Shock and Awe of a 3D Printer Video 2

Phase 1 The Shock and Awe of a 3D Printer

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  ABS Plastic  PLA Plastic  Nomenclature  Software Slicers  Tips  Getting a Good Platform Stick  Overhangs, Rafts, Supports  Download and Print Demo

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Characteristics  Best stored in sealed containers  Helps prevent moisture absorption  Moisture laden ABS may bubble and spurt from extruder and affect the strength, durability, and accuracy of final part  Demonstrates much more warping and curling than PLA especially noticeable on long flat designs

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  ABS Curling

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Characteristics (cont)  Created from petroleum products  More flexible and stronger than PLA  Higher melting point than PLA  Has a much more noticeable odor

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  ABS Plastic  Extrusion Temp  220C – 230C  Platform Temp  100C-110C  Platform Covering  Blue painter’s tape  Blue painter’s tape with PVA Glue  EL2093

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) Characteristics  Best stored in sealed containers  Helps prevent moisture absorption  Moisture laden PLA may bubble and spurt from extruder and may tend to delaminate after extrusion  Demonstrates much less warping than ABS

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) Characteristics (cont)  Created from plant products and considered more “earth friendly”…bio-degradable  Lower melting point than ABS  Not as pungent an odor  Not a sturdy as ABS

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  PLA Plastic  Extrusion Temp  220C – 230C  Platform Temp  60C-70C  Platform Covering  Blue painter’s tape  EL2093

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Nomenclature  Nomenclature Video  Search “3D printer nomenclature”Search “3D printer nomenclature

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Software Slicers  What are they?  Software required to prepare your design to be sent to the 3D printer. Slicing produces G-code which it what your 3D printer needs to produce your design.

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Software Slicers  What are their names?  Makerware DesktopMakerware Desktop  RepGRepG  List of SlicersList of Slicers

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Rep G

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Software Slicers  File Types .stl (STeroLithography)  Main file type you will find on Thingiverse .thing  Makerware’s default type .x3g  These are binary files that can be printed directly from the SD card in your printer. They are designs that have already been sliced. They cannot be graphically displayed because they are in binary code.

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Overhangs, Supports, and Rafts  OverhangsOverhangs  Best to try and design without overhangs  Change platform orientation  Create design with supports that can be easily cut or removed after printing  Generate supports with software  Makerware can generate supports, but they are VERY difficult to remove  Use Meshmixer to generate easy to remove supportsMeshmixer

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Overhangs, Supports, and Rafts  SupportsSupports  Makerware supports can be difficult to remove  Meshmixer supports are much easier to control and removeMeshmixer supports

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Makerware Supports

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Meshmixer Supports

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Overhangs, Supports, and Rafts  RaftsRafts  Can be difficult to remove  Try to avoid using  If you must, you might try using a PLA Raft with an ABS design print or vice versa

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Makerware Rafts

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Tips  Good Platform Stick  Blue Painter’s Tape  Amazon LinkAmazon Link  EL2093  Amazon LinkAmazon Link  Imaginator 3D Youtube Tips and Tricks  Youtube LinkYoutube Link

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Tips (cont)  Downloading Objects  Thingiverse  Register  Thingiversity connect with other teachersThingiversity  GroupsGroups  Downloading filesDownloading files  Customizer  Blued Design with no photosBlued Design with no photos

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Tips (cont)  Printing your download  Open in Makerware  Printer settings  QaulityQaulity  InfillInfill  Number of ShellsNumber of Shells  Layer Height  Temperatures  Speeds  while extruding  while traveling

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  Tips (cont)  Printing your download  Rafts On/Off  Supports On/Off

Phase 1 Shock and Awe  ABS Plastic  PLA Plastic  Software Slicers  Tips  Getting a Good Platform Stick  Overhangs, Rafts, Supports  Download and Print Demo

 Plastic Characteristics  updates/the-difference-between-abs- and-pla-for-3d-printing/ updates/the-difference-between-abs- and-pla-for-3d-printing/  plastic-pros-cons/ plastic-pros-cons/

 Plastic Characteristics  updates/the-difference-between-abs- and-pla-for-3d-printing/ updates/the-difference-between-abs- and-pla-for-3d-printing/  plastic-pros-cons/ plastic-pros-cons/

 Amazon Links  Blue Painter’s Tape  Release-Painters- Masking/dp/B00DVCZE28/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8 &qid= &sr=8- 3&keywords=blue+painter%27s+tape Release-Painters- Masking/dp/B00DVCZE28/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8 &qid= &sr=8- 3&keywords=blue+painter%27s+tape  EL2093  Advanced-Multi-Surface Inch/dp/B0047CL678/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid = &sr=8-2&keywords=el Advanced-Multi-Surface Inch/dp/B0047CL678/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid = &sr=8-2&keywords=el2093

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