Appendix B. Glossary
- Active cooling fan
- The fan that cools the MakerBot PLA Filament as it extrudes.
- Build plate
- The surface on which the MakerBot Replicator 2 makes an object.
- Build platform
- The support for the build plate. The build platform includes knobs for manual leveling.
- Plunger
- A part of the extruder assembly. The Delrin plunger pushes the MakerBot PLA Filament against the drive gear.
- Drive gear
- The gear that drives the MakerBot PLA Filament into the heater.
- Extruder
- Draws MakerBot PLA Filament from the spool and pushes it into the nozzle, where it is heated and squeezed onto the build plate.
- Extruder fan
- The fan that keeps the MakerBot Replicator 2 motor cool and disperses heat from the heat sink.
- Fan guard
- A grill that protects the extruder fan and protects the user from the fan.
- Filament guide tube
- A plastic tube that guides the MakerBot PLA Filament from the filament spool to the extruder.
- GCode
- A computer language used to describe the toolpath your MakerBot Replicator 2 will use to build an object. GCode is converted to S3G before being sent to your machine.
- Heat sink
- An active heat sink that dissipates heat from the cartridge heater. It looks like an aluminum plate with fins.
- LCD control panel
- The liquid- crystal display in the front lower right corner of the MakerBot Replicator 2. This control panel provides status information about the MakerBot Replicator 2 and includes control menus and diagnostics.
- MakerBot PLA Filament
- Polylactic acid ...
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