Idealab 3d printer

3D Printing in the Denver Public Library ideaLABs

We've made some changes to the way we offer 3D printing!

We're excited to let you (yes, you!) get more hands-on with the printers and run your print job yourself. This does mean we are no longer running a print queue or accepting submissions for printing - but now you will have the chance to run the entire process yourself, from design to finished print.

Use of the 3D printer is by reservation - please drop in or call the branch to reserve time. You will need a Denver Public Library card to make a reservation in advance. The maximum time you can reserve is two hours. We ask that people only make one reservation per week so as many people as possible can use the printers. Please read the full 3D Printer Policy below for details. We also have an FAQ below that for general questions about 3D printing.

Every ideaLAB has at least one Lulzbot printer. Visit your neighborhood lab to learn more! Please note that the ideaLAB at the Central Library will remain closed due to on-going renovations to the building.

Denver Public Library ideaLAB 3D Printer Policies

As the ideaLBs reopen, the use of tools may look somewhat different than in the past. One of the big changes we’re making is to give customers more of a hands-on experience using the 3D printer.

In order to help you use the 3D printer successfully (and safely), we ask that you read through the following policies:

Please try to read through the 3D Printing Guide before your first visit if you can.
Use of the 3D printer is by reservation only. For the present, a reservation gives you the right to use the printer for two hours, once per week. We ask that families and groups not make multiple or back-to-back reservations under different accounts - that makes it much harder for other people to get access to the 3D printers.
Please know that if you don't show up within 10 minutes of your reservation time, the system will automatically cancel it.
If the printer is broken when you have a reservation, we'll do our best to let you know ahead of time, but sometimes that may not be possible.
You must check in with ideaLAB staff before using the machines so you can get the material you're using approved by lab staff and get the 3D printer toolkit. We want to make sure everyone is safe and that you're comfortable with the equipment.
We're sorry, but you can't bring in your own filament. We want to keep jams and fumes to a minimum for everyone. We will provide free PLA+ filament, but we can't change out colors for each customer nor guarantee you a specific color.
We'll give you some basic troubleshooting tips, but if something goes wrong, please don't do anything that involves disassembling printer hardware. Doing so will result in loss of privileges to use the machine. Please let us know if a problem pops up and we'll help!
Things happen. Occasionally extruders will jam, beds will get scorched, and minor disasters will occur - these are understandable, and part of the process of learning how to use the printer, and will not affect your ability to reserve and use the machines. If you do something intentionally dangerous or that we've asked you not to do - using unapproved filament, removing parts from the machines, etc. - you will lose your privilege to use the machines..
DPL printers can not be used to print out any weapons (if it's for cosplay, talk to staff and we'll try to figure it out). Outside of that, most things should be fine, but the Library retains the right to refuse any print request for any reason.
Set-up and clean-up time is part of your 2 hour reservation, so please plan accordingly! Please finish your 3D printing jobs at least 10 minutes before the session ends so you can clean up materials and station. Jobs can not be left running overnight or past the end of your 2 hour reservation.

3D Printing FAQ

What is 3D printing?
Start with this definitive guide where you’ll find everything you need to know about 3D printing, beginning with the very basics before diving deeper.

How much does it cost?
3D Printing is currently free at Denver Public Library!

What can be printed?
All printing is done with PLA, a bioplastic made of corn. It might get a little melty if you leave it on your car dashboard, and you may not want to use it to make shelving mounts for your prize kettlebell collection. It's possible to make your model a little bit stronger by making it's walls thicker or requesting more infill. Ask us about it and we'll try to help you out. But if the piece you're printing is really mission critical in some way, use it at your own risk.

What cannot be printed?
Due to demand and limited resources, we can't print any job that will take over two hours. If you have something you'd like to print that will take longer than that, we're happy to help you try to figure out how to break up your model into smaller jobs, scale your print, or point you to one of the many paid 3D printing services. We also will not print out any weapons. Outside of that, most things should be fine, but the Library retains the right to refuse any print request for any reason.

