3D Printer

Training Session Information for 3d Printer: Friday, October 5^th @ 5:00PM

By: Kyle Miller

In the DFL we have two new Makerbot Replicator 3d printers. The first of the two Makerbots is a single extrusion head which can print one color. The printing bed is 6”X9”. The other has a two extrusion heads which can print two colors at the same time. It is also 6”X9” printing bed. Right now the Makerbot is not going to be used. But there is a Training Session at the DFL for Friday, October 5^th at 5:00 p.m. For the session you will need to have either Google sketch up and/or Rhino. Export as an .stl file. You can invent whatever you would like. The image below is what the Makerbot Replicator looks like and something you can make.

Materials

                                       

·         Works with ABS, PLA and other materials

·         Filament diameter: 1.75 mm

Printing

Build envelope			225 x 145 x 150 mm | 8.9 x 5.7 x 5.9 in
Build volume			About 5 liters
Layer thickness			Choose 0.2-0.3 mm with stock nozzle
Stock nozzle diameter			Stock 0.4 mm
Speed			40 mm/s
Flow Rate			Approximately 24 cc/hr
Extruder Temperature			Recommended Maximum 230 C
Heated Build Platform		120 C Maximum
Positioning precision	2.5 micron on Z axis 11.micron on XY axis

http://store.makerbot.com/replicator.html#psupport and http://www.thingiverse.com/image:67733