Chapter 2Choosing a 3D Printer
Choosing a 3D printer is a personal decision. From mom-and-pop crowd-sourced startups to massive, corporate giants, every printer has its own advantages and disadvantages. For unbiased reviews, consult Make Magazine’s Ultimate Guide to 3D Desktop Fabrication – an annual publication dedicated to expert reviews of popular 3D printer models.
This section will focus on FDM machines – considered the easiest to learn for beginners.
“Home printers are great machines to experiment with and really learn a lot of things that aren’t necessarily part of your schooling or background.”
Jason Lopes, Lead Systems Engineer of 3D Print & Scan Technologies for Legacy Effects
Anatomy of a 3D Printer
The core anatomy of an FDM ...
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