• Question: What is the first thing you would print if you got your 3D printer?

    Asked by Rachel to Fe, Joe, Lauren, Olivia, Pete on 6 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Reeco14, Kya.
    • Photo: Joseph Chilcott

      Joseph Chilcott answered on 6 Mar 2015:

      Hi Rachel,
      I have a friend that has just purchased a 3D printer. He told me the first thing you have to print is a cube to calibrate the printer (a bit boring but necessary for future prints). However, once calibrated I think I would print a case for my raspberry pi.
      Joe.

    • Photo: Felicity Harer

      Felicity Harer answered on 9 Mar 2015:

      Hello! What type of 3D printer? In the past I’ve printed biomaterials, chocolate icing and tiny plastic people!

    • Photo: Lauren Dransfield

      Lauren Dransfield answered on 11 Mar 2015:

      I think it would probably take me a while to pick which idea I think is the best to have as a first. I’d feel I had to make it something cool or impressive, probably part for one of the small robots I’ve made.

    • Photo: Olivia Stodieck

      Olivia Stodieck answered on 11 Mar 2015:

      Yes, Joe is right – calibration goes first.
      I went to a talk by the Reprap people once (http://reprap.org/) – they have designed a 3D printer that can replicate itself! So maybe, the first thing I would print is another printer, which would then print another printer … and so on! In the end, I would have lots of printers to manufacture lots of the same item (maybe phone cases that I could then sell) or they could all print parts of a larger item – maybe a model plane or a super large 3D printer!! 😉

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