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Originally Posted by Jeff Rodriguez

I printed a ball inside of a ball inside a ball with the one we have at school. It a cool machine.
Has the solution gotten any less dangerous? The main reason we don't use the SST machine is that the solution to dissolve the support material in was pretty caustic. One of the lab techs got some very mild chemical burns on his hands from it.

I believe the solution remains the same! Your not supposed to get the stuff all over your skin! I dip my fingers in the tank to grab parts, but never dunk my hand in the tank. You should wash your hands right after getting in on your skin and make sure the parts soak in clean water for a while. The tank heats the water bath to 70 degrees C so that can be painful too.

I got sick of the time consuming BST removal and wounds from the removal process.

The SST addition was a great purchasing decision. Some parts are just not possible to remove BST supports from. With the BST it is also very easy to break fine details off in the support removal process. I see quite a few crazy things and spending hours of my time after work removing supports was just not fun anymore.

our district just bought our school this machine. I am excited! I also saw the video where you made this piece on youtube, while searching for vids of this machine. cool stuff.

Great! Let me know what you think of it and how it works for you.\