3D Printing & Learning
Current Colors and Available Materials
PLA
- White
- Blue
- Red
PVA Dissolvable Support Material
Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) Printers
Fuse Deposition Modeling (FDM) Printers print by melting filament at high temperatures and extruding them layer-by-layer. Each layer sticks to previous layers, and these layers adhere to each other and solidify to form the printed object.
Raise3D Pro 2 Plus:
Photo credit: Raise3D
- Build Volume: 12 x 12 x 23.8 inches
- Material: Polylactic Acid (PLA)
- Resolution: 400 - 10 microns
- Supported File Types: .stl, .obj
- Dual Extruder: can print two colors during the same print job
Ultimaker 3 Extended:
Photo credit: Ultimaker
- Build Volume: 8.5 x 8.5 x 11.8 inches
- Material: Polylactic Acid (PLA)
- Resolution: 200 - 60 microns
- Supported File Types: .stl, .obj
- Dual Extruder: can print two colors during the same print job
Bambu P1S:
Photo credit: Bambu Lab
- Build Volume: 10 x 10 x 10 inches
- Material: Polylactic Acid (PLA)
- Supported File Types: .stl, .obj
Raise3D Pro 3:
Photo credit: Raise3D
- Build Volume: 11.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inches
- Material: Polylactic Acid (PLA)
- Resolution: 250 - 10 microns
- Supported File Types: .stl, .obj
- Dual Extruder: can print two colors during the same print job
Original Prusa i3 MK3S:
Photo credit: Prusa
- Build Volume: 9.84 x 8.3 x 8.3 inches
- Material: Polylactic Acid (PLA)
- Resolution: 250 - 50 microns
- Supported File Types: .stl, .obj
Stereolithography (SLA) and Masked Stereolithography (MSLA) Printers
Stereolithography (SLA) printers convert liquid resin into hardened plastic by curing the layers with an ultraviolet (UV) laser.
Due to lack of ventilation and easy to clean flooring in our new Makerspace at MERB, we will no longer be offering resin 3D printing. Thank you for understanding.
- Ultimate Guide to SLA 3D printingIn this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn about the different stereolithography systems, various materials and their characteristics, and how stereolithography compares to other technologies on the market.
While Stereolithographic (SLA) printers use lasers to cure resin, Masked Stereolithographic (MSLA) printers use an LCD screen to cure the resin layers.