Mechanical design
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This week was challenging yet fascinating. As a team, we managed to build a ceramic 3D printer, a project that, despite the challenges, was successfully completed. Although we worked together throughout the entire machine development process, I would like to highlight my personal contributions.
research
In the development of our project to build a ceramic 3D printer, it was essential to conduct thorough research to understand all the critical factors involved in this innovative process. The decision to adopt the design of an Ender 3 as a reference was based on its proven efficiency and adaptability in the field of 3D printing. This decision allowed us to focus on the necessary modifications to handle ceramic materials, which present specific challenges in terms of temperature, structural support, and extrusion precision. The research covered key aspects such as the selection of suitable materials for the printer parts, the optimal temperature settings for the sintering of ceramics, and the appropriate digital modeling techniques to ensure successful outcomes.
Once we have the design in mind, we prefer to focus on thinking about the extrusion of the material since it is a complicated material to manipulate.
Personally, he works on the design of the extruder and we started thinking of it as a tortilla machine when it makes the dough, but in this case we would pass the ceramic with an Archimedean screw.
