3D PRINTER USER GUIDE: A Complete Step By Step User Manual For Understanding The Fundamentals Of 3D Printing, How To Maintain And Troubleshoot Common Difficulties by J. Prout Keith

Author:J. Prout, Keith [J. Prout, Keith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

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Slic3r

KISSlicer

Skeinforge

A Slicer helps control the required temperature, speed, and material flow for an excellent layer-on-layer fabrication. More on how to set your slicer for perfect 3D printing would be explained better in the next chapter.

The final step is printing. The G-code from the slicer could be exported to the machine through a USB cord/drive, SD card, or through the WiFi for professionals. Once the machine gets the instruction, printing would begin.

Build Materials

Having gone through the diverse processes and technologies involved in the fabrication of a three-dimensional part, you would have got some ideas of the materials involved in additive manufacturing. These materials range from plastic, powder (metals, food, ceramics, and more) resin, to living human tissue. With the advancement in science and tech, the build materials would likely be limitless.

Our focus on this subtopic would be on plastic filaments, as the discussion is centred on FDM/FFF Printers.

There are two plastic filaments common to FDM/FFF printers: ABS and PLA.

ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)

ABS is a plastic which is gotten from fossil fuels. It is the plastic used for the production of Lego blocks because they are reliable. ABS plastics are not biodegradable, which puts off lots of environmentalists. They smell like burning plastic when melted in the extruder.

PLA (Polylactic Acid)

This is an environmentally friendly plastic. It is derived from corn, sugar starch or sugarcane. It is biodegradable and gives off sweet smells when melted. Although it is very easy to print with, it is prone to clogging. Another disadvantage it has is that it is brittle. This is why ABS is preferred by engineers: It is very strong and flexible.

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