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09 3D Scanning and Printing Fab Academy AS220 - Providence, RI Fab Academy Providence -Year I - Student Projects

3D Printing – Interlocking Rings

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The Fab Academy Assignment

The Fab Academy assignment for this unit was to print an object

This was my first 3D printing attempt, I used a file called “Interlocked Rigs” by ssd available from Thingaverse.

The Project: 3D Printing Linked Rings

Printing the interlocked rings with the MakerBot.

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Printed Object

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Cleaning Up the Printed Object

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Final Printed Linked Rings

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Skills Learned

Learned how to use the MakerBot

Tools Used

Makerbot Cupcake CNC

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09 3D Scanning and Printing Fab Academy Providence -Year I - Student Projects

Assembling the MakerBot Cupcake CNC Plastruder mk4 Spindle

Putting together the MakerBot Plastruder spindle piece for the MakerBot 3D printer.  I would describe the full process, but the MakerBot staff has already provided an excellent tutorial. http://wiki.makerbot.com/plastruder-mk4-assembly

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