Does anyone have a 3d printer that I could use?

P-Nut · 5th May 2019, 14:43

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone has a 3D printer that they wouldn't mind printing off something, I'd pay costs of course, just thought I'd ask here before I end up buying one. Thanks

impvan · 5th May 2019, 17:54

If you can bear going south of the Tyne, then there's a FabLab at The Word building, and another one in Sunderland. The machines are usually free to use once you've done an induction.

Newcastle has a Makerspace. I'm sure someone there would knock up what you need for beer money (makers tend to like beer).

I was going to take the plunge and buy a machine, but instead started off at my local FabLab to get the hang of things. Now I realise a budget machine isn't the answer especially when printing meaningful items in engineering plastics... ABS shrinks like a f*****, Nylon needs a lot of heat and can split into layers, it also absorbs moisture while your back's turned, PET seems to leave strings everywhere meaning you have to refinish the surfaces afterwards...

P-Nut · 5th May 2019, 19:02

That's great thanks!

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impvan Avid contributor ZT-T Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: In the trees, near Caernarfon... and frequently Aberdeenshire, and sometimes Romania.. Posts: 143 Thanks: 5 Thanked 36 Times in 29 Posts	If you can bear going south of the Tyne, then there's a FabLab at The Word building, and another one in Sunderland. The machines are usually free to use once you've done an induction. Newcastle has a Makerspace. I'm sure someone there would knock up what you need for beer money (makers tend to like beer). I was going to take the plunge and buy a machine, but instead started off at my local FabLab to get the hang of things. Now I realise a budget machine isn't the answer especially when printing meaningful items in engineering plastics... ABS shrinks like a f*****, Nylon needs a lot of heat and can split into layers, it also absorbs moisture while your back's turned, PET seems to leave strings everywhere meaning you have to refinish the surfaces afterwards...