Mars 2 Pro Plate Holder for Washing Station

This part is the buildplate holder that I designed to hold the buildplate from a Mars 2 Pro. it fits a Decor 3L container, and is intended to work in two positions. Position 1 holds the plate so that it's just submerged when the container is filled with 1.7L of resin cleaning solution. Position 2 supports the print job above the solution, at an angle, so that the worst of the cleaning solution will drip off the build plate.

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Note: I designed this print to be printed on my FDM printer. I acknowledge that it'd be good to design one that would be printable on a resin printer, since it's an accessory for resin printers.

I just couldn't bring myself to spend hundreds on a wash & cure machine, but needed to have just a slightly better workflow for my resin prints. I settled on:

• Decor 3L container (fits build plates for a Mars 2 Pro or similar) - $5
• 1.7L of Apple scented ResinAway (thanks, monocure3d.com.au )
• magnetic stirrer - Intllab, $41
• 3D printed head holder (2 positions - cleaning, and drip-dry)
• solar turntable - $7
• UV box made from scrounged parts (some spare UV LEDs, foil-faced XPS from an old vending machine, 12V power supply also from a vending machine, "lid on" switch from a microwave)

I drip the print inside the printer to remove excess resin.
Next the whole build plate and print goes onto the head holder, in the "cleaning" position inside the tub, while the stirrer works its magic.
Then the build plate gets turned 90 degrees, so that it can sit at an angle on top if the tub and drip-dry.
The lid goes straight back onto the tub next, sealing it off for next time.
Then the print has supports removed and goes into the UV chamber, where the foil coating and solar turntable ensure that the UV from the array of LEDs cures it evenly.
Bit of a wash to remove any excess ResinAway, and the print is done.

It's a lot less messy, and gets a better wash and cure than my old process. Not bad for $53.

(and most of that cost was for the magnetic stirrer, which I see as a separate cost really, because magnetic stirrers are SO much fun, especially if you have young kids who like playing with a vortex)