Flex vat for the ILUMI Tilt 3D printer. Simple to construct and assemble, FEP stretching is made easy and the frame will not leak. Atill always best to test the vat with water before filling with resin, FEP may have micro holes. The vat will hold approximately 6.0 US ounces or 170g of resin with the build plate fully submerged.

Hardware required to complete vat:

M4 Tap.

Twenty eight M4 20mm bolts.

Eighteen M4 nuts.

Staby thing for punching holes in FEP.

FEP 0.1 or 0.127 thickness, minimum 190x134mm size film.

Files located at thingivers: Flex Vat STL’s

Construction:

Step 1: Print one of each file.

Step 2: Vat center model, tap the ten holes.

Step 3: Test fit the ten threaded holes.

Step 4: Test fit bolts through all holes in the two matching FEP frames, ream out as

necessary.

Step 5: Sand flat the bottom surface of vat center. Sand one side of each matching FEP

frame.

Step 6: use compressed air or dust rag to clean the parts.

Assembly:

Find a clean hard surface to work on, place one FEP frame on the table sanded side up, lay FEP over the frame. Now place the other FEP frame sanded side down on top of the FEP. Line up the two frames and punch a hole in the FEP at the frames corner hole. Place a bolt through and repeat until all corners are done than move onto the rest. Once all 28 bolts are in place lift the frame and slide all of the bolts through. Put a nut on all of the bolts that don’t thread into the vat center. Tighten down the nuts and bolts, place the vat center onto the bolts and begin to tighten the ten that have matching threads in the vat center. Little by little the FEP will be stretched, keep tightening until the bolt heads clear the bottom surface of the vat.

Last thing to do is pat yourself on the back, job well done.