Form One Training Notes
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Form One Training Course notes
These notes are an aide-memoir for Form One trainers.
The training introduction is suitable for 1-5 members at a time.
1. Ask what each member hopes to get out of the 3D printer.
2. Explain how SLA printing works
3. Loading resin
- Topping up a tank
- Loading a tank
4. Software / workflow
- Setting quality / speed trade off
- Importing
- One click print
- Importance of part orientation
- Supports
- Printing
PRINT TEST PIECE Continue up to (9) while printing is in progress
5. Safety
- Ingestion
- Skin irritation
- Eye irritation
- Fume inhalation
- Fire
- Injury from sharp tools
- Electrocution
6. Damage to machine
- Remove build plate before resin tray
- Keep the lid shut
7. Types of resin
- Clear, fast print mode
- Grey
- Black
- Tough
- Avoid cross contamination
8. Resin pricing
- Get volume from Preform
- 20p per ml
- Weigh failed prints
- Pay for support structure too
9. Unloading resin
- Combing tank
- Replace the lid
- Store in the right place
- Replace the blank tank
10. Finishing
- Removal from build plate
- Cleaning
- Post-curing
- Support removal