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| ====== 3D Printing ====== | ====== 3D Printing ====== | ||
| - | We have three 3D printers in the venue all located in the [[Hack space]] in the [[PC Room]]: | + | We have a [[Creality K1C]] 3D printer in the [[Hack space]] in the [[PC Room]]. It's the red enclosed glass printer on the shelves on the back wall. |
| - | * [[Creality K1C]] - this is the red enclosed glass printer. | + | |
| - | * Qidi Smart X3 - this is the white enclosed plastic printer, it's only been used once, but seems to have a clog in the extruder. It needs opened up and any PLA ejected before it will work again. | + | Most PCs in the club have Creality Print installed and set to print to the IP of the printer (192.168.1.17). |
| - | * Creality Ender Pro v3 - this is the open (not enclosed) printer. It works, but is having a problem feeding/extruding filament. I've ordered a replacement extruder which should arrive around the 12th of June. | + | |
| Current filament stocks (in the shelf above the printers): | Current filament stocks (in the shelf above the printers): | ||
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| When you are using the slicer you'll get an estimate of how many grams of filament a job will take to print. | When you are using the slicer you'll get an estimate of how many grams of filament a job will take to print. | ||
| - | ^**Standard PLA filament (black, white, grey), 10g print, 0.5 hour print time:**^^ | + | ^**Standard PLA filament (black, white, grey), 10g print, 0.5 hour print time:**^Cost(£)^Cost(p)^ |
| - | |ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG, 3D Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) [£15]| 0.15| | + | |ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG, 3D Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) [£15]| £0.15 | 15.0p| |
| - | |Wear and tear (significant maintenance every 1,500 hours) [£200]| 0.066| | + | |Wear and tear (significant maintenance every 1,500 hours) [£200]| £0.066| 6.6p| |
| - | ^Cost per 10 gram^ 22p^ | + | ^Cost per 10 gram^ £0.22^ 22.0p^ |
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| + | ==== Old Printers ==== | ||
| + | We had the following other printers but gave them away as the K1C is much easier to use. | ||
| + | * Qidi Smart X3 - this is the white enclosed plastic printer, it's only been used once, but seems to have a clog in the extruder. It needs opened up and any PLA ejected before it will work again. | ||
| + | * Creality Ender Pro v3 - this is the open (not enclosed) printer. It works, but is having a problem feeding/extruding filament. I've ordered a replacement extruder which should arrive around the 12th of June. | ||
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