Prusa i3 MK3S A 3D Printer

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Prusa i3 MK3S A 3D Printer
Owner/Loaner PS:One
Serial Number SERIAL NUMBER
Make/Model Prusa i3 MK3S
Arrival Date 3/2020
Usability yes
Contact CNC Area Host
Where CNC Area, downstairs
Authorization Needed yes
Hackable no
Estimated Value $800
Host Area CNC


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Description

A very nice filament-based (FDM) 3D printer. There are currently three of these at PS1.

Uses 1.75 mm filament. Capable of printing many different kinds of filament, including PLA, ABS, PETG, and more. Ships with 0.4 mm nozzles.

For more info, see https://www.prusa3d.com/new-user-mk3/

Status

03/2020 - Three Prusa MK3S purchased, assembled, installed and made fully operational.

OctoPrint

All three Prusa printers are operated and managed via an OctoPrint print server. Users upload their gcode files to the printers through the OctoPrint interface, accessible through PS1's internal Wi-Fi network.

OctoPrint IP addresses for each printer:

Blue Prusa 10.30.0.11
Purple Prusa 10.30.0.12
Red Prusa 10.30.0.13

Operation

1. Prepare the Printer

1a. Clean the nozzle

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1b. Check/Load material spool

Remove existing spool, if necessary.

put more info here.

1c. Clean the bed

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1d. Set printer settings for your job

put info here - note: for the 203 OctoPrint printer, you can control & monitor bed & nozzle temps

2. Prepare Your .STL file

Put info about Prusa Slicer here...