This project is not finished.

This is the project page, where I share the progress I have made with the DIY open scource laser sintering printer You-SLS.

for more information please check out my Indiegogo campaign aimed at sourcing the funds for the prototype, thank you all for checking it out!

I have started working on this project a little over a year ago, because ever since I finished my Reprap 3d printer (which I think is a genius design), I was never really satisfied with the consistency of the prints. Sometimes they looked really good, but then the hot end clogged and sometimes I caught bad filament yielding inconsistent layers. I also disliked the design constraints that one has to deal with when using an FDM 3D printer, and the removal of support material was simply annoying. So ever since that, I wanted to address the problems of Fused Deposition Modeling on affordable 3d printers. Therefore I started looking at other processes of additive manufacturing and figured that Selective Laser sintering would be Ideal for the task, as it produces Parts without design constraints and support material from powder, which also eliminates the clogging problem, as nothing other than light touches the molten material. The only problem was, that machines that use this process are found in a price range of tens of thousands of Dollars to millions.

And this is why we are here, because during the past year I designed a SLS 3D printer that can be built for the price of a Makerbot (about 2000 Dollars).

This is where I need help, as a student I simply cannot afford to build the printer I have designed. Therefore I started an Indiegogo campaign where one can support this project.

I hope you can forgive me selling the design files, as I am seeking the funds to build the first prototype. Once that has been achieved I will share all the design files and bill of materials right here, and hope this project becomes something the Open Source community can engage in and build upon.