MEP EP#313: Another Tool for Your Toolbox

<h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep313-another-tool-for-your-toolbox">MEP EP#313: Another Tool for Your Toolbox</a><br></h4><h4>3d Printing - Is It Time To Get Into It?</h4> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Types of printers at the personal hobbyist level <ul> <li aria-level="2">Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)</li> <li aria-level="2">Stereolithography (SLA)</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Stephen's Hopes and Dreams <ul> <li aria-level="2">Budget $400 to $600</li> <li aria-level="2">Biggest print surface</li> <li aria-level="2">0.001” (0.0254mm) accuracy</li> <li aria-level="2">Requires only setup/calibration/maintenance <ul> <li aria-level="3">No mods just to get it to work</li> <li aria-level="3">What does Stephen mean by "work"</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">What to use the 3D printer for <ul> <li aria-level="2">Jigs and fixtures</li> <li aria-level="2">Wire harnesses</li> <li aria-level="2">Complex Air manifold</li> <li aria-level="2">Testing adjustments to injection molded parts</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Calibration <ul> <li aria-level="2">What is needed</li> <li aria-level="2">How often?</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Software <ul> <li aria-level="2">Own vs subscription</li> <li aria-level="2">Slicers?</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Consumables <ul> <li aria-level="2">What is needed?</li> <li aria-level="2">How often?</li> <li aria-level="2">What kind of cash we looking at?</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Maintenance <ul> <li aria-level="2">Periodic?</li> <li aria-level="2">How often?</li> </ul> </li> </ul>