MEP EP#313: Another Tool for Your Toolbox
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 313
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MEP EP#313: Another Tool for Your Toolbox
3d Printing - Is It Time To Get Into It?
- Types of printers at the personal hobbyist level
- Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
- Stereolithography (SLA)
- Stephen's Hopes and Dreams
- Budget $400 to $600
- Biggest print surface
- 0.001” (0.0254mm) accuracy
- Requires only setup/calibration/maintenance
- No mods just to get it to work
- What does Stephen mean by "work"
- What to use the 3D printer for
- Jigs and fixtures
- Wire harnesses
- Complex Air manifold
- Testing adjustments to injection molded parts
- Calibration
- What is needed
- How often?
- Software
- Own vs subscription
- Slicers?
- Consumables
- What is needed?
- How often?
- What kind of cash we looking at?
- Maintenance
- Periodic?
- How often?
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