Introduction to 3D Printing
        @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
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/
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
Coming up...


• Print your own 3D toy
• Build your own 3D printer
One more thing


• Feedback
• https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DIYTech

Introduction to 3D printing

  • 1.
    Introduction to 3DPrinting @clinton_freeman
  • 2.
    Overview • House keeping •Names • Workshop structure
  • 3.
    3D Printing Safety •Ventilation • Mind your fingers
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    Fused Deposition Modelling •CNC - Computer Numerical Control • 3-axis robotic printhead. • Extruder • Feeder • Heated barrel • Nozzle
  • 8.
    Materials • ABS • The stuff lego bricks are made from • Recyclable • Melts 105°-115°c • PLA • Bioplastic! • Smells like popcorn? • Melts 160°-170°c
  • 9.
    PVA - PolyvinylAlcohol • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqhBmNyvNhQ
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    Design - Blender •Open Source • FreeCAD • Blender • Free or cheap: • Autodesk 123D • Google SketchUp
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    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/
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    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
  • 20.
    Coming up... • Printyour own 3D toy • Build your own 3D printer
  • 21.
    One more thing •Feedback • https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DIYTech