Testing out the 'new' 3D printer @ KuangYee Photo 初会3D打印机 @ 光艺

Half way turning one of my customer's new coil over shaft, i received a call which made me stop the machine and jump into my car. Hock had called me up. The 3D printer demo set had arrive.

HA~! I was shocks to see he was actually the importer of the brand which I'm eying on UP!!!!!

At first glance, it looks like coffee making machine with a heated platform and a over hang extruder. LoL. Yes. It's an UP! printer, but not the mini i'm expecting. It's the latest model UP! Plus 2. (Ouch.... this thing is twice the price of Up mini)

  Yes, it's small. the foot print is even smaller than most 2D printer we had at home. It's ready to print straight out of the box. You only need to hook it up to a PC/Mac, install the software (download from PP3DP website, only 2.5mb for Mac version)  and let the software do the platform leveling then you were good to go. With the build in processor, you only need to upload the pre-sliced files from your PC/Laptop then you can disconnect your pc/mac once it start printing.

The most compatible file type are the .STL (Standard Tessellation Language) It's accepted by most software. Which is easier for the printing software to read and slice it into layers to print. It's excited to see the machine layering on layer after layer of ABS to form a solid item.

After a few hours of chit chat with Hock, and having the sample O2 headphone amp face piece (in 15 minutes) I went back to work with an itching heart. Ar~~~


在制作客人避震器主芯时。接到朋友打来通知我他的演示3D打印机到了。立马跳进车里飞奔抵达朋友的办公室。

啊～！他竟然就是 UP！打印机的总代理。但是映入我眼里的不是 Up！Mini， 而是比较高阶的 UP！ Plus 2 。(*_*~这台是mini的两倍价钱哩)  不管怎样，我还是拿出了我的小白～打开我的3D档案。

好简单～！从PP3DP下载 UP！软件 2.5MB罢了～ 连接USB就可以开始打印了。自动调整平台高度。内置处理器。只要把切削完毕的档案传输进机器就可以开始打印了。当打印机开始打印，你就可以把电脑联线断开。

软件默认的档案为 .STL 这个档案比较容易切削成独立层，打印机才能分辨如何打印。第一次看到一层一层的原料（ABS）慢慢的铺成立体的物件。的确好像小孩看到新玩具一样兴奋。

我们谈了好几个小时。交换我们对于3D打印的知识和见解。也了解了一些基本的机械结构差别。其中我也打印好了一个O2耳机功放的面板 （打印时间 ：15分钟）。

之后回到工厂。只带着一颗痕痒的心～ (>_<)