Printing in Plastic [electronic resource] : Build Your Own 3D Printer /
Floyd Kelly, James.author.
Hood-Daniel, Patrick.author.
Printing in Plastic: Build Your Own 3D Printer is your gateway into the exciting world of personal fabrication. The "printer" that you'll build from this book is a personal fabricator capable of creating small parts and other objects from drops of molten plastic. Design a part using a modeling tool such as Google SketchUp. Then, watch while the fabricator head sweeps back and forth and upwards, depositing plastic in all the right places. You can build anything from a replacement tab to hold a bookshelf in place, to a small art project, to a bashguard for your bicycle. If you can conceive it and design it, you can build it, and you'll have fun doing it! Printing in Plastic is aimed at creative people comfortable using power tools such as a table saw, circular saw, and drill press. Authors James Kelly and Patrick Hood-Daniel lead you through building a personal fabrication machine based upon a set of blueprints downloaded from their website. Example projects get you started in designing and fabricating your own parts. Bring your handyman skills, and apply patience during the build process. You too can be the proud owner of a personal fabricator-a three-dimensional printer. Leads you through building a personal fabrication machine capable of creating small parts and objects from plastic Provides example projects to get you started on the road to designing and fabricating your own parts Provides an excellent parent/child, or small group project.
Description based upon print version of record.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; About the Authors; About the Technical Reviewers; Acknowledgments; Introduction; What Exactly Do I Get?; Welcome to the Futurel; CHAPTER 1 Before You Begin; What is a 3D Printer?; Questions and Build Help; The 3D Printer is Evolving; Videos, Building Instructions, and Parts; We Want to Hear from You; CHAPTER 2 Hardware and Tools; The Power Tools; Table Saw; Bandsaw or Scroll saw; Drill Press; Some Hand Tools; Rulers; Clamps; Squares; Screwdrivers and Wrenches; Drill Bits and Counterbore Holes; Summary
CHAPTER 3 Tips and Advice Read the Entire Book First; Examine the Plans; Print the Plans at Actual Size; Verify All Measurements; LabeI the Parts; Head to the Discussion Forums; Summary; CHAPTER 4 Cutting the Parts I; Before You Begin; Lower Structural Sides - Parts A and B; Table - Part C; ZY Plate - Part D; X-Axis Motor Mount - Part E; Upper Structural Sides - Parts F and G; Summary; CHAPTER 5 Cutting the Parts II; V-Axis Rail Support - Part H; Table Bearing Supports - Parts I and J; Z-Axis Rail Support - Part K; Z-Axis Bearing Support - Part L; Z-Axis Motor Mount - Part M
Z-Axis Nut Mount - Part N Machine Back - Part 0; Extruder Bearing Hinge I - Part P; Extruder Bearing Hinge II - Part Q; Summary; CHAPTER 6 Advanced Cuts and Drilling I; Z-Axis Nut Mount - Part N; Z-Axis Motor Mount - Part M; Summary; CHAPTER 7 Advanced Cuts and Drilling II; Z-Axis Bearing Support - Part L; V-Axis Rail Support - Part H; Machine Back - Part 0; Lower Structural Side - Part A and B; X-Axis Motor Mount - Part E; Summary; CHAPTER 8 Advanced Cuts and Drilling III; Upper Structural Sides - Parts F and G; ZY Plate - Part D; Y-Axis Motor Mount - Part R
Table Bearing Supports - Parts I and JSummary; CHAPTER 9 Advanced Cuts and Drilling IV; Extruder Bearing Hinge 1- Part P; Extruder Bearing Hinge 2 - Part Q; Table - Part C; Z-Axis Rail Support - Part K; Summary; CHAPTER 10 Beginning Assembly; Required Hardware and Parts Summary; Extruder Placeholder and Z-Axis Rails; Attach the Z-Axis Bearing Support; Attach V-Groove Bearings to ZV Plate; Attach Z-Axis Nut Mount; Summary; CHAPTER 11Sub-Assembly Work; Required Hardware and Parts Summary; Preparing the Y-Axis Rail Support; Attaching the Upper Structural Sides; Preparing the Tabletop; Summary
CHAPTER 12 Adding StructureRequired Hardware and Parts Summary; Adding the Z-Axis Lead Screw; Assemble Table Bearing Supports; Add Bearing Supports to Lower Structural Sides; Attach Lower Structural Sides; Summary; CHAPTER 13 Motors and Movement; Required Hardware and Parts Summary; Adding the X-Axis Motor and Motor Mount; Adding the Z-Axis Motor and Motor Mount; Adding the Y-Axis Motor and Motor Mount; Adding Tension Rods and the Table; Adding Belts to Xand YAxes; Summary; CHAPTER 14 The Extruder; Required Hardware and Parts Summary; Some Soldering Required; Prepare the Extruder
Soldering the PTFE Wire
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Printing in Plastic: Build Your Own 3D Printer is your gateway into the exciting world of personal fabrication. The "printer" that you'll build from this book is a personal fabricator capable of creating small parts and other objects from drops of molten plastic. Design a part using a modeling tool such as Google SketchUp. Then, watch while the fabricator head sweeps back and forth and upwards, depositing plastic in all the right places. You can build anything from a replacement tab to hold a bookshelf in place, to a small art project, to a bashguard for your bicycle. If you can conceive it and design it, you can build it, and you'll have fun doing it! Printing in Plastic is aimed at creative people comfortable using power tools such as a table saw, circular saw, and drill press. Authors James Kelly and Patrick Hood-Daniel lead you through building a personal fabrication machine based upon a set of blueprints downloaded from their website. Example projects get you started in designing and fabricating your own parts. Bring your handyman skills, and apply patience during the build process. You too can be the proud owner of a personal fabricator-a three-dimensional printer. Leads you through building a personal fabrication machine capable of creating small parts and objects from plastic Provides example projects to get you started on the road to designing and fabricating your own parts Provides an excellent parent/child, or small group project.
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