3D printing

3D printing or additive manufacturing is a way of building three-dimensional objects from a digital file. As a result, the construction of a 3D printed object is achieved using an added layer processes. In an added layer process, an object is created by extruding down successive layers of various types of material known as 3d printer filament until the object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object.

 

 

Prototyping with carbon fibre

3D printing allows you to produce complex shapes with less material than normal manufacturing methods. Therefore in 3D printing, special tools are not required (for example, a cutting tool with certain geometry or a mould). Therefore, the part is manufactured directly onto the built platform layer-by-layer and this leads to a unique set of benefits and fewer limitations.

3D printed parts are rarely ready-to-use out of the machine though. They often require some post-processing to achieve the desired level of surface finish.

 

Size and dimension testing

XYZ Da Vinci 3D Printer Filament Cartridge Resetter

3d printing gives you the ability to create things that otherwise would cost a lot in engineering costs, fast prototyping to full production possibilities if set up correctly. For example, I created the design for the XYZ da Vinci printer cartridge resetter and similarly I created the design for the XYZ da Vinci junior 3d printer NFC chip resetter, that allows me to produce this product in the comfort of my home office.

XYZ da Vinci printer cartridge resetter

 

  XYZ da Vinci junior 3d printer NFC chip resetter

 

Recent Blog Post’s

• Simplify3d 2 in 1 out extruder setup - SIMPLIFY3D 3d print 2 colours Aibecy Extruder Kit Hot End 2 in 1 Out   The “Dual Extrusion” wizard makes it easier to set up a dual extrusion print. Let’s begin by going to “Help > Configuration Assistant” and set up the parameters for your printer and give the printer a name, then make sure …

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• Xyzware Tutorial Orientation Object Video 1 - Hey there welcome to XYZ 3d printing the place where questions can be asked and answered hopefully by myself or other members. Recently I’ve been asked a few questions from our Facebook group and one of the questions was how to change the orientation of an STL file? Well I know it sounds pretty easy …

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• 3d Printer DIY filament runout sensor Steps -   Open marlin and go to Configuration_adv.h TAB Ctrl F, search for “m600”, Titled “Advanced pause” uncomment “//#define ADVANCED_PAUSE_FEATURE” to comment or uncomment place curser on the line right click mouse button scroll down toggle comment/uncomment. Scroll down a little and change “FILAMENT_CHANGE_UNLOAD_LENGTH” from 100 to match the length of your bowden tube eg 800 …

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• Xyzware JOG MODE Moving the print bed and the head Video 7 - Hey there welcome back to XYZ tutorials. Today I’m going to show you how to control the bed in your XYZ printer. First, if your bed is maybe in the middle of nowhere and you just want to get it up or down or you want to move your extruder left or right, the only …

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• Cutting large stl files to fit on your 3d printer using Meshmixer Tutorial Video 6 - Hey there welcome back to XYZ 3d printing tutorials. Today we’re going to discuss cutting an STL file that’s too large to print on your printer. We’re going to do this by using a program called mesh mixer. So go into your favourite browser type in, mesh mixer, let it download, select your operating system …

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• Xyzware 3d Printing Rafts and Brim’s Video 5 -   Hey there welcome back to XYZ 3d printer, on tutorials for XYZware. Today we’re gonna talk about rafts, and what do they mean not a raft, like you’re floating down a river but, something similar. Right! a raft now this is a lid for a ramps electronics box and the orientation is correct to …

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