If you use photopolymers with initiators into the visible spectrum 
(400-440nm) you can leave the filters in and still achieve 1 second cure 
times per <100um layer.

Clear lenses are possible with features down to the few microns with 
inexpensive equipment. Sub-micron (>100nm) features are obtained using 2 
photon-polymerization or optical beam lithography down to 9 nm features.

On 06/27/2013 05:31 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote:
> ---------------
> Google this (no, not kidding about the name)
> lemon curry 3d printer
>
> The design uses a DLP projector with color and UV filters removed. 3D models 
> are sliced into sections then those profiles are projected either onto the 
> bottom of a clear tank or onto the top of the resin.
>
> A build plate either raises up out of the resin or lowers into it as the 
> resin is cured one very thin layer at a time. Surface finish matches or beats 
> commercial 3D printing machines with very high prices. Of course the print 
> quality is influenced by how accurate and rigid the homebrew printer is built.
>
> There are a few companies doing small scale production of printers based on 
> this method.
>
> What I'd like to see for this type of printer is a clear resin to see if can 
> print refractive lenses, as is possible with the newer Objet printers.
>
>


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