CHAPTER 7
Material Considerations
MatterControl is used by 3D printers that feed filament into an extruder, which melts the filament and lays it down a layer at a time. Filament is a thick thread made of a variety of thermoplastic materials and typically sold in one-kilogram spools, though some manufacturers sell other sizes. Figure 7-1 shows a one-pound nylon spool and a one-kilogram spool of polylactic acid (PLA) plastic.
Figure 7-1. Typical spools of nylon (L) and PLA (R) filament
This chapter covers the materials that a consumer filament-using ...
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