3D Printing Lesson 2: What we can do at MakeICT
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Currently, all of the 3D printers at MakeICT are Plastic/FFF/FDM or other names. What it means is that the material (filament) is fed into a hot end which is positioned and the material is deposited in layers to build up the object. This gives certain capabilities, and limitations.
Each of the printers has a hot end which works similarly. With most of the printer dedicated to positioning the hot end, and the the hot end heating up the plastic filament, which is pushed in by the extruder motor, forcing the melted filament out the nozzle.
