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How To Build Your First 3D PrinterAnd Your VocabularyStudent of Department for Theoretical MechanicsDainis DzenushkoGroup 43604/1Superviser: O.I. Belyaeva
What Is 3D Printing?This is a process of manufacturing three-dimensional solid objects ofvirtually any shape from digital model.
3D Printing ProcessesThere are several different processes of 3D printing. These are DigitalLight Processing (DLP),Stereolithography(SLA), Laminated objectmanufacturing (LOM), Plaster-based 3D printing (PP), Selective lasersintering (SLS), Selective laser melting (SLM), Direct metal lasersintering (DMLS), Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication(EBF3) and Fuseddeposition modeling (FDM), so called extrusion technology.
How To Start Building Your Own?There are some types of extrusion printers that differ by the waythe printer positions its nozzle.
Choosing the machinery
Build Steps1) Download sources2) Assemble it in any engineering program like FreeCAD,SketchUp, etc. or you can do it in your mind3)Read the BOM (bill of materials) precisely, get those materials4) Manufacture parts5) Assemble Mechanics6) Do the wiring7) Upload firmware8) Calibrate printer9) Print what ever you want
MechanicsScrews, washers, nuts, parts, etc.
Electronics and WiringArduino boardRAMPS1.4 3D printer controllerPower supplySteppersThermistorsMany many wiresDrillScrewdriverSolderMarkerSide cuttersZiptiesMultimeter
Printer Calibration and First PrintsInstall Arduino IDE (Integrated development environment)Upload FirmwareInstall printer operating softwareInstall slicing program like Kisslicer or Slic3r or anything elseCalibrate machine zeroPrint the calibration cube
Where To Build
Building Vocabulary3D printing is a new technology, that also bringsnew meaning to words like:Slicer – program that is used for slicing the model andgeneration of operating thackExtruder – mechanism that takes, heats and extrudesfilamentFilament – is any type of material, that has ability to beused for 3D printing in form of a thread
Vocabulary In 3D Printing3D printing brings new vocabulary and building it you shouldread the documentation, but the language of 3D printer makersis English. So people, who work with them have specific terms.Building a 3D printer you can build your vocabulary.Some abbreviations like:RAMPS1.4 – is an extension shield of Arduino boardthat gives it a way to operate printer's steppers and sensorsBOM – bill of materialsIDE - Integrated development environmentFDM - Fused deposition modeling (extrusion method)Merging everyday wordsFirmware – is a build-in program that provides link between theprinter and the computerZipties – small plastic part that can fix anythingSteppers – electric engines that can turn on an exact angleStopend – is a sensor that tells printer if it hit the end of an axis
Vocabulary In 3D PrintingIn 3D printing there are many terms that specialists usewithout translation. It usually sounds strange like“Заслайсить модель”, but there is no other simple wayto tell this. These terms may leave in language as neologismsor will be replacedWords got new meanings:Slicer – program that is used for slicing the model and generationof operating trackExtruder – mechanism that takes, heats and extrudes filamentFilament – is any type of material, that has ability to be used for3D printing in form of a threadMachine zero – the point on a working area, that printer uses as a zero pointWords came from brand names:Arduino – is a trades name of easily programmable boardKapton – the special material that prevents parts from detachmentThingiverse – web site, where people from over the world uploadthings that they have developed
Conclusion3D printing advantages1)Exciting hobby, that will keep you for a long time2)Pay-back period for a 3D printer is about a year,so this hobby will not make a lasting hole in your pocket.3)Printers have a capacity of using parts from theprevious one to build the next generationDo not hesitate to join the 3D printing globalcommunity with a lot of interesting people.You will be very welcome.
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Vocabulary In 3D Printing 3D printing brings new vocabulary and building it you should read the documentation, but the language of 3D printer makers is English. So people, who work with them have specific terms. Building a 3D printer you can build your vocabulary. Some abbreviations
