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 ====== 3D-Printing Area ======
-===== ToDo =====
+^ Mentors | [[user:fantawams]] & [[user:metalgamer]] |
+===== Material in the 3D-Printing Area =====
+  * Ultimaker 2
+  * PLA
+  * ABS
+  * PETG
+Let's talk about 3D-Printers. 3D-Printers are amazing machines, which you can
+use to create parts, pieces  and everything you can imagine. The only issue
+here is, is it printable and do you have the right material for it.
+Before starting to print, we should take a look at the printer itself.
+===== The 3D Printer =====
+If you strip down the 3D-printer to the most basic parts, it consist only of
+  * the nozzle
+  * the printbed
+  * filament holder
+  - Before printing you should always clean the printbed.
+  - Make sure the printbed is well levelled.
+  - Every 40 print hours, oil the axes of the printbead.
+  - Every 100 print hours, clean the filament holder.
+  - Every 120 print hours, oil the printbed axe.
+D-printing has a huge dependency on the room temperature. So if your room has
+around 30°C, simply postpone it. You have a 70/30 percent chance, that the
+print will simply ends in failure or that he refuses to print.
+The same goes of course for a room, which is to cold. Let's say around 10°C.
+You would need to change your material settings to get a somewhat good print
+and the adjusting will take at least 1 hour.
+The ideal room temperature is around 20°C. A printer cover, which leads to a
+more stable print room temperature, can help a great deal in improving. In case
+the printer posses a print cover, you need to adjust the material settings too.
+===== Filament =====
+The filament is very important as it is your print material. It's quality
+should be conserved as far as possible. We have boxes to stock all the material
+which is not used. If you change the material, be sure to put them into one of
+these boxes.
+Depending for which purpose you will print your part, you have to consider the
+material attributes. **Example:** PLA is very easy to print, when it has cooled
+down. it will become very though. on the other side it is not very resistant to
+water. ABS on the other hand is resistant to water, but difficult to print.
+Also it is not very heat resistant.
-  * <todo>Document the 3D-Printing Area in the wiki</todo>
+Most suppliers, like [[https://colorfabb.com/|colorfabb]] have detailed
+information, which print settings you should use for printing and of course the
+attributes of the material.