http://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&feed=atom&action=history3D Printers - Revision history2024-03-29T11:24:20ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.20.2http://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4933&oldid=prevJpt4: /* Our 3D Printers */2024-01-10T00:21:05Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Our 3D Printers</span></span></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 00:21, 10 January 2024</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Bloominglabs has 4 3D printers. In descending order of usefulness:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Bloominglabs has 4 3D printers. In descending order of usefulness:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Ender 3 S1]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Ender<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</ins>3 S1]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Anycubic i3 Mega]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Anycubic i3 Mega]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Makerfarm 12-Inch Pegasus 3D Printer]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Makerfarm 12-Inch Pegasus 3D Printer]]</div></td></tr>
</table>Jpt4http://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4932&oldid=prevJpt4: Add Ender 3 S1 link.2024-01-10T00:18:41Z<p>Add Ender 3 S1 link.</p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 00:18, 10 January 2024</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Bloominglabs has 4 3D printers. In descending order of usefulness:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Bloominglabs has 4 3D printers. In descending order of usefulness:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* [[Ender 3 S1]]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Anycubic i3 Mega]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Anycubic i3 Mega]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Makerfarm 12-Inch Pegasus 3D Printer]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[Makerfarm 12-Inch Pegasus 3D Printer]]</div></td></tr>
</table>Jpt4http://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4633&oldid=prevAvh.on1: /* Getting prints to adhere to build plates */ grammar ("to" -> "too")2021-07-28T10:15:10Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Getting prints to adhere to build plates: </span> grammar ("to" -> "too")</span></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 10:15, 28 July 2021</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 122:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 122:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Periodically new unique bed surfaces pop up as people try new things. There are several new types of beds which are supposed to adhere well to filaments and release the part easily once the bed has cooled. Our Anycubic MEGA has what they call the Anycubic Ultrabase. It's a glass bed with a special surface coating which is supposed to adhere well to plastics and once the bed cools the part lifts off easily. These can work well but also can wear out over time so that filaments no longer stick well to them. If you find one of these special beds are no longer adhering to filaments well it may take some experimentation to get it working correctly again.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Periodically new unique bed surfaces pop up as people try new things. There are several new types of beds which are supposed to adhere well to filaments and release the part easily once the bed has cooled. Our Anycubic MEGA has what they call the Anycubic Ultrabase. It's a glass bed with a special surface coating which is supposed to adhere well to plastics and once the bed cools the part lifts off easily. These can work well but also can wear out over time so that filaments no longer stick well to them. If you find one of these special beds are no longer adhering to filaments well it may take some experimentation to get it working correctly again.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Last but not least once you get a system that works you stick with it. The more rare opposite problem of getting filaments to stick to the bed is when they stick <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to </del>well. Be careful that you don't damage the bed in these cases. Usually people resort to using a razor scraper of some kind. Just be careful and don't hurt yourself or the printer if you end up having to do this.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Last but not least once you get a system that works you stick with it. The more rare opposite problem of getting filaments to stick to the bed is when they stick <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">too </ins>well. Be careful that you don't damage the bed in these cases. Usually people resort to using a razor scraper of some kind. Just be careful and don't hurt yourself or the printer if you end up having to do this.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
</table>Avh.on1http://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4632&oldid=prevAvh.on1: /* Plastic Filament (the material you print with) */ elaborate on available filament options2021-07-28T10:14:14Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Plastic Filament (the material you print with): </span> elaborate on available filament options</span></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 10:14, 28 July 2021</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 88:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 88:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* TPU is rubber-like and can be used to make flexible parts.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* TPU is rubber-like and can be used to make flexible parts.