Bean 3D Printer: The Ultimate Consumer SLA 3D Printer
A project in San Francisco, CA by Kudo3D000days
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Latest News
Almost the End! 
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! We are nearing the end of an AMAZING campaign. Thank you so much for all the support you have given us. Because we have about 4 hours left, we would love to add on a new stretch goal to help us reach $700,000. Once we reach the $700,000... (Read More)
Nextdent Biocompatible Resin
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, In response to some backers' inquiry about biocompatible resin for dental applications, we printed the following dental model with the CB biocompatible resin sample given by Nextdent last year. Since this resin is not optimized for... (Read More)
Machine Pistol Print Out and Reminders
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Happy Monday! We are nearing the end of an awesome campaign for the Bean 3D printer. We would like to thank each and everyone of our supporters for all the supports along the way. As a reminder, there are add-on options for your printer... (Read More)
Comparison between Bean and Laser-SLA with a Ring
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Many people still do not believe that Bean has a higher resolution than a laser based SLA printer. We use a ring designed by one of our backer, Pino, to illustrate the difference again. This time we sent out the ring model to a... (Read More)
Beareded Yell
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! Hope you are looking forward to the weekend! For today, we have a pretty famous print, the Bearded Yell by bendansie. Printed at 50 microns layer thickness, the Bearded Yell is really popular for the intricate designs on the beard! ... (Read More)
White Resin Test Print
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Only 5 days left for our campaign! Interested in our white resin in the add-on items? We have printed the jointed figure "B-101" from one of our backers.It is composed of 16 parts. Change you pledge amount to get the white... (Read More)
Impact of Anti-Aliasing on Ring
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We have tuned the castable resin from yellow to green. We printed a ring designed by Amr khattab with and without anti-aliasing turned on. With anti-aliasing, the steps caused by the pixels are smoothed out. Anti-aliasing... (Read More)
Castable Resin Results
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! Remember the rings that we printed with our first batch of castable resin? We sent it out and have recently received the casted results. Casted with supports still on Pretty impressive! We are currently working to make small... (Read More)
Zombiesmith Print Out
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! For today, we would like to share more photos from our long time friends over at Zombiesmith. Zombiesmith designs and 3D prints tabletop miniatures. With these 3D prints, they vulcanize it into metal, creating their final product. They... (Read More)
Reminders and Updates
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! As we are closing in towards the end of the campaign, we have a couple reminders and updates for you! In addition to your Bean 3D printer, you can also include add-ons to your pledge! We have complied... (Read More)
Bean and Titan 2 Comparison
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, In response to a backer's request, we printed the 3DSLA calibration model again with Titan 2 for a comparison. (Thingiverse 1219068) The XY resolution is 50 um and the layer thickness is 25 um, which are the same as Bean. The resin used... (Read More)
Screwless Heart Gears
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, This is the popular Screwless Heart Gears by Emmett . Thingiverse There are seventeen pieces in this assembly. The heart can be transformed, as shown in the video. Video of the model... (Read More)
Eye Beast
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backers, This Eye Beast model is designed by Axolote Gaming. Facebook The printout has a size about 3 in x 2.36 in x 1.9 in. Layer thickness is 50 um. We record a time lapse video for this model. Hope you like it! Thank you! Kudo3D... (Read More)
Turbine
July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Here are two turbines designed by our two-time backer Mario D'Auria. These two turbines have the same diameter of 22 mm. One has 200 um thick blades and the other has 300 um thick blades. As the blades are so thin, there... (Read More)
Happy July 4th!
