Grow: Model Is Printed

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I got my model back! Now its time to go through the stages of cleaning the model. When I got my model back it didn't resemble anything like what I had created because of the resin surrounding the form while it dried. The resin was a layer created to help the form keep its shape and support it through the drying and hardening phase of the printing. This meant that I had to clean the model to remove the resin. This was done by chipping away at the resin which would turn into a crumbling mess. A solution of Sodium Hydroxide solution was then used to remove the remainder of the small pieces of the resin and help to improve the transparency of the model.
The cleaning process:



After Sodium Hydroxide Solution:



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