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>There are many other options, including plastics impregnated with exotic contents wood fibers, ground stone, or metal powders<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. Most filaments </del>are available in a</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>There are many other options, including plastics <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that:</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* are </ins>impregnated with exotic contents <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">like </ins>wood fibers, ground stone, or metal powders</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* change color depending on temperature</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* glow in the dark</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* conduct electricity or magnetism</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* resist being dissolved by solvents</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Filaments, especially ones without any special properties, </ins>are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">often </ins>available in a</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><code></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><code></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><span style="background-color:red">r</span><span style="background-color:orange">a</span><span style="background-color:yellow">i</span><span style="background-color:lime">n</span><span style="background-color:aqua">b</span><span style="background-color:fuchsia">o</span><span style="background-color:RebeccaPurple">w</span></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><span style="background-color:red">r</span><span style="background-color:orange">a</span><span style="background-color:yellow">i</span><span style="background-color:lime">n</span><span style="background-color:aqua">b</span><span style="background-color:fuchsia">o</span><span style="background-color:RebeccaPurple">w</span></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 97:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 103:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>There are many, many companies that sell 3D printer filament. Here are some good ones:</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>There are many, many companies that sell 3D printer filament. Here are some good ones:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://atomicfilament.com/ Atomic Filament] (based in Ligonier, Indiana!)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://atomicfilament.com/ Atomic Filament] (based in Ligonier, Indiana<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, and ships gummy bears with orders</ins>!)</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://www.amazon.com/hatchbox Hatchbox] on Amazon (sells a ''wide'' variety of high-quality filaments)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://www.amazon.com/hatchbox Hatchbox] on Amazon (sells a ''wide'' variety of high-quality filaments)</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://www.proto-pasta.com/ Proto-Pasta] (uses easier-to-dispose cardboard spools)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://www.proto-pasta.com/ Proto-Pasta] (uses easier-to-dispose cardboard spools<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, and sells filaments with special properties</ins>)</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>=== Treat filament well or it will make your life miserable ===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>=== Treat filament well or it will make your life miserable ===</div></td></tr>
</table>Avh.on1http://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4317&oldid=prevAvh.on1: /* Things that would be Cool to Print */ add pocket hole jig2020-11-28T03:01:34Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Things that would be Cool to Print: </span> add pocket hole jig</span></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 03:01, 28 November 2020</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 77:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 77:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* glados lamp</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* glados lamp</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* any sort of tool organization stuff for the space</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* any sort of tool organization stuff for the space</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">** [https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4627751 pocket hole jig] (like Kreg jig)</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Plastic Filament (the material you print with) ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Plastic Filament (the material you print with) ==</div></td></tr>
</table>Avh.on1http://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4316&oldid=prevDosman: /* Treat filament properly or it will make your life miserable */2020-11-05T23:42:43Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Treat filament properly or it will make your life miserable</span></span></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 23:42, 5 November 2020</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 100:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 100:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://www.proto-pasta.com/ Proto-Pasta] (uses easier-to-dispose cardboard spools)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://www.proto-pasta.com/ Proto-Pasta] (uses easier-to-dispose cardboard spools)</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>=== Treat filament <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">properly </del>or it will make your life miserable ===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>=== Treat filament <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">well </ins>or it will make your life miserable ===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Plastic absorbs moisture (humidity) over time, making it less suitable for 3D printing. Ensure that unused filament is stored in our air-tight storage totes. Each tote has desiccant and a humidity gauge. Also keep it free of dust, which will clog the printer's nozzle. Signs that filament has absorbed too much moisture is if you hear popping while printing (water is boiling inside the hot-end). Also in some cases the extrusion will not come out smooth but will look like foam because there is so much moisture in the filament. In any of these cases the filament can be salvaged by running it through a dehydrator, there is information on doing this on the interwebs.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Plastic absorbs moisture (humidity) over time, making it less suitable for 3D printing. Ensure that unused filament is stored in our air-tight storage totes. Each tote has desiccant and a humidity gauge. Also keep it free of dust, which will clog the printer's nozzle. Signs that filament has absorbed too much moisture is if you hear popping while printing (water is boiling inside the hot-end). Also in some cases the extrusion will not come out smooth but will look like foam because there is so much moisture in the filament. In any of these cases the filament can be salvaged by running it through a dehydrator, there is information on doing this on the interwebs.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
