{"id":902,"date":"2022-01-27T01:57:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T01:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/?page_id=902"},"modified":"2022-01-28T06:43:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T06:43:46","slug":"3d-printers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/3d-printers\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Introduction<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Introduction to 3D Printers<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_954\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:LulzBot_Mini_3D_Printer.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-954\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-954\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/01\/3d-printer-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/01\/3d-printer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/01\/3d-printer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/01\/3d-printer.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source Wikipedia &#8211; SparkFunElectronics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A 3D printer is a device that manufactures a 3 dimensional objects by building the object up one layer at a time. They usually extrude the printing material from a nozzle, though some 3D printers use a slightly different technique, for instance resin 3D printers which use a laser to set resin.<\/p>\n<p>3D printing materials<\/p>\n<p>A variety of materials can be used in the 3D printing process, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plastic<\/li>\n<li>Metal<\/li>\n<li>Concrete<\/li>\n<li>Resin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3Dprinters come in many different shapes and sizes. Examples of things that have been manufactured using 3D printers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XHSYEH133HA\">3D printed house<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9U1UbMmNywA\">3d printed boat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uHbn7wLN_3k\">3D printed organs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Cl8ijPGEKO8\">3D printed prosthetics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Video<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vx0Z6LplaMU\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"What Is 3D Printing and How Does It Work? | Mashable Explains\" title=\"Play video &quot;What Is 3D Printing and How Does It Work? | Mashable Explains&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vx0Z6LplaMU<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vx0Z6LplaMU\" title=\"What Is 3D Printing and How Does It Work? | Mashable Explains\">What Is 3D Printing and How Does It Work? | Mashable Explains (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vx0Z6LplaMU)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">How they work<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>How they work<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>The 3D design is made, either by hand using CAD software or 3D scanned from a physical object<\/li>\n<li>The 3D Design file (e.g. STL) is sent to the printer.<\/li>\n<li>The 3D printer moves the printing nozzle to the correct location on the printing plate.<\/li>\n<li>Plastic filament is heated and extruded through the nozzle and the printer head moves to the next point on that layer<\/li>\n<li>Once the layer is complete the nozzle moves up to the next layer and begins extruding once again<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Pros &amp; Cons<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Advantages of 3D printing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3D printing is great for single or small batch runs that otherwise be too costly to produce using normal mass production techniques<\/li>\n<li>They are smaller than normal manufacturing machinery so they are more portable<\/li>\n<li>They are quick to retool from on object to another making<\/li>\n<li>Designs need only be emailed to the recipient to allow them to build.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Disadvantages of 3D printing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3D printing is slow &#8211; it takes hours to print objects<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s costly when mass producing items<\/li>\n<li>3D printing technology is fairly new so prone to errors and breaking<\/li>\n<li>3D printed objects aren&#8217;t always as strong as injection molded items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Resources<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to 3D Printers A 3D printer is a device that manufactures a 3 dimensional objects by building the object up one layer at a time. 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