Lite3DP Gen 2 is a tiny, open-source resin 3D printer (Crowdfunding)

The Lite3DP Gen 2 3D Printer builds on the success of its predecessor. With a brand new and improved design, an ESP32 microcontroller changing the Arduino Professional Mini, and a number of other different enhancements, the Lite3DP Gen 2 is well-suited for making small, detailed resin prints.

It’s barely bulkier than the Lite 3DP S1 3D printer however continues to be compact sufficient to suit right into a bag. Gen 2 has been designed to keep up backward compatibility with the older mannequin, and homeowners of current Lite3DP printers can use the Gen 2 dev equipment to improve their printers.

The resin 3D printer is totally open-source (firmware, {hardware}, and software program), and you should utilize the schematics, Gerber recordsdata, code, and different sources hosted within the GitHub repository to construct a special form of mSLA resin printer.

Lite3DP Gen 2 key options & specs:

• Electronics – All-in-one PCB with ESP32 microcontroller, high-res LCD, an ultra-silent TMC2209 driver for the Nema 8 stepper motor, and different parts
• Firmware: Arduino
• Know-how – MSLA // LCD-SLA
• Decision – XY: 0.115 mm; Z: 0.025, 0.05, and 0.1 mm
• Construct quantity (W x L x H) – 36.7 x 48.8 x 80 mm
• Tray quantity – 50 cm³ for the liquid resin
• Appropriate resins – All UV 405 nm resins (customary, industrial, versatile, castable, dental, and so on.)
• Print pace – as much as 40 mm/h
• Information enter – micro SD card autonomous operation
• Misc – Buttons, capacitive contact buttons, passive warmth dissipation, touchscreen
• Energy Provide – 12 V, 5.5×2.1 mm, ≥1 A)
• Energy consumption – lower than 10 W
• Dimensions – 100 x 100 x 167 mm
• Weight – 470 grams (16.6 oz.)

The Gen 2 resin 3D printer doesn’t have the prettiest specs and have listing. Nonetheless, its open-source nature means it will be simpler to restore, preserve, and customise than the business choices out there. Additionally it is cheaper than the alternate options, at $229 for the pre-assembled product and solely $115 for the dev equipment. That excludes the delivery price, $8 to the US and $18 to the remainder of the world.



Lite3DP Gen 2 launched on Crowd Provide final November and funding will finish on Dec 21. If you’re on this mini, open-source resin 3D printer, you may place an order on Crowd Provide for both the total printer or the dev equipment.

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