3D Printing

• Area Coordinator: none currently appointed
• Discord Channel: #filament-general

The current status of the printers is published to https://members.thelab.ms/machines. Access is first come first serve - we don't (currently) have a reservation system.

If you use filament provided by TheLab, we ask for a donation of $0.03/gram to cover the costs of the materials.

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You can find this filament in one of the obviously marked bins under the printers and in the AMS(s).

Bambu Studio is installed on most of the machines around TheLab and works as advertised.

Please DO NOT SIGN OUT. If Bambu studio is logged out please @leadership in Discord.

The Bambus are very reliable/safe printers - just stick around to make sure the first layer sticks before letting the print run unattended.

For now, we do not have the capacity for storing member-owned filament. We will likely change this in the future. For now, please take your filament home within 24hr of the completed print.

• If you break something, that's okay! Try to fix it if you're confident that you can, and post in the #filament-general channel to let everyone know the current status of the printers
• If someone else's print has finished, feel free to remove their print and place it in the bin
• Long prints are okay! Try to run them overnight, leave a note in Discord first.
• Only use gluestick on plates that require it
• Vacuum up the inside of the printer enclosure if your print left dust, etc.
• Don't hold up both printers at once unless you've gotten consensus in the #filament-general Discord channel first

Note: This is preliminary, for general introductory information only at this time. Some of what is here may not be totally correct. Please ask for help from those who know the local processes.

Preliminary TheLab Quick Start