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Printing in Plastic

Build Your Own 3D Printer

Apress
  • Builds on the success of the authors' previous book: Build Your Own CNC Machine
  • Book will be promoted on an author blog that gets 60,000+ unique visitors per month

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Before You Begin

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 1-5
  3. Hardware and Tools

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 7-26
  4. Tips and Advice

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 27-34
  5. Cutting the Parts I

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 35-48
  6. Cutting the Parts II

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 49-67
  7. Advanced Cuts and Drilling I

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 69-86
  8. Advanced Cuts and Drilling II

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 87-117
  9. Advanced Cuts and Drilling III

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 119-134
  10. Advanced Cuts and Drilling IV

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 135-153
  11. Beginning Assembly

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 155-173
  12. Sub-Assembly Work

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 175-187
  13. Adding Structure

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 189-208
  14. Motors and Movement

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 209-238
  15. The Extruder

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 239-266
  16. The Filament Feeding Mechanism

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 267-284
  17. Mounting Electronics

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 285-300
  18. Wiring Part I

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 301-320
  19. Wiring Part II

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 321-350
  20. The Software

    • Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
    Pages 351-374

About this book

Printing in Plastic: Build Your Own 3D Printer is your gateway into the exciting world of personal fabrication. The “printer” that you'll build from this book is a personal fabricator capable of creating small parts and other objects from drops of molten plastic. Design a part using a modeling tool such as Google SketchUp. Then, watch while the fabricator head sweeps back and forth and upwards, depositing plastic in all the right places. You can build anything from a replacement tab to hold a bookshelf in place, to a small art project, to a bashguard for your bicycle. If you can conceive it and design it, you can build it, and you'll have fun doing it!

Printing in Plastic is aimed at creative people comfortable using power tools such as a table saw, circular saw, and drill press. Authors James Kelly and Patrick Hood-Daniel lead you through building a personal fabrication machine based upon a set of blueprints downloaded from their website. Example projects get you started in designing and fabricating your own parts. Bring your handyman skills, and apply patience during the build process. You too can be the proud owner of a personal fabricator—a three-dimensional printer.

  • Leads you through building a personal fabrication machine capable of creating small parts and objects from plastic
  • Provides example projects to get you started on the road to designing and fabricating your own parts
  • Provides an excellent parent/child, or small group project

About the authors

James Floyd Kelly is a professional writer from Atlanta, Georgia. He has written numerous books on multiple subjects, including LEGO robotics, open source software, and building your own CNC machine as well as a 3D printer. He is the editor-in-chief of the number one MINDSTORMS NXT blog, The NXT Step (TheNXTStep.com), where he is joined by fellow NXT experts who share their knowledge and designs with other robot fans around the world.

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Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 34.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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