# Original innovator # God said to have light, so there will be light - MakerBot Replicator R2 3D printer experience

From the past few years, everyone can see the 3D printers on television and in the media, but it seems that the hottest period of time has passed and that during the period of use, after several exchanges It is learnt that the country has not had a substantial policy support, causing the 3D printing industry to be overwhelmed. Many people are disappointed and leave every year, and many people come in hopefully. But from the perspective of individual users, 3D printers are still very fun.

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The child once passed through: God said that there must be light, and then there is light. I said I need something, so I have it...

Doraemon

Eiffel Tower

squirrel

Pen holder

White

If you can't model it, you can only download the model that others do well from the Internet. The matching software for the Makerbot printer supports only the STL format model file. Here are two websites that download the STL model:

Link please poke(The first printing, friendly interaction design website)

Please link the stamp (print the tiger, if you can't find it, search for it here)

If you can model it yourself, it's okay to do a STL file after doing a good job (Suggest one of the simplest modeling software 123D Design)

After downloading the model, open with MakerWave, the matching software of Makerbot, you can zoom, move and rotate the model. After adjustment, you can generate the model. Before the slicing, you can also adjust, print accuracy, whether to support, temperature, etc. And other parameters. (There must be support options for hanging parts of the model.)

After the model file is ready, it is imported into the SD card and inserted into the machine to complete the preparation of the model. The most important operation before the printer is used for the first time is to level the construction platform, load the printing materials, and the hardware can be prepared. We started pleasant play.

Select the file you want to print from SD:

The machine began to warm up again (the material used in this machine was PLA and needed to be heated to 215° to melt). After the warm-up was completed, the machine started printing.

The printing process is quite lengthy. If you are pursuing accuracy, the printing speed will be slower! At the moment, I'm printing at low precision. The above pen holder, low-precision printing for three and a half hours, high-precision printing for five hours, and the low-precision Disney castle where the article started are printed for more than seven hours. Some people call the 3D printer a PLC three-axis automatic dispensing machine. The name "dot" in the middle of the name tells the sadness of the slow printing speed. The discharge port is like a writing head, and weave a face by moving back and forth. Obsessive-compulsive disorder welfare!). However, there are now 3D printers with photo-curing technology. They have heard that there is a qualitative leap in speed, but the price is too high.

Here we look at the accident scene:

There may be many reasons for this situation, such as the loose or loose screws. The figure above shows that the screws on the drive shaft are loose, and the conveyor belt cannot accurately drive the discharge head to discharge at the exact position. So tighten the screws and he's skinned. That's not the case.

The most common problem is that the print head is jammed. When printing, it is likely to be blocked, and the name of the head is still moving. Unfortunately, the material is gone. It is also easy to block when reloading. After plugging, you need to remove the print head. It is very easy to remove a few screws and the entire print head can be removed.

Advantages: What do you want to fight, sometimes customize a thing, buy can not buy the right, very practical.

Disadvantages: easy to plug, only support a color line, the print speed is too slow, the last time you did not finish next can not continue to play.

Finally, come again:

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PS: Something that is needed during the use of the machine: Knife, grease, guillotine, Allen wrench, pliers, vise, 3M blue textured paper.