The 3D printers can be found inside the Clean Room.
If you have any issues with Clean Room equipment, the slack channels associated with this space include: #general, ##general, #shop-3d-printing, and #shop-laser.
Orientation
The order of this document is to give some basic information of what will happen in the Clean Room during the training. This orientation assumes that they have gone through our general space orientation.
Do not operate any power equipment if you are under the influence of anything, in a hurry, are tired, or are not feeling well.
Inspect the equipment before using it.
Equipment
Bamboo 3D Printer
During the Orientation, you will be walked through the steps to set up and complete a print on the bamboo 3D Printer.
Printing with one color:
Members will go through some various 3D print websites and pick/download a design that you want to 3D print.
Members will unload any previous filament in the machine, and add your preferred filament into the machine through the small white tube sticking out the back of the machine.
Members will click load on the machine, and the machine should heat up, and purge the old filament. Make sure to check that the filament has been purged by looking at where it sticks out inside the machine.
Open Bamboo studio and add your print.
Look to make sure the plate in your machine, and the filament type matches what is put in Bamboo Studios.
Make sure you have the infill you want selected.
Add any necessary supports to the piece.
Slice the Plate, you should get an estimated time that the print will take.
Hit Print.
Stay with the print for the first few layers, to hopefully catch any early errors (You can click stop or pause when you notice these errors).
Afterwards remove your print and get rid of the filament that has been purged onto the plate while the machine was preparing.
Bamboo 3D Printer with AMS
During the Orientation, you will be walked through the steps to set up and complete a print on the bamboo 3D Printer.
Printing with multiple colors:
Members will go through various 3D print websites and pick/download a design that you want to 3D print.
Members will unload any previous filament in the machine, members will have to do this for each filament in the machine.
Members will put their filament into the AMS system, we recommend only using three of the four possible colors, as that is when most issues start to occur. We also recommend not using the filaments that are on cardboard as it often gets stuck on the machine.
Members will load the filament through a white tube on the inside of that machine. You will have to do this for every filament you use. Make sure to update the machine with what filament is in each slot.
Members will click load on the machine, and the machine should heat up, and purge the old filament. Make sure to check that the filament has been purged by looking at where it sticks out inside the machine.
Open Bamboo Studio and add your print.
Look to make sure the plate in your machine, and the filament type match what is put in Bamboo Studios.
Make sure you have the infill you want selected.
You can now click on the paint bucket and add the different colors to your print, you can change the color by adding filament through bamboo studio. Remember that when using this machine it creates a lot of wasted filament because it has to purge filament every time there is a color change, so be smart about where color changes occur.
Add any necessary supports to the piece.
Slice the Plate, you should get an estimated time that the print will take.
Hit Print.
Stay with the print for the first few layers, to hopefully catch any early errors (You can click stop or pause when you notice these errors).
Afterwards remove your print and get rid of the filament that has been purged onto the plate while the machine was preparing.
Resin 3D Printer
Information Regarding Equipment, and picture of equipment to the left.
Washing Station for Resin 3D Prints
Information Regarding Equipment, and picture of equipment to the left.
Curing Station for Resin 3D Prints
Information Regarding Equipment, and picture of equipment to the left.
Creality Ender Plus 5 3D Printer
Information Regarding Equipment, and picture of equipment to the left.
Creality CR 10 3D Printer
Information Regarding Equipment, and picture of equipment to the left.
