Alcohol soak text reminder Form2

Feature Requests & Ideas
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I can’t be the only person that’s had this problem, but if you haven’t you will when you get a little older. A few times after printing I have forgotten my print in the alcohol rinse container. By the time I remember it the next day, the part is mush. Nothing like doing a 12 hour print only to ruin it by forgetting it in the rinse.

Now it seems that my Form2 knows when I am removing the build platform when a print is completed, and the next logical step would be for me to go to the alcohol rinse station. How about having the Form2 send me a reminder text one hour after removing the print from the machine asking “Did you take your print out of the alcohol yet, dummy?”

2

Best it could do is display a message on the screen, it can’t text your phone or email you

3

The Form2 texts and emails me now to tell me that the print is finished. So why not also an hour after the print is removed from the machine?

4

I suggest Formlabs setup their own IFTTT Channel so that anyone can use the events from their printer to trigger an action of choice, such as a send a text message, or email someone. https://ifttt.com/channels

5

What % IPA are you using. I noticed 91% is pretty harsh and can mush models like you said. Has anyone have luck using a 70% ?

6

I use KleanStrip denatured alcohol from Home Depot. It has a 95% percent alcohol content. I have to think that almost any kind of alcohol will turn a part to mush if you leave it overnight though. After an hour the part is fine still, but not overnight.

7

What I do is use the Timer/Clock on my iPhone or an Android device. Every time I start a new soak (or anything else, I just enable the timer. I use it for cooking too, and to remind me to take medications, etc. Works great as a reminder!

8

Thanks, Peter. I do that too. I just don’t always remember to do it.

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