Printer problems, large parts, and the extruder!
Hello everyone, Even in the middle of summer, exciting things are happening at the Wayne College Makerspace. At one point we had all three printers running, until I broke one of them (twice!). Maureen’s husband learned that PhotoShop can be used to create 3D objects from photos. Normally, PhotoShop is a 2D program that allows one to edit digital photos and the like. He took a photo of a fireman, converted it to 3D, then printed the object on his company’s StrataSys printer (a high-end 3D printer). We printed the fireman with our own printers with decent results. Note that the roughness of the printRead More →