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3D Printing and Making at Home

Hybrid Learning Solutions · e-book

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About this book

A practical, South African guide to filament 3D printing at home: repairs, prototypes, gifts and parts to sell. Twelve chapters follow an engineering graduate in Durban who prints prototypes for small workshops, a retired fitter and turner in Bloemfontein who prints the replacement parts no shop sells, and the Soweto library makerspace that helps them both: what a home printer can and cannot make, and what it costs to run; choosing a printer, checking a second-hand one, and setting it up safely, with thermal runaway protection, a smoke alarm and a plan for power cuts; choosing filament for heat, sun and load, and keeping it dry; levelling and the first layer; slicing for strength, time and material; measuring with calipers and designing your own parts in free software, with clearances that fit; useful parts and repairs, and the parts you must never print; finishing; fixing failed prints and maintaining the printer; licences, copyright, trade marks and designs; making safely for customers, including toys; and costing, pricing and selling. 30 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, a filament chart, a setup checklist, starter slicer settings, a design guide, print log, order and costing sheets, a licence guide, troubleshooting tables, a glossary, where to get help, and 144 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans built around a maker's file, practical safety rules, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1: What 3D Printing Can Do
  2. Chapter 2: Choosing and Setting Up a Printer Safely
  3. Chapter 3: Filaments
  4. Chapter 4: Your First Print
  5. Chapter 5: Slicing
  6. Chapter 6: Designing Your Own Parts
  7. Chapter 7: Printing Useful Parts and Repairs
  8. Chapter 8: Finishing
  9. Chapter 9: Fixing Failed Prints and Maintenance
  10. Chapter 10: Models, Licences and the Law
  11. Chapter 11: Making for Others: Quality and Safety
  12. Chapter 12: Pricing, Selling and Next Steps
  13. Appendix: Charts, Checklists, Settings, Templates, Glossary and Where to Get Help

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