Intro to 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing

Eric is a dedicated repair technician with a strong passion for 3D printing. He is committed to inspiring others to transform their creative ideas into tangible realities.

Quantum has over a decade of experience with 3d printing. Back in college, he and a friend constructed a Prusa Mendel from scratch. Since then he has used 3d printing in various capacities: to make 3d printer parts, reverse osmosis membrane spacers, and art pieces. Quantum has three degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT and has extensive teaching experience.

This introductory course is for anyone who wants to get into 3D printing, a type of additive manufacturing. Specifically, you will learn how to use the Prusa printers in the Digifab lab, a type of fused deposition modeling printer. By the end of the class, you'll learn about designing parts for 3D printing, slicing parts, and exporting GCode to the printers so they know where to move. The class will also include testing on the machines so that you can start printing whatever you like within the constraints of these machines.

The materials fee for this class is $10. This is separate from the ticket price and is to reimburse the instructor for any tools or materials used in this class. This will be paid once, directly to the instructor at the start of the first class meeting. This instructor accepts payments in cash or through Venmo or Paypal.

• Introduction to 3d printing/additive manufacturings and when to use it
• *Brief* introduction to 3d modeling and designing for fused deposition modeling
• Overview of where to find shape files, how to slice them, Gcode, and printer settings
• If time allows, brief discussion of other 3d printing techniques like stereolithography or metal 3d printing
• By the end of the class, you will be able to take your own 3d print home.

3d printer filament (PLA)

paper and pen(cil), to take notes if you like

Suggest students to bring their own 3d model (.stl) on USB thumb drive or download one during the class.

- an .STL file of a small object downloaded from Thingiverse (thingiverse.com)

Students must be 12 years old or older. All students under 18 years old must be accompanied by and under the direct supervision of a responsible adult.

Learn more about our class and ticket cancelation policies here.

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*Sales end 24 hours before the start of the class to allow the instructor and staff time to prep.

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