hobbyist 3d printing basics
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Presented at the Woodlawn Library, New Castle County Delaware.TRANSCRIPT
HOBBYIST 3D PRINTING BASICS
John Abella
Basics
Additive process, not subtractive. We build up material in the exact shape,
rather than carving the piece out of a larger block.
Additive = less waste, less mess
Basics
Subtractive Additive
Basic Types
Fused Desposition Granular Material + Binder Photopolymer
Fused Deposition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FDM_by_Zureks.png
Plastic Types
Common:ABS (Lego plastic)PLA (Biodegradable, corn-based)
Uncommon:PVA NylonHIPSPolycarbonate
How Much?
Kits:$600 or less: Solidoodle / PrintrBot
$1500 or less: Ultimaker / MakerGear M2 / Type A – Series 1 / 3D Systems Cube / Afinia Type H
$2200 or less: MakerBot Replicator 2
But there’s another option…
Print Your Own
RepRap.org
Print Your Own
RepRap.org
2007
Print Your Own
RepRap.org
2009
Print Your Own
RepRap.org
2010
Print Your Own
RepRap.org
2012
Software
Design software:Free: Sketchup, Inventor FusionOpen Source: Blender, OpenSCADPaid: Alibre, Q-Cad, Solidworks
Operation Software:Free: MakerwareOpen Source: ReplicatorG, Slic3r, Pronterface,
Repetier HostPaid: NetFabb
Software
Software
Software
Lots more that we use regularly:MeshlabPleasant3DMeshmixerOmNomNomSkeinforge
