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  • Parchment Paper

  • Wax Paper

  • Polyethylene sheeting (saran wrap)

  • Mold-release compounds for epoxy

  • PTFE Tape

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Parchment Paper

Wax Paper

Saran Wrap

PFTE Tape

Feasibility

  • Can be found in most retail/grocery stores


10/10

  • Can be found in most retail/grocery stores


10/10

  • Can be found in most retail/grocery stores


10/10

  • Can be found in hardware stores

8/10

Ease-of-use

  • use sheets to cover exposed areas

  • some openings will need to be taped up

7/10

  • same as parchment paper

7/10

  • cling wrap does not need tape

  • works fine

9/10

  • needs to be taped on to all exposed surfaces 

6/10

Effectiveness

  • epoxy peels off easily

9/10

  • slightly worse than parchment paper


8/10

  • same as parchment paper

9/10

  • epoxy needs to be chipped off of tape

  • stickage may occur

5/10

Affordability

12 in X 75 ft $4.99 CAD @ Canadian Tire

75 in

$4.49 CAD @ Canadian Tire

25 m

$1.79 CAD @ Canadian Tire

½ “ X 480”

$0.79 CAD @ Canadian Tire

Maintenance

Remove tape and paper after each use


7/10

Remove tape and paper after use


7/10

Remove wrap after each use

8/10

Can reuse multiple times

9/10

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLH1MsaHnX4  


Overall: Saran wrap is the best material to use due to its ease-of-use and affordability, the best options are parchment/wax paper

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effectiveness. It is also one of the more affordable options and is easy to maintain.

Assembly Procedure 

Step 1: Printing

  1. Use PrusaSlicer to print 2 CAD models on the same tray. The follow CAD files are to be printed in this step: one with three sides of a rectangle and one with a remaining, detached side of the triangle.

  2. Remove the printed pieces and print multiple support beams.


Step 2: Anti-stick Solution

Tray

  1. Cover the inside of the tray with saran wrap

  2. Press down on the inside edges and corners to try and flatten the wrap as much as possible

  3. Trim excess saran wrap off the sides of the tray if needed

  4. Tape down sides of saran wrap to the outside of the tray to prevent movement of the wrap


Ladder 

  1. Double wrap ladders with saran wrap

  2. Tape off loose ends 


Step 3: Placing Specimens in Place

  1. Align first specimen in a corner with the longer side of the specimen touching the shorter side of the curing fixture.

  2. Wedge a support fixture along the specimen to hold the individual pieces in place.

  3. Place two support fixtures perpendicular to the first specimen to provide support for the next one. Continue placing specimens down until the tray is full.

  4. Place a flat board on top of the tray and specimens. The flat board should also be wrapped in saran wrap. Place a weight on top of the board.


Material Specifications