</table>Dosmanhttp://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4313&oldid=prevDosman at 23:18, 5 November 20202020-11-05T23:18:39Z<p></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 23:18, 5 November 2020</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a means by which machines deposit and solidify material (usually some sort of plastic) in layers in order to form a solid object. A machine that does this is called a 3D printer.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a means by which machines deposit and solidify material (usually some sort of plastic) in layers in order to form a solid object. A machine that does this is called a 3D printer.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>This doc is a good follow-on to our [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">3D_Printering_Quick_Start_Guide</del>]], if you are coming in flat-footed then you may find this other doc useful. If you started with the Quick Start Guide or are ready to move ahead faster then please continue reading.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>This doc is a good follow-on to our [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">3D_Printering_Getting_Started_Guide</ins>]], if you are coming in flat-footed then you may find this other doc useful. If you started with the Quick Start Guide or are ready to move ahead faster then please continue reading.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Our 3D Printers ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Our 3D Printers ==</div></td></tr>
</table>Dosmanhttp://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4308&oldid=prevDosman at 23:15, 5 November 20202020-11-05T23:15:22Z<p></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 23:15, 5 November 2020</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a means by which machines deposit and solidify material (usually some sort of plastic) in layers in order to form a solid object. A machine that does this is called a 3D printer.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>3D Printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a means by which machines deposit and solidify material (usually some sort of plastic) in layers in order to form a solid object. A machine that does this is called a 3D printer<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. </ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This doc is a good follow-on to our [[3D_Printering_Quick_Start_Guide]], if you are coming in flat-footed then you may find this other doc useful. If you started with the Quick Start Guide or are ready to move ahead faster then please continue reading</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Our 3D Printers ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Our 3D Printers ==</div></td></tr>
</table>Dosmanhttp://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4306&oldid=prevDosman at 23:11, 5 November 20202020-11-05T23:11:14Z<p></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 23:11, 5 November 2020</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 76:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 76:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* any sort of tool organization stuff for the space</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* any sort of tool organization stuff for the space</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Plastic Filament (the material you <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Print </del>with) ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Plastic Filament (the material you <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">print </ins>with) ==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>All of Bloominglabs's 3D printers work by taking a hundreds-foot-long plastic ''filament'' from a spool, melting it, and squeezing it through what is essentially a hot-glue gun on a robot arm, drawing the object in melty plastic. All of our printers work with filament that is 1.75mm in diameter.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>All of Bloominglabs's 3D printers work by taking a hundreds-foot-long plastic ''filament'' from a spool, melting it, and squeezing it through what is essentially a hot-glue gun on a robot arm, drawing the object in melty plastic. All of our printers work with filament that is 1.75mm in diameter.</div></td></tr>
</table>Dosmanhttp://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=3D_Printers&diff=4305&oldid=prevDosman at 23:10, 5 November 20202020-11-05T23:10:50Z<p></p>
<table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'>
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<col class='diff-marker' />
<col class='diff-content' />
<tr style='vertical-align: top;'>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td>
<td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 23:10, 5 November 2020</td>
</tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 76:</td>
<td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 76:</td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* any sort of tool organization stuff for the space</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* any sort of tool organization stuff for the space</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Plastic Filament <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to </del>Print <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In </del>==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Plastic Filament <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(the material you </ins>Print <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with) </ins>==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>All of Bloominglabs's 3D printers work by taking a hundreds-foot-long plastic ''filament'' from a spool, melting it, and squeezing it through what is essentially a hot-glue gun on a robot arm, drawing the object in melty plastic. All of our printers work with filament that is 1.75mm in diameter.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>All of Bloominglabs's 3D printers work by taking a hundreds-foot-long plastic ''filament'' from a spool, melting it, and squeezing it through what is essentially a hot-glue gun on a robot arm, drawing the object in melty plastic. All of our printers work with filament that is 1.75mm in diameter.</div></td></tr>
</table>Dosman