Remember: the SpotAmaterials coupon expires on 28th February!

While the CNC machining of the LumiFold parts is proceeding,
here there are a few more details about the resin you should choose to achieve the best results on your LumiFold:

We reccomend SpotGP, with 0.5% Red or Yellow pigment. If you want to try other types of resin, please remind that:

-The curing time of spot HT and spotGP are quite similar.
 Maybe HT is a little bit more slow, anyway he final resolution is the same, high resolution.
 Spot-GP has more low viscosity than Spot-HT.
 Maybe Spot-LV and Spot-GP covers faster the surface to restart the cure.

-For investment casting, SpotAMaterials is going to launch soon also a new resin called Spot-IC.

-Miicraft and aureus are not reccomended and maybe you achieve worst results with them.

-A 2500 - 2700 projector DLP unmodified is reccomended for fast resin curing.

Current production status

While we are still CNC machining the plastic parts of the LumiFold by ourself (a slower but cheaper alternative to injection moulds) we show here some pictures of what steps it involves.

Cnc parts are cut from a sheet of Plexiglass, they have to be cleaned and sanded

Then they are individually assembled

LumiFold Setup - Early guide

LumiFold Setup - Early guide

Projector

The amount of lumens emitted is critical and determines the exposure time for each layer.
It should not be less than 2000 lumens, and the recommended values ​​are between 2600 and 3000 lumens.

The Pico projectors must NOT be used because they do not emit enough light, generally they do not exceed 100 lumens.

Make sure your projector does support vertical mount and the minimum throw distance is suitable for your configuration. The ideal is a minimal projection distance in the order of 30 – 50 cm.

Another feature that is not essential but very useful is a tripod attach on the bottom of the projector unit. It allows you to mount the projector on a tripod.

The LumiFold has been tested with unmodified DLP projectors. LED projectors have not been tested.

PC requirements

The Slicing software requires a dual or quad core Cpu to perform slicing quickly. An accelerated OpenGL card is required for STL preview. If not available, you can run the text-only version of the slicer.

The projection software that synchronizes the LumiFold is lightweight and can run on netbooks too.

Resin

We reccomend SpotMaterials SpotGP resin.

http://spotamaterials.com/product/spot-gp-1kg/

With 0.5% of SpotMaterials pigments:

http://spotamaterials.com/product-category/pigments/

Current production status

We are starting to post updates of the current production status.
It will be updated frequently, to provide a feedback about your order.

Current status: we are CNC machining all the parts for the first batch of LumiFold sold on IndieGoGo.

January update

A few shots of the Mark I with the 10 x10 x 10 cm vat, and a few 0.025 sample models

Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy new year from the LumiFold team!

Hi!
With Christmas fast approaching, we are working even harder at LumiFold Lab to produce the first batch of LumiFold 3d printers for you!

We had for a a few weeks some problems related to shipment of parts we needed, that were sloved down by 'pitchfork' protesters disrupting traffic in Italy. Now everything seems to have settled down and the last parts we needed are on their way.

Unfortunately, this means that the estimated delivery date has to be moved to the end of january. We apologize for this and will do our best to create a 3d printer that is worth waiting for!
In the next weeks you will get more details about the final shipping date and shipping options to your country.

In the meantime, we want to celebrate Christmas with you with a gift!

As promised we were collaborating with Spot-A Materials, one of the best light-curing resin we have tested (http://spotamaterials.com) to get a special price for funders of our campaign. We are happy to announce that despite their very strict non-discount policyfor end-users,
they were so excited about our project that they created a special coupon created only for LumiFold bakers. We have sent it to all the Indiegogo campaign funders. If you haven't received it, please email us.

Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy new year!
The LumiFold team

Final design unveiled!

We are proud to show you the first photos of the final version of the LumiFold,
available to everyone who has partecipated to the campaign.
We are now performing the last batch of beta testing and doing the latest minor improvements.
More photos and details coming soon!
We still have some funders that still have to mail us with their shipping address, please contact us if you didn't already.
We will post soon a guide for choosing a projector or checking if it meets the requirements needed to work with the LumiFold.