FDM Printers
FDM Printers
(OP)
OMG! Hello everyone, it's been a longtime!
We're getting a uPrint Plus for our office and have a couple of questions. For the folks that have FDM printers, do you have prroblems with the material fumes or the noise of the machine? We have concerns for the folks where the unit is placed.
Hope all is well,
Colin
We're getting a uPrint Plus for our office and have a couple of questions. For the folks that have FDM printers, do you have prroblems with the material fumes or the noise of the machine? We have concerns for the folks where the unit is placed.
Hope all is well,
Colin
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 6.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer






RE: FDM Printers
Do include a nice big picture window for dog and pony shows, but keep the doors locked.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: FDM Printers
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: FDM Printers
Chris
SolidWorks 11
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SolidWorks Legion
RE: FDM Printers
Our biggest issue was we had the disolvable support structure which is nice for really small delicate parts but is a mess. We had 10 or so engineers with access to the machine. The area around that bath was a mess. Our safety person threatened to shut it down because their was residue from the bath on the couter and floor pretty much constantly. It is a relatively high ph bath and there are warnings all over the place about exposure. However, numerous times I have reached in with my arm up to my elbo to get something out of the bath because it was trapped. Just wash your arm off pretty well or it will dry out your skin like no tomorrow. I think spilling the powder on you would be a little more dangerous but the concentration in the bath did not seem like an issue. Provided I was not doing this everyday as part of my job just once every couple of months for 10-15 seconds at a time max.
RE: FDM Printers
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 6.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer