New 3d Printer Course – Materials Familiarity
New 3d Printer Course – Materials Familiarity Submitted by: Davw Dibble The motivation for the class is to allow people who 3d print to become familiar with media other than PLA. Some of us don’t consider possible projects because they would not work with PLA but are easily within the capabilities of another approved material. One is always free to read up on new materials and experiment on one’s own, but a class like this could make familiarity more efficient Such a class might have the following characteristics: • No instructor time required – just a series of tasks the student is to complete • CCM has a stored pool of exotic print media – say, 10 types • Course creator creates: ◦ a table showing the materials, properties, temperatures, etc ◦ a list of stl files – at least one appropriate for each material – products that could be printed. • A student would produce items using at least 5 different materials. This would help insure their local version of the Prusa Slicer has appropriate temperatures and can handle the materials. • A student