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What materials can your printer use?

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What materials can your printer use?

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- [Instructor 1] It's a good idea to wait until you've thought through which materials you want to use in your 3D prints before deciding which printer to buy. Materials that come in the form of a plastic filament are the simplest to deal with, and choosing the right filament printer depends on a number of other factors. Size, material compatibility, speed, maintenance, and of course, cost, all need to be considered. While paste or gel-like materials can be extruded, specialized printers or heavy modification are needed to deal with them. The ceramics, architectural materials, and food movies in this course talk about these paste-like extrusion printers. In this movie, we'll mostly concentrate on the factors that determine which filament materials a printer can use. First, a note on size and speed. It may seem the biggest or fastest printer you can afford is the best choice. However, as the parts you're planning on…

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