Dec 16, 2016
Anteaus,
cnlson, and
Sherminator18 talk about getting into 3D Printing of Geocaches
for the two hundred fifty-ninth edition of the GeoGearHeads. They
focused on the
FFF/FDM style 3D Printers and talked about the Makerbot
Replicator 2, Malyan
M150, Monoprice Select Mini
3D Printer, portabee go,
Powerspec
Ultra 3D, and Wanhao
Duplicator i3 they've used.
Limax email about the safety of birds around 3D Printers. cnlson
found the
Science Direct article which provided a little insight into the
hazard of the particles. They went through several of the materials
used in FFF printers (ABS,
PLA,
PETG,
Nylon, TPE,
and TPU).
For sealing, Anteaus recommends the Krylon
Crystal Clear (and Rite-in-the-rain
logs). Some more tools mentioned are;
Some good references for print quality troubleshooting are on
All3DP and
Simplify3D. There's also help on finishing the prints on
Makerbot.
The extra conversation can be found on Patreon.
The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be
found on YouTube.