Book description
It’s 3D Printing: The Next Generation! The technology’s improving, prices are dropping,new models are hitting the market, and 3D printers are appearing on desktops, workbenches, lab shelves, and kitchen tables all over the world. Not only are we seeing better, faster, and cheaper 3D printers, we’re also seeing new printing materials, easier-to-use design software, powerful scanning technology, and the rise of an entire ecosystem of 3D peripherals and services that support 3D printing technology.
Make’s second annual 3D Printing Guide is once again your go-to resource for discovering the latest information in this fast-changing field of printers, software, projects, and accessories. Inside, you'll find up-to-date reviews on the latest in 3D printing technology, feature and model comparisons, tutorials and stories about 3d printing, and some of the coolest 3d printed objects out there.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- CONTENTS
- Copyright Page
- Go from Zero to Maker with David Lang!
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF PERSONAL 3D PRINTING
- WHOSE PROBLEM IS IT?
- 10 COOL 3D PRINTED OBJECTS
- JUST WHAT I NEEDED
- LIFE-CHANGING 3D PRINTS
- GROWING UP AND GOING PRO
- INSIDE THE NEW MAKERBOT
- FACES OF 3D PRINTING
- THE BUSINESS OF PRINTING
- GENERATION 3D
-
12 REASONS YOU SHOULD BE USING OPENSCAD
- 1. Free as in Speech, Free as in Beer
- 2. Cross-Platform Support
- 3. 3D Printing Pedigree
- 4. Extremely Simple Interface
- 5. Easy To Learn
- 6. Powerful
- 7. Tons of Example Files
- 8. Geometry Debugging
- 9. Rapidly View and Modify .STL Files
- 10. Change 2D to 3D
- 11. Create Customizable Models On Thingiverse
- 12. Strong Community Support
- SOFTWARE FOR 3D PRINTING
- PLASTICS FOR 3D PRINTING
- JIVING WITH JARVIS
- PRINTING WITHOUT A 3D PRINTER
- 3D SCANNING PARTY “PHOTO BOOTH”
- METAL MADNESS
-
DIY FILAMENT EXTRUDER
- BUILD YOUR FILAMENT EXTRUDER
- 1. Check your parts
- 1a. Make your parts (optional)
- 2. Attach the motor shaft coupler
- 3. Bolt the motor to the motor mount
- 4. Weld the extruder chas-sis (optional)
- 5. Mount the feed screw and thrust bearing
- 6. Mount the motor
- 7. Install the heater
- 8. Temperature probe and insulation
- 9. Mount the base
- 10. Build the enclosure
- 11. Wire the system
- 12. Close it up
- NOW MAKE FILAMENT!
- MORE FUN PROJECTS 3D
- 3D PRINTING BUYER’S GUIDE
- MEET THE TEAM
- PRINTRBOT SIMPLE
- OPENBEAM MINI KOSSEL
- BUKITO
- ULTIMAKER 2
- REPLICATOR 2
- UP PLUS 2
- CUBE 2
- UP MINI
- FELIX 2.0
- TINKERINE STUDIOS DITTO+
- TYPE A MACHINES SERIES 1
- LULZBOT TAZ
- BUKOBOT 8v2
- PRINTRBOT PLUS
- 3DPRINTER 4U BUILDER
- AIRWOLF AW3D XL
- SLICING AND CONTROL SOFTWARE
- LIQUID DREAMS
- FORMLABS FORM 1
- B9 CREATOR
- THE STANDOUTS
- 3D SCANNERS
- PREVIEW 3 HOT NEW SCANNERS
- UPGRADES, MODS, AND ACCESSORIES
- FILAMENT EXTRUDERS
- ONES TO WATCH
- The new essential tool for every maker
- 3D PRINTSHOP OF THE FUTURE
- DESKTOP MANUFACTURING IN THE MAKER SHED
- BUILD THIS!
Product information
- Title: Make: Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing 2014
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2013
- Publisher(s): Make: Community
- ISBN: 9781457183027
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