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
4 inches tall. 75um layer thickness. The color is customized for the Statue of Liberty. Designed by Bre www.thingiverse.com/thing:976 (Read More)
Fine Lattice
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, In response to a backer's request to print a lattice, we would like to show more photos regarding the lattice structure in the video. The lattice has a unit cell of 4 mm. The thickness of the struct is 200 um. The overall... (Read More)
Robot Hand
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We have printed a robot hand model with grey resin. The height is about 2.5 inches and the layer thickness is 50 um. There is no anti-aliasing. The yellow tinge of the posted photos with models hanging upside down on the... (Read More)
Tribute Piece
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, We recently printed an awesome piece from 3DNA. Designed by Ricardo Salomao, this hand is a tribute piece for the band Ahab's album cover. You can see more of 3DNA's work on their Instagram as well! Ricardo's Instagram Simone's Instagram... (Read More)
High Resolution Cow
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Thank you everyone for helping us reach our first stretch goal! All printer pledges will receive 2 Teflon films. You may also purchase additional Teflon for $20 a pack (5 films). Today we have the printout of a cow designed by... (Read More)
Wheel Prints and Add-On Reminders
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! Hope everyone is enjoying their Tuesday! We have a few reminders and updates for everyone. For people who are interested in additional goodies for their printer, we have 4 add-on: +$35 Wi-Fi Repeater +$39 for Build Platform +$50 Resin 2... (Read More)
Baren Sample
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Here is a baren test sample. A baren is used in modern Japanese wood block printing. The baren base part is 2.075 mm high and baren top lid is 1.46 mm high. The base has a matrix of holes, where 2 mm steel bearing balls fit, but don't... (Read More)
More Miniatures and Kickstarter Live
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend! We are excited to answer all your questions during our live stream tomorrow (June 24, 2017) from 5-6 PM PDT. We will also run a HD live stream on YouTube at the same time. Hope you can join... (Read More)
Brett Ryder’s Economist Illustration – 3rd Industrial Revolution
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, It's almost the weekend! For today, we will be revisiting a model that we printed during our first Kickstarter as well: Brett Ryder’s Economist illustration – 3rd Industrial Revolution. This was designed by Kae Woei Lim from XYZ... (Read More)
Mr. Bean and Q&A Session
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, We have a fun print for you today! It's Mr. Bean (designed by sjuskadur) printed on the Bean 3D printer. :) --------------------------------------------------- Additionally, we will have a livestream this Saturday (June... (Read More)
Castable Resin Testing
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, We have some updates regarding the castable resin that we are currently formulating. Below are models (rings designed by Pino) that we printed: These rings have been sent out to be casted. We will update you once again with the... (Read More)
Captain of the Eagles Miniature
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Hope you enjoyed your weekend! To start off the week, we have a miniature from Cross Lances and Labmesu. It is called "Captain of the Eagles." This was printed with a variation of the green resin that we have in the printer package.... (Read More)
Happy Father's Day
June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! Thank you for joining us in our livestream yesterday! Today is Father's Day! Happy Father's Day to all our superhero fathers out there. We really appreciate all the support and love that you give us. To celebrate, we printed the... (Read More)
Stretch Goal and Shipping Updates
June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend! Based on suggestions from our backers, we have made some changes to the stretch goals: Because many of you are interested in getting more accessories for the printer, at each tier, we will... (Read More)
Bean 3D Printer: Interview with Kudo3D Founder Tedd Syao
June 16th - via: all3dp.com
The Bean 3D Printer is kicking up a storm on Kickstarter. ALL3DP interviews Kudo3D founder Tedd Syao on the progress of the campaign. (Read More)
Baby Hand
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backer, Today we are posting scanned Baby Hand Keepsake Memento, Hannah by Dricketts. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 Thank you as always! Kudo3D Team (Read More)
Skull | Standard | CherryMX KeyCap
June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, The Bean can be also used for functional parts. This is a functional keyboard cap designed by NullZer0. This cap is printed with 3DSR black resin with a layer thickness of 50um. We will demonstrate additional functional models with... (Read More)
Stretch Goals
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! Thank you everyone for your AMAZING support! We have reached over $400,000 and over 1,000 backers. Thank you so much!! We have asked and heard from you regarding possible stretch goals. After some discussions, we have decided with the... (Read More)
Dental Arch
June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, This is a dental model from one of the backers. It is printed with our grey resin with a layer thickness of 50um. The measured maximum width (67.16 mm) of the arch is slightly smaller than the original digital model (67.1906 mm). ... (Read More)
Upcoming San Jose Tech Shop Meetup and Live Stream
June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Hope everyone is doing well! We are currently finalizing our stretch goals and hope to release them some time this week! Thank you to everyone who provided us with really good recommendations. We also have an exciting event update for... (Read More)
Rings by EpicDiamonds
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend! These are the first few rings printed with the Bean (designed by EpicDiamonds). Thank you as always for the support! Kudo3D Team (Read More)
Miniature - Sons of the Mountain - Barbarians: the Invasion
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Here is the miniature from the board game "Barbarians: the Invasion". The model is called "Sons of the Mountain" and is designed by Tabula Games. Hope you like it! Thank you for your support! Kudo3D Team (Read More)
SLA Test Model
June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Here is the SLA Test Model designed by 3DSLA from Thingiverse 1219068. It is printed with our black resin. layer thickness is 25um. Thank you! Kudo3D Team (Read More)
Close-up of the Bracelet V
June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, Here are close-up photos of the Bracelet V from the video. This is the second model printed by the Bean. The vertical lines are the layers with a thickness of 75um. There is no anti-aliasing. More photos and videos will be posted soon! ... (Read More)
Bean 3D Printer PSP
June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers! Thank you for your continuous support! We had a few requests for close up photos of the PSP container. Please see below: We are still tinkering around with the PSP design a bit. The final design will be similar to this current one... (Read More)
THANK YOU!
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, WOW! Thank you for helping us achieve our goal! With your help, we were able to reach our goal within 2 minutes and reach $100,000 within only 3 minutes! You guys are amazing! We are really excited about this campaign and hope this... (Read More)
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