Experiments in stereolithography

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Experiments in stereolithography

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From the MAKE Flickr pool

Flickr member Model Army did some testing with a stereolithography machine and posted the elegant results.

For those unfamiliar with the process – stereolithography uses UV lasers to solidify a photosensitive resin, printing objects one layer at a time from a vat of the liquid –

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Learn more about the process on Wikipedia.

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