Produce corrugated sheets.
The idea of printing our own corrugated sheeting has been discussed for some time, and Geoff was keen to have a go. Stephen had always liked the Wills sheets that had some bolt-head detail. After some research, Geoff had produced a standard sheet, representing an 8 ft sheet including the recommended overlap. This would allow sheets to be laid flat, with no overlap, to create a full wall covering. The resin (liquid) printer would be used.
The process went like this: A single sheet was drawn in Designspark, then several sheets were laid out to fill the 'build-plate' of the printer economically. The sheets were printed, the plate was left to drain-off excess resin, and then given a quick rinse in isopropyl alcohol. The sheets were then scraped off the build plate and placed into a dedicated washer/curer, where more isopropyl and an agitator washed them more thoroughly. Finally, an array of UV lights cured the sheets.
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| Build plate just lifted from resin tank |
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| Build plate being drained |
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| Sheets being scraped off build plate |
Sheets being washed in isopropyl alcohol bath with agitator (photo to follow).
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| UV curing stage |
Stephen then took one of the building prints and started to arrange sheets to create a suitable layout.
