<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/10249/dont-forget-your-public-library/ Fri, 06 Mar 2015 01:37:45 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88518/#p88518 I'm quite happy to see Chicago was mentioned a couple time (plus suburbs).
It's awesome to see this branching further than to just hobbyists and available to people, especially kids, who are interested. Here we have several workshops/Maker Spaces on top of business who openly print designs to the public, so it's a cool city to live in.

As far as my use of libraries and other spots, if both of my printers broke down, I'm sure I would have a few friends with printers around wink

]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 01:37:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88518/#p88518 <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88499/#p88499 Just found out the local community college is setting up a maker space. Will be looking into it.

Tin

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:27:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88499/#p88499 <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88414/#p88414 n2ri wrote:

just because you cant smell it dont mean its safe to breath. nylon is same as weedeater line and very toxic

[citation needed]

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:58:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88414/#p88414 <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88405/#p88405 n2ri wrote:

just because you cant smell it dont mean its safe to breath. nylon is same as weedeater line and very toxic

Source?  My understanding is that weedeater line contains a lot of other chemicals that are not in nylon filament. 
I don't have time to look up MSDS info right now but I really doubt Taulman would be selling something that is "very toxic".

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:29:55 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88405/#p88405 <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88367/#p88367 just because you cant smell it dont mean its safe to breath. nylon is same as weedeater line and very toxic

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:50:18 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88367/#p88367 <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88348/#p88348 I mentioned to them that they could print nylon without a smell issue but they said they wanted to stick to ultimaker brand filament.  They are just nervous and not wanting to risk breaking it.  Too bad.

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2015 02:59:58 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88348/#p88348 <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88263/#p88263 mdrVB6 wrote:

The brand new Slover Library in Norfolk, Virginia has an ultimaker going online soon that will be very affordable for public use.  Library staff will be available to assist with printing.  Last I heard it will be PLA only because they don't want the ABS smell in the computer lab where it is kept.  I actually work for the City in another department and I may teach a brief class on 3D printing at some point there.

My university imposes a PLA restriction unless you want to pay the price of using their Stratasys (way too expensive). It's a shame!

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2015 19:09:51 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88263/#p88263 <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88259/#p88259 The brand new Slover Library in Norfolk, Virginia has an ultimaker going online soon that will be very affordable for public use.  Library staff will be available to assist with printing.  Last I heard it will be PLA only because they don't want the ABS smell in the computer lab where it is kept.  I actually work for the City in another department and I may teach a brief class on 3D printing at some point there.

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:31:28 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88259/#p88259 <![CDATA[Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88229/#p88229 the sandiego public library asked me a model for demo purpose of their 2 makerbots .. so yes, 3d printing is the new addon to library..

(the model is free for non commercial use, thanks to the library : http://www.fantasygraph.com/item/donor- … -librarian )

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:56:14 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88229/#p88229 <![CDATA[Don't Forget Your Public Library!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/88095/#p88095 A few majors picking it up:

http://3dprint.com/317/libraries-were-o … tractions/

Oops, just noticed the date on this tongue  but still a good read...

]]> Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:29:49 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/88095/#p88095