Introduction to 3D printing

Introduction to 3D Printing@clinton_freeman

https://twitter.com/%23!/clinton_freeman

Overview

•House keeping

•Names

•Workshop structure

3D Printing Safety

• Ventilation

•Mind your fingers

Design to Object DEMO

Stereolithography

Selective Laser Sintering

Fused Deposition Modelling

•CNC - Computer Numerical Control

• 3-axis robotic printhead.

• Extruder

• Feeder

•Heated barrel

•Nozzle

Materials• ABS

• The stuff lego bricks are made from

• Recyclable

• Melts 105°-115°c

• PLA

• Bioplastic!

• Smells like popcorn?

• Melts 160°-170°c

PVA - Polyvinyl Alcohol

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhBmNyvNhQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhBmNyvNhQ

Design - FreeCAD

Design - Blender•Open Source

• FreeCAD

• Blender

• Free or cheap:

• Autodesk 123D

•Google SketchUp

Design - AutoDesk123D

Design - SketchUp

Design stores

• PirateBay - https://thepiratebay.se/browse/605

• Cubify Store - http://cubify.com/store/index.aspx

• Thingiverse - http://www.thingiverse.com/

• Shapeways - http://shapeways.com/

https://thepiratebay.se/browse/605

http://cubify.com/store/index.aspx

http://www.thingiverse.com/

http://shapeways.com/

Consumer Printers - Cube

Consumer Printers - MakerBot

Consumer Printers - RepRap

Consumer Printers - PrintrBot

Media Credits• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Stereolithography_apparatus.jpg

• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Selective_laser_melting_system_schematic.jpg

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhBmNyvNhQ

• http://www.blender.org/index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=uploads%2Fpics%2Fblender_screenshot0_03.png&width=800m&height=600m&bodyTag=%3Cbody%20style%3D%22margin%3A0%3B%20background%3A%23fff%3B%22%3E&wrap=%3Ca%20href%3D%22javascript%3Aclose%28%29%3B%22%3E%20%7C%20%3C%2Fa%3E&md5=3aad7f40ca5603641650a3e9f1734b91

• http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/321000/321734/autodesk-123d-35.jpg

• http://eagleup.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/screenshot-sketchup-demo-board.png

• http://randommization.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cubify-cube-3D-printer.jpg

• http://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Assembled-prusa-mendel.jpg

• http://vaultmultimedia.com/printrbot/wp-content/blogs.dir/57/files/printrbot/img_0097.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Stereolithography_apparatus.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Selective_laser_melting_system_schematic.jpg

http://www.blender.org/index.php?eID=tx_cms_showpic&file=uploads%2Fpics%2Fblender_screenshot0_03.png&width=800m&height=600m&bodyTag=%3Cbody%20style%3D%22margin%3A0%3B%20background%3A%23fff%3B%22%3E&wrap=%3Ca%20href%3D%22javascript%3Aclose%28%29%3B%22%3E%20%7C%20%3C%2Fa%3E&md5=3aad7f40ca5603641650a3e9f1734b91

http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/321000/321734/autodesk-123d-35.jpg

http://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Assembled-prusa-mendel.jpg

http://vaultmultimedia.com/printrbot/wp-content/blogs.dir/57/files/printrbot/img_0097.jpg

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