Jeremy and George introeduce Workbench Listeners to 3D Printing technology. They provide an overview of the technology, equipment, techniques, and software needed to add 3D Printing to your workbench.

Good general 3D Printing resource - https://all3dp.com

3D Printing Filament Guide - https://www.matterhackers.com/3d-printer-filament-compare

3D Printing Filament Guide - https://all3dp.com/best-3d-printer-filament-types-pla-abs-pet-exotic-wood-metal/

3D Printer Components - http://www.matterhackers.com/articles/anatomy-of-a-3d-printer

Extruder - http://www.matterhackers.com/articles/extruders-101:-a-crash-course-on-an-essential-component-of-your-3d-printer

3D Printer Controllers - Microcontroller or ARM CPU - https://all3dp.com/know-your-fdm-3d-printers-cartesian-delta-polar-and-scara/

3D Printing Slicing Software - https://all3dp.com/best-3d-printing-software-tools/

Autodesk Fusion 360 3D Modeling Software - http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/overview

Google Sketchup 3D Modeling Software - http://www.sketchup.com

Autodesk Tinkercad 3D Modeling Software - https://www.tinkercad.com

Slicer - Take an STL or OBJ and turn it in to GCode - https://all3dp.com/best-3d-slicer-software-3d-printer/

3D Printing Troubleshooting Resources

• https://www.simplify3d.com/support/print-quality-troubleshooting/
• https://all3dp.com/common-3d-printing-problems-3d-printer-troubleshooting-guide/
• http://reprap.org/wiki/Print_Troubleshooting_Pictorial_Guide
• https://www.matterhackers.com/articles/3d-printer-troubleshooting-guide
• http://support.3dverkstan.se/article/23-a-visual-ultimaker-troubleshooting-guide

Prusa i3 MKIII - $700 KIT / $900 Assembled - http://www.prusa3d.com

Make 2017 3D Printing Guide - http://makezine.com/comparison/3dprinters/

Review of the $200 Monoprice Mini Select printer - https://all3dp.com/monoprice-mp-select-mini-3d-printer-review/

Mods to improve the MP Mini Select - https://hackaday.com/2016/07/07/modding-the-monoprice-mp-mini-printer/

Planetary Gear Bearing 3D Printable Model - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:53451

Platform Jack 3D Printable Model - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:925556

Caged Ball in Dodecagon 3D Printable Model - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:215868