Electronics & Rapid Prototyping Room

Access Requirements

PPE Level: Safety glasses, long pants, closed toed shoes, hair tied, short sleeves
Training: TBD

Room Details

Max. Capacity: 20 persons
Capabilities:

3D printing / Design
Laser cutting / Design
Soldering, circuit building
Circuit board milling
CNC benchtop router
Training

Materials Usage:

After completing training on FDM / SLA printers, users have two options for material usage:

1.Self Service: Bring in your own roll of filament / resin cartridge and tank. If you choose to bring in personal printing materials, you are only permitted to use your materials. Users who use their own materials are not required to track their material usage via the printer build log

2.Co-op system: Co-op users will provide a roll of filament /resin equal to 1 kg or 1L (of the ESDC’s choosing) after completing training. Once staff have received the filament, the users are allowed to use any material available in the ESDC’s inventory. Users who enroll in the co-op must use the printer build log to track their material usage. Once users have reached 1kg of material usage, they will be alerted via email and will be asked to purchase a new roll/cartridge.

Equipment List and Training Information

Please note that currently, only the equipment that we have training programs in place for are listed.**

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Printing
Overview:

Introduction to navigating the slicing interface, Ultimaker Cura, and standard procedure for operating the Ultimaker and Prusa 3d printers in the workspace. Information for joining the PLA and PETG filament co-op will be provided.

- One session
- 1 hour demonstration

What this training gives you access to:
At the end of the training, attendees will be authorized to use any Ultimaker or Prusa 3d printer in the rapid prototyping and electronics room. Attendees must supply filament via the ESDC co-op or by self.
Stereolithography (SLA) Printing
Overview:

Introduction to navigating the splicing interface, Preform, and standard procedure for operating, washing, and curing resin on the Formlabs printers. Information for joining the resin co-op with be provided.

- One session
- 1 hour demonstration

What this training gives you access to:

At the end of the training, attendees will be authorized to use the 2 Formlab printers in the rapid prototyping and electronics room: SoundWombat and AptMeerkat. Attendees must join the network by registering through their Formlabs account, and supply resin via the ESDC co-op or by self.
Laser Cutter
Overview:

Introduction to navigating CorelDraw to import dxf files and the laser cutter interface: Job Control. Attendees will learn the standard procedure for using the laser cutter including choosing the appropriate materials, calibrating the focal lens, and operating the machine.

- One session
- 1 hour demonstration

What this training gives you access to:
At the end of the training, attendees will be authorized to use the two Laser Cutters in the workspace. Materials must be supplied by self.
NEXA NXE400
Overview:
Learn how to upload parts, navigate settings and features of the Nexa X software. Then print and post process parts.

- One session
- 1 hour demonstration

What this training gives you access to:
At the end of the training, attendees will be authorized to use the NEXA NXE400. Resin is provided, no need to bring in personal resin or sign up for co-op system

Technical Data Sheets for Resins in Inventory:
HDT60 (ABS)- Loctite-3D-3843-HDT60-High-Tough.pdf
IND147 (High Heat) - Loctite-3D-IND147.pdf
IND475 (High Rebound Elastomer) - Loctite-3D-IND475-A60-High-Rebound.pdf
PRO410 (High Accuracy) - Loctite-3D-PRO410-High-Accuracy-2023_05_09.pdf