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3D printing with RepRap Cookbook

You're reading from   3D printing with RepRap Cookbook Over 80 fast-paced recipes to help you create and print 3D models

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2014
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ISBN-13 9781782169888
Length 346 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Getting Started with 3D Printing 2. Optimizing the Printing Process FREE CHAPTER 3. Scanning and Printing with a Higher Resolution 4. Modeling and Printing with Precision 5. Manipulating Meshes and Bridges 6. Making the Impossible 7. Texture – the Good and the Bad 8. Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Modeling 9. Troubleshooting Issues in 3D Printing Understanding and Editing Firmware Taking a Closer Look at G-code Filament Options for RepRap Printers Index

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One of the challenges of 3D printing is to make a print with a smooth surface that retains all of its fine details. We're accustomed to our everyday plastic objects having a surface with a glass-like sheen, but these objects have been manufactured with an entirely different process. Recreating the finishes used by traditional plastic molding technologies is impossible with a RepRap machine. However, there are methods to create a finish with higher detail using RepRap-based printers. We'll explore how we can accomplish this by increasing our printer's resolution.

Hot-end nozzle sizes

There are commercial hot ends available that have nozzle sizes varying from 0.2 mm to 0.75 mm. Ideally, each of these nozzle sizes will print layers that are slightly below its bore size. The reasoning behind this is that a print is made of successive layers, which are built upon each other. For each layer to bond, the layer heights must be squeezed against each other. We can see this illustrated clearly...

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