3DPrinting

Overview

Current Status

As of 12pm on 10/31/2013, the heater in the print head is broken. Hol is taking the lead on getting a new one.

Hardware

We currently have the following 3D printers:

3D Printer - Type A Machines Series 1

• Type A machines Series 1

PC for 3D Printer

There is a Linux PC that connects to the 3D Printer. It has all the required software installed.

Files

• smb://space/sudoroom public data/Projects/3DPrinting - Preferred place to store files
• Github: https://github.com/sudoroom/ComicsArtSudoRoom - same as Gittorious
• Gittorious - same as github https://gitorious.org/sudoroom-art-projects

Documentation

Documentation for Beginners

We currently don't have great documentation right now that covers turning on a printer, connecting it to the computer, calibration, and setting it up. We are working on that.

The current documentation / comic on the printer bed calibration is also out of date, since we have a new printer bed. Romy is compiling a 3D Printing for Beginners page on both SudoRoom and Noisebridge Wiki https://noisebridge.net/wiki/3DPrintBeginners

Overview

Quick and dirty overview

• Turn on the 3D Printer (switch is on the back right side)
• Make sure the 3D Printer is connected by USB to the desktop
• Start the program Repetier-Host http://www.repetier.com/documentation/repetier-host/
• Calibrate the printer
• Load your STL file (model of the 3D Printout)
• Slice the STL file into G-Code
• Print
• Post-Print - remove from the 3D printer bed with a razor

Gallery of Creations

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  RaspBerry Pi print-out

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  Our Office

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  Creation

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  Today I Learned Class

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  3D printed 2-part rocket. 65mm max diameter, 29mm motor bay, tangent ogive curve with internal 2-way structural ribs and support for airspeed sensor pitot tube at nose.

Software

Software installed on the Linux PC connected to the printer

• slic3r
• Printrun git repository

Still looking for a good user guide/tutorial on Pronterface

More on Type A Machines 3D Printer

Here are a few links on how to operate and maintain the printer

• User Manual
• Type A Machines Support Page has lots of info on how to use and repair the printer.
• Replacing the blue tape build surface
• Cleaning out a filament jam
• Online Forum

Older Documentation

Printer Calibration

Background: Original handwritten piece by Jae. This was the primary documentation for most of the early SudoRoom days and was writen down on a piece of paper. It's quite excellent.

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  Apocryphal Instructions page 1

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  Apocryphal Instructions page 2

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  Close up of an ancient hand-drawn diagram by our 3D printing shepherd, Jae

Fun Projects

These are humorous one off projects started for various purposes. Sometimes I think these wiki pages need a little non mean spirited humor.

3D Printer Dear Diary

• This was a humorous attempt at creating a personal teen diary for the 3D printer in hopes that more people would get engaged and participate. It didn't work. I hope I didn't offend anyone by suggesting our type a machine is a brony.