UV Resin extention (200ml) VAT extender for ELEGOO Mars

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If you like my design I'd be happy about a small tip. But most of all, I'd be thrilled about a Make Photo post. Update: I had designed an adapter version for Photon but wasn't sure if it would fit; I didn't have a Photon vat to test and Anycubic wasn't cooperating (they wouldn't provide drawings or information about their vat). Hi, to make large prints without constantly refilling resin on my ELEGOO Mars again and again, or when many objects are printed consecutively in a row, I designed the automatic refill. The whole system is still in development; right now, I'm optimizing it so that the resin flows evenly. So another small note for commissioning: to start the entire system, first remove the air from the small hose. To do this, I use an LPDE bottle with a short piece of 2/3mm PTFE tube mounted in the cap of the LDPE bottle. It fits perfectly to plug it into the end of the 3/4mm hose and suck in the resin. I also use this bottle to clean the autofill adapter; just fill it with IPA and flush it with the 3/4mm hose inside. Hi, I designed the automatic refill so I can make large prints without constantly refilling resin on my ELEGOO Mars again and again or when many objects are printed consecutively in a row. The whole system is still in development; right now, I'm optimizing it so that the resin flows evenly. To start the entire system, first remove the air from the small hose. To do this, I use an LPDE bottle with a short piece of 2/3mm PTFE tube mounted in the cap of the LDPE bottle; it fits perfectly to plug it into the end of the 3/4mm hose and suck in the resin. I also use this bottle to clean the autofill adapter; just fill it with IPA and flush it with the 3/4mm hose inside. **03.08.2019 Okay, design has changed to a 3/4mm PTFE hose (for more flow, tank-34dosierer)** To suck in the resin through the small tube, I use another bottle with a 3mm hose. Video: https://youtu.be/pzQ16znNUTo (at print) https://youtu.be/SNmOL5HuiuQ (Init resin flow) https://amzn.to/2KecRgg Parts for it: * 30cm Silicone hose 6/8mm (https://amzn.to/2YqhWG9) * 50cm PTFE hose 3/4mm (https://amzn.to/2ZqfUqW) * 250 ml HDPE plastic bottles (https://amzn.to/2MrnU7p) * LDPE Bottle I use to start the resin flow (https://amzn.to/2KecRgg) * 4cm PTFE hose 2/3mm (https://amzn.to/2GYOT71) The 2/3mm PTFE tube I use with the LDPE bottle !! Important: when dismantling the autofill device, place the bottle sideways next to the printer so that the resin can flow back into the bottle. Then slightly raise the adapter in the resin pan so that the small tube draws air and the resin flows back into the bottle. Please be patient; the air must have reached the bottleneck so the Automatic Nachfieseln is interrupted. Please have a suitable container ready for the tub adapter to drain.