3D Printing Hardware
Completed by Michael Sibbernsen
May 29, 2025
31 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Understand the history and development of desktop 3D printers
Describe the different types of desktop 3D printers, how they work, what they are used for, and objects they can create
Set-up and prepare a 3D desktop printer for printing a test object
Identify 3D printable objects and prepare them for 3D desktop printing
Skills you will gain
- Category: Electronic Hardware
- Category: Design Software
- Category: Materials science
- Category: Open Source Technology
- Category: 3D Modeling
- Category: Maintenance, Repair, and Facility Services
- Category: Hardware Troubleshooting
- Category: Control Systems
- Category: Manufacturing Processes
- Category: Mechanical Design
- Category: Electronic Components
- Category: Machine Controls

