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</table>Rayharwoodhttp://rayharwood.com/Wiki/index.php?title=3D_Printing&diff=79&oldid=prevRayharwood: Created page with "==Lulzbot TAZ 4 Printer== I bought the [http://www.amazon.com/LulzBot-TAZ-4-3D-Printer/dp/B00JXQZ8CC Lulzbot TAZ 4 from Amazon/Prime]... only $2,194.95, free shipping. The m..."2014-06-19T15:52:26Z<p>Created page with "==Lulzbot TAZ 4 Printer== I bought the [http://www.amazon.com/LulzBot-TAZ-4-3D-Printer/dp/B00JXQZ8CC Lulzbot TAZ 4 from Amazon/Prime]... only $2,194.95, free shipping. The m..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Lulzbot TAZ 4 Printer==<br />
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I bought the [http://www.amazon.com/LulzBot-TAZ-4-3D-Printer/dp/B00JXQZ8CC Lulzbot TAZ 4 from Amazon/Prime]... only $2,194.95, free shipping.<br />
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The manuals are included, but you will need to read carefully, and also research some on the web. Calibration of the Z-axis is critical to successful printing, and this process is not really well presented for the brand-new user. (I'm sure any teenager can figure it out themselves; a 60 year old like myself - as technical as I am - had to do some research.)<br />
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==Filament from Shaxon at Fry's Electronics==<br />
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I went online to the Lulzbot site to order filament - don't bother. Seems like most of their filament gets shipped from the UK, so my initial order for about $100 worth of filament was going to cost over $100 extra in shipping charges!<br />
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Instead, I wandered into the Phoenix Fry's Electronics, and they had a reasonable supply of filament from a company called Shaxon. I bought three rolls of 3mm filament in 1 kg/2.2 lb reels for $24.99 each: PLA White, PLA Blue, and ABS Yellow.<br />
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==Modeling Software: FreeCAD==<br />
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I had initially tried using [http://www.blender.org/ Blender] for my 3D modeling; in fact, I used it to create my first 3D print of a beveled 10mm cube. But I quickly found that Blender is best suited for animation modeling, and while it will model some things and output the required STL file, it really wasn't conducive to what I needed to do.<br />
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I also tried Adobe's free [http://www.123dapp.com/ 123D Design] program. While the program itself really seemed to have potential, the whole online login and cloud storage experience was extremely frustrating, so I eventually gave up on Adobe.<br />
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Currently, I'm using [http://www.freecadweb.org/ FreeCAD]... I guess "learning" is more accurate. FreeCAD seems to have what I need, and so far in the learning process (1 day, as I write this!), it really looks more suitable, and has a more professionally done feel (in my opinion).</div>Rayharwood