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| The TinkerCad Design image |
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| Printed frame with solar panel and wiring installed. |
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| Printing underway, on the MakerBot Replicator+ at the HPL MakerSpace. Frame is printed upside down. |
Monday, 15 August 2016
3D Printing: First Object Success!!
As much as I would like to build one of these printers, just because it's neat, we thought we should learn more about process and uses first. A couple of visits to the HPL MakerSpace convinced us to start there. So I decided to print a solar panel holder for Roz' Little Library (to charge the batteries that run it's computer, of course!). Several days of learning and working with TinkerCAD design tool produced a very nice design, so I registered with the Library, and scheduled a couple of hours last night on one of their MakerBot Replicator 3D Printers. We are very pleased with the outcome, and will certainly try more. Total print time: 1 hour 45 minutes. Total cost: $1.90 .
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