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Topic: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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...

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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 )

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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.

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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!

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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.

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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".

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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]

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

Just found out the local community college is setting up a maker space. Will be looking into it.

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Re: Don't Forget Your Public Library!

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

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