Building a UV curing chamber with an IKEA cabinet
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- I needed a predictable and consistent way to cure prints from my new Elegoo Mars resin printer, so I built a curing chamber with an IKEA LIXHULT, a UV LED strip and a solar turntable.
Build note: put on the reflective film before you assemble (further evidence I have no idea what I'm doing)
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Supplies:
IKEA LIXHULT www.ikea.com/u...
UV LED strip amzn.to/2pdSh7O
Chrome Vinyl amzn.to/35uE4Ec
Solar turntable amzn.to/2oBcmoE
plus an old power jack and toggle switch I had laying around, your mileage may vary.
Witcher medallion STL by matheusfb www.thingivers...
several people have asked what utility knife I'm using, that is a Maker Knife from Giaco Whatever
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Solar powered turntable ...That was the moment of genius :)
Great idea. I'm going to make this. The only change will be to install the foil prior to assembling the box. Since I don't solder I'll omit the switch.
yeah, I should have done the same. You'll need to solder the LED strips as well unless you plan to use those expensive connector cables.
Thanks for your reply. I ordered some led uv strips and it has a plug in on/off switch. I'm planning on using the whole strip with no cuts and use the adhesive backing to hold it in the cabinet. Hoping for the best. Still shopping for a resin printer thought. Looking at the Nova3d Bene4 and the Elegoo Mars 2 Pro Mono.
What a great idea, I use 2 30 watt uv nail lamp dryers taped together on end works great...
Great build. One comment on the solar powered turntable. I got mine from Amazon and was disappointed in the size of the top. So I glued a old cd to it with aluminum tape on top.
Yeah, I’ve had a few times where it just wasn’t big enough. Your solution sounds great!
you're a genius
I love your videos. You've got a new subscriber.
This is awesome, but I wish they had a bigger box like this. heck even a 1 foot square would be better.
this one is about 10" x 10", but they make one that's a bit bigger, about 14" x 14"
@@NerdsMakers seriously? I couldnt find it on the site. Would you be able to assist me with a link? This would be awesome because I have a package of 12X12 in. mirrors I could use Thanks!!
The Eket from Ikea is bigger and also available with door (35x35x35 cm).
Hey, thanks for the idea, I made one, though i used ikea sold square mirror
I haven't done any experiments myself, but as I understand it you can't really use mirrors since the light has to pass through the glass to get to the reflective surface and that UV tends to get absorbed. Of course the light coming straight from the LEDs does most of the work.
@@NerdsMakers yes, so it is
If only i knew C;
I made a custom box, something like 20/21 x 20/21, and the strip of 5 meter, is perfect for that, cause you get 6 led strips for panel, and then you just need to solder the different strips with wires, and you've done :) .
I want to make a "professional" Version, with some arduino for the timer, and bigger, so, I found a 10 Mt strip, 2 strip of 5m with a psu included too, at the same price of the first 1,with only 5m
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Couldn't you put some reflective material on the turntable's top since the platform is transparent that will help reflect the UV under the item being cured?
I opted to hit the top of the turntable with a Molotow chrome pen, but you could totally do that as long as you left the solar panels clear
Good video! Concise information and a good idea. Thank you so much!
Thanks for the video. How many watts in uv lighting.
I've never measured it, it's less than one typical roll, milliwatts really
I have some 385-400nm LED strips. I know they aren’t 405, but are they close enough? Great video, BTW.
I'm honestly not sure, sounds like you need to do a quick test
hello, nice clean build! could you do me a favour and test one of your prints for scratch resistance? i recently built my own uv chamber, similar to yours but with even more power (no flex intended). However, the print surface remains weaker (not scratch resistant) than the fully cured resin of the bottom layers that are in direct contact with the build plate (scratch resistant).
Is it actually working?
Like a champ :-)
Good idea, nice and clean design.
With this type of LED light, how long does it take for the resin to completely cure?.
I usually leave them in about 10 minutes, but they're probably done in 5
What gauge wire did you use to connect the led strips? Thanks
I think it's 26 gauge, I just grabbed it out of a box
forget every thing else, whats that box knife?
Maker Knife by Giaco Whatever, unfortunately no longer available
Where did you get that connector that you put in the box for the power in?
muddin2deep something I had on hand already. But if memory serves I bought it at All Electronics in Los Angeles
@@NerdsMakers righto thanks! Im about to make my box in preparation for getting my saturn and i gotta find out of them i like that idea alot. I guess ill search amazon, do you know what theyre called and do they go by size?
@@muddin2deep they're called a few things and come in a variety of sizes and styles, search for "barrel jack" or "jack socket". You have to match your power supply's diameter and pin size, usually expressed something like "5.5x2.1".
How you set the cabinet up? 😭
not sure I follow, what do you want to know?
Cost a little over 50.00 dollars in parts and your time to make this. But it is a nice one.
Would you sell this ?
I'm afraid it's not for sale. Well, I suppose if you offered a really offensive amount of cash it would be :-)
Awesome. Do you sell them?
No, but I made this video so you can make your own :-)
I like the filming style. I am right this second making the same thing, in a different way but the same. I saw the link to your channel in the Mars page. I gave you a sub and followed. If you don't mind do the same for me here on youtube. It's neat to see a different take on a UV chamber. I'll be posting a video once mine is complete as well.
done. I'm pretty sure we've hung out on Twitch before.
But don't UV disinfecting lights have to have some kind of Mercury to be effective?
not sure what you're talking about, this is for curing resin, not disinfecting anything
This is 405 nm UV light which is UV-A. You need UV-C light for disinfection purposes. That would be a wave length of 100 to 280 nm.
@@Holztransistor yes, 405nm to cure photopolymer resin, which is what this is designed to do. There is no intention of disinfecting anything.
@@NerdsMakers I know that. I only pointed out where the difference is.
Brilliant idea! Will definitely grab a LIXHULT next time I go to Ikea. You're using this one, right? www.ikea.com/us/en/p/lixhult-cabinet-metal-white-50328665/
If you want something bigger you also can use an Ikea Eket (with door, 35x35x35 cm).