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            What you’ll learn     How to assemble your own 3D printer      The ins and outs of design software      How to design and produce three-dimensional parts made from plastic      How to replace small plastic parts in household objects      How to create art objects   Who this book is for           Printing in Plastic is aimed at creative people comfortable using power tools, such as a table saw, circular saw, drill press, and so forth. The book is aimed at those who want to create and fabricate tangible objects from plastic. Crafters, carpenters, electronics hobbyists, and others comfortable working with their hands will find the instructions easy to follow and the projects rewarding.            Table of Contents     What to Expect      Hardware and Tools      Tips & Advice      Cutting the Parts I      Cutting the Parts II      Advanced Cuts and Drilling I      Advanced Cuts and Drilling II      Advanced Cuts and Drilling III      Advanced Cuts and Drilling IV      Beginning Assembly      Sub-Assembly Work      Adding Structure      Motors and Movement      The Extruder      The Filament Feeding Mechanism      Mounting Electronics      Final Assembly Check      Software I      Software II      Trial Run I      Trial Run II      Self-Replication      Troubleshooting

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