Month: September 2016

3D Printer in Dorm

So I know this subject has been brought up before, but I’m a bit upset and just wanted to post about this. I had a d-bot corexy printer in my dorm last year which I brought back this semester (university requires students to stay in dorms for at least 2 years). My dorm’s director this year inquired to the housing department about whether 3dprinters were allowed and I received an email today saying I cannot have my printer because it is not UL Listed as an entire piece of equipment and because there is no ventilation for the PLA. The university has makerbots in a number of classrooms with even less ventilation than my room (at least my room has a window that can be opened). I know in the end it’s the university’s call, but I wanted to see if anyone can help me come up with a counter-argument. http://ift.tt/2bZc1G3

I just learned about the “lighter trick” – what other tricks am I missing out on?

In case you don’t know, the lighter trick is when you use the indirect heat from a cigarette lighter flame to anneal stressed/yielded plastic (when it turns white after support removal or cutting). You just heat it up, and it returns to its original color! This totally fixes the ugly discoloration from support material removal.What else am I missing out on?? http://ift.tt/2bTIx6s