MakerBot Educators Guidebook 3rd Edition
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PARTS & FEATURES<br />
MAKERBOT EDUCATORS GUIDEBOOK Chapter 3: Get to Know Your <strong>MakerBot</strong> 3D Printer<br />
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GUIDE TUBE<br />
GUIDE TUBE CONNECTOR<br />
EXTRUDER DETACHMENT<br />
BUTTONS<br />
DETACHABLE EXTRUDER<br />
HEATED REMOVABLE<br />
BUILD PLATE<br />
MATERIAL DRIVE<br />
MOTOR COVER<br />
MATERIAL PORT<br />
TOUCHSCREEN<br />
USB FLASH DRIVE PORT<br />
SPOOL ENCLOSURE<br />
CAMERA<br />
FRONT DOOR<br />
MATERIAL SPOOL<br />
MATERIAL HUB<br />
ETHERNET PORT<br />
POWER INPUT<br />
POWER SWITCH<br />
01<br />
Touchscreen<br />
The touchscreen allows you to start prints,<br />
change settings and view status information.<br />
02<br />
Extruder<br />
The extruder draws the material from the spool,<br />
melts it, and pushes it through a nozzle onto the<br />
Build Plate<br />
03<br />
Heated Removable Build Plate<br />
The flat plate on which the <strong>MakerBot</strong> SKETCH<br />
3D printer builds an object. This plate is<br />
removable and bending the plate allows you to<br />
remove objects.<br />
04<br />
Gantry<br />
The apparatus that allows the carriage and<br />
extruder assemblies to move in the X and Z<br />
axes. (The build plate moves in the Y axis)<br />
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