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3D Printing

3D printers make it possible for DIY production of plastic, resin, and metal parts that, up until recently, were otherwise very difficult or expensive to create on a small scale
DIY Machinery Leveling the playing field in favor of resilient small scale manufacturing

A 3D printer connects to a computer and, using stepper motors to move a print head that extrudes resin or plastic, 'prints' a three-dimensional object that is modelled on the computer.

3D printers make it possible to manufacture specialty parts in order to build and repair complex machinery at a local level.

Although 3D printers generally use commercial printer filament, there are some 3D printers that directly recycle and use plastic waste.

3D Printing Resources

RepRap


3d printing tool (about 27 miles away)
An open-source 3D printer that is designed to be able to print all of its own plastic parts. Plant-based, biodegradable PLA (Polylactic acid) filament can be used in RepRap 3D printers.



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