Macrofab Engineering Podcast

MEP EP#313: Another Tool for Your Toolbox3d Printing - Is It Time To Get Into It? Types of printers at the personal hobbyist level Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Stereolithography (SLA) Stephen's Hopes and Dreams Budget $400 to $600 Biggest print surface 0.001” (0.0254mm) accuracy Requires only setup/calibration/maintenance No mods just to get it to work What does Stephen mean by "work" What to use the 3D printer for Jigs and fixtures Wire harnesses Complex Air manifold Testing adjustments to injection molded parts Calibration What is needed How often? Software Own vs subscription Slicers? Consumables What is needed? How often? What kind of cash we looking at? Maintenance Periodic? How often?