I'm thinking that if I have two gcode files, one for the number and one for the cap with the 0.300 recess for the number, I can do a manual filament change so long as the two gcode files are in the same orientation and centered the same on the print bed. Kind of tedious the way...
3D printers can’t print in mid-air without support structures. Get to know of 5 types of supports to successfully print designs with overhangs that exceed 45 degrees angle.
Some holograms even appear to move as you walk past them and look at them from different angles. Others change colors or include views of completely different objects, depending on how you look at them. Holograms have other surprising traits as well. If you cut one in half, each half ...
If you have a design with a short bridge, you can 3D print it easily without supports. However, if there is a hole in it, it will be difficult as the printer will try to create the hole in mid-air. To avoid this, you can use a thin layer of material under the hole so the pri...
You can see the little reel of raw, red plastic (the "filament") that feeds into the print head from the top. Photo by Stephane Belcher courtesy of US Navy. When we talk about plastic, we generally mean "plastics": if you're a diligent recycler, you'll know there are many types ...
A transmission electron microscope fires a beam of electrons through a specimen to produce a magnified image of an object. A high-voltage electricity supply powers the cathode. The cathode is a heated filament, a bit like the electron gun in an old-fashioned cathode-ray tube (CRT) TV. It ...
print on, the filament will be extruded in midair causing a failed print. It is possible to print in midair for a short distance as long as it’s between two supported areas, this is known as bridging. If, however, there is nothing to support it whatsoever, it’s called an overhang...
Fulvio used theZortrax M300 Plusto 3D print the core of the sculpture. The filament he opted for wasZ-HIPSbecause of its low shrinkage. “3D printing is an indispensable method to physically get my shapes done without limiting my digital creativity,”says Fulvio Gollinelli, an artist from Ro...
and the wire filament in a lamp all give off light, but they also give off heat. If making light is our only objective, any heat we make is wasted energy. If you've ever put your hand near a typical incandescent lamp, you'll know it gets incredibly hot—far too hot to touch, so...
Gold, because of its resistance to corrosion, is often used for attaching wires to tiny electronic chips. In an incandescent bulb, the current flows through a thin tungsten wire or a metallic filament that offers high resistance to current flow. When the electrons bump into the atoms, the...