April 2021
Beginner
261 pages
9h 58m
English
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3D PRINTING
AND THE
MAKER
MOVEMENT
2
CHAPTER
5 Chapter 2: 3D Printing and the Maker Movement Getting Started with 3D Printing 6
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IF YOU’RE READING this book, you probably find the act of creating very satisfying. 3D printing is a relatively
new, inexpensive, and readily available technology that allows makers to do things they couldn't do before.
Inexpensive 3D printers are enabling ordinary people to make their own jewelry, toys, mechanical part