All memos tagged #3d-printing

ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) is a petroleum-based thermoplastic 3D printing filament valued for its toughness, impact resistance, and heat tolerance, but prone to warping without a heated...

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing process that builds objects by using a high-power laser to fuse fine polymer powder, layer by layer, into solid parts. Selective Laser...

The hotend is the heated assembly of an FDM 3D printer that melts thermoplastic filament and forces it through a nozzle, comprising a heater block, heat break, heat sink, and nozzle. In fused...

PLA (polylactic acid) is a plant-derived, biodegradable thermoplastic and the most widely used 3D printing filament, prized for low-temperature printing, minimal warping, and beginner-friendly...

Photopolymer resin is a liquid, UV-curable material — typically acrylic or epoxy monomers combined with photoinitiators — that solidifies layer by layer under ultraviolet light in SLA, DLP, and other...

Stereolithography (SLA) is an additive manufacturing process that builds objects by using an ultraviolet laser to selectively cure and harden liquid photopolymer resin one thin layer at a time....

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is an additive manufacturing process that builds objects layer by layer by heating thermoplastic filament and extruding it through a moving nozzle onto a build...

TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) is a flexible, rubber-like 3D printing filament rated on the Shore hardness scale, prized for elasticity, abrasion resistance, and impact absorption in functional...

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is the additive manufacturing process that builds an object by extruding melted thermoplastic filament through a heated nozzle and depositing it in stacked layers. The...

3D Printing Motorcycle Parts on a desktop Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) machine resolves to three materials — ASA for anything living in sunlight, glass-filled nylon for anything near the engine,...

Creality (HKEX: 3388) is a Chinese manufacturer of consumer 3D Printing hardware, founded in Shenzhen in 2014 by Chen Chun, Ao Danjun, Liu Huilin, and Tang Jingke. It produces desktop FDM and resin...

Print the Legend is a 2014 documentary about the 3D printing revolution. http://printthefilm.com/ References Creators citizensofone (See: Citizens of One) Contexts 3d-printing

PLA is a bioplastic derived from renewable materials such as corn, sugarcane, or tapioca. PLA is not without its issues, true, but unlike other plastics, it’s not based on petroleum and requires less...

Resources OctoPi, octoprint.org How to Set Up and Use OctoPrint on the Creality Ender 3 V2, howchoo.com References Creators citizensofone (See: Citizens of One) Contexts 3d-printing