
    @zan5051 Před 6 lety

    I very much enjoy your videos. They are extremely well written! Glad to have you back

  • @meckanikai1097
    @meckanikai1097 Před 6 lety

    Good to see you again, nice subject and as always lovely method of explanation!!

  • @evans9951
    @evans9951 Před 6 lety +2

    Honestly i was wondering this. Thank you very much. Love all you videos.

  • @RadioHamGuy
    @RadioHamGuy Před 6 lety

    That was really interesting thanks so much and very glad to see you back! I really missed your videos.

  • @natascharank5604
    @natascharank5604 Před 6 lety

    So glad I found this channel. Easy to understand, entertaining to watch. Thanks a lot for your great work :)

  • @shavono8402
    @shavono8402 Před 6 lety

    absolutely fantastic video; super super super happy to see more from you!

  • @adamkee97
    @adamkee97 Před 6 lety

    Your video after such a long time is still very nice. You have done your job so well that I can get all the informations that is important about this type of 3D printing technique! Thanks a lot sir!

  • @sillylittleboy93
    @sillylittleboy93 Před 6 lety

    Glad to see you're back. Great video 👍 keep up the good work.

  • @lasersbee
    @lasersbee Před 6 lety +4

    This is the 1st video since I subscribed a while ago...
    Glad you are masking them again...

  • @993ak
    @993ak Před 4 lety

    This channel is my favorite, best teacher i ever saw!!

  • @pimpshiza
    @pimpshiza Před 6 lety

    Wow Bill. That was very well done. Thank you for the video!

  • @GroovingPict
    @GroovingPict Před 6 lety +1

    it's nice to see Mark Hamill making engineer videos again now that he's done filming episode 8

  • @FynnEberhard
    @FynnEberhard Před 6 lety

    This is truely fascinating! Thanks Bill.

  • @S3thc0n
    @S3thc0n Před 3 lety

    Very interesting. SLD printing immediately conjures the question of how to limit the amount of resin being cured. This is one answer I did not expect, which is why the tray moving had me surprised, but it makes perfect sense with your explanation.