Who can operate the printer?
Anyone who goes through an orientation with a staff member can! Read through the 3D Printer Policy above to learn how.

How To Get Your Object Printed

Create a file
- You can download an object file from a site like Thingiverse, Bld3r or use some of the lab's free modeling software like Tinkercad, Blender or SketchUp to make your own designs.
- Export your object as a .stl or .obj file. Need help? Just ask!
Make your reservation
- Reserve time by coming by the branch, calling, or come into the ideaLAB during our open hours. You can reserve up to two hours on the machine.
Print out your creation

ideaLAB | Denver Public Library

We're Open!

The labs at the Hadley Branch, Hampden Branch, Montbello Branch, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch, and the Sam Gary Branch libraries are open to the public for drop-in all-ages making! At these locations, open lab will be from 1 PM - 5:30 PM Tuesday through Friday, and 12 PM - 4:30 PM on Saturdays.

The SM Energy ideaLAB at the Central Library will remain closed for the time being while the building is undergoing renovations.

What's New?

We have relaunched our Maker-in-Residence program! To learn more or for a link to our application for potential makers in residence, please visit this page.

What is an ideaLAB?

ideaLABs are makerspaces: free community spaces to make things. Do you need to produce videos, create games, make music, or learn about electronics? We aim to provide the tools and resources you need to make your projects happen. The tools available varies from lab to lab - please check the equipment and software lists to find the space that has what you need. The lab is free to anyone – no library card necessary!

3D printing information
Laser cutting and engraving information

Where are they and when are they open?

There are ideaLABs across the Denver Public Library system. Equipment varies by location.

Hadley ideaLAB
Hampden ideaLAB
Montbello ideaLAB
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales ideaLAB
SM Energy ideaLAB at the Central Library
Sam Gary ideaLAB

Keep Making!

Learn Something New

Join an upcoming DIY program, check out our Instructables page for step-by-step tutorials for a variety of projects, or watch one of our YouTube videos

Make Something at Home

Tired of screens and videos? We're producing Make It Cards in English and Spanish - project ideas using easy-to-find supplies. Find them distributed at our bookmobile visits, on our Instructables page, or download one here:

红包 (hóngbāo), or Red Envelope (En Español | bằng tiếng việt)
Bookbinding / Encuadernado Con Bolsa De Papel
DIY Watercolors / Bricolaje de Pintura de Acuarela
Rock Painting / Pintando Piedras
Cardboard Box Foosball / Futbolín Hecho Con Caja De Cartón
Cardboard Tube Critters / Criaturas Hechos Con Tubos de Papel Higiénico
Paperboard Mosaics/ Mosaicos de Cartón
Cardboard Loom/Telar de Cartón
Mini Cardboard Cornhole/Cornhole Cartón en Miniatura
Macrame Plant Holder/Colgador de Plantas en Macramé
Drypoint Printmaking/Grabado a Punta Seca

Idea Lab 3d printers

For

Professional

Industrial

Personal

Commercial

3D printer type

Tabletop

Food

Professional

For home

Chocolate

Jewelry

Russian

Reprap

Dental

Full color

Industrial

Not expensive

Medical

For training

Material type

Plastic

606

Metal

Photopolymer

245

Other

144

Manufacturer

3D Systems

PICASO 3D

Stratasys Ltd

Leapfrog BV

EnvisionTEC

Myriwell

3D-Experts

PrintBox3D

FELIXrobotics

Solidoodle

WANHAO

ROKIT

SeeMeCNC

mUVe 3D LLC

RepRapPro

Formlabs

Afinia

Airwolf 3D

Type A Machines

iRapid

RoBo 3D Printer

Mixshop Inc

IonCoreLtd

Old World Laboratories

XYZprinting

Panowin Technologies Co. , Ltd.

MiiCraft

Portabee 3D Printer

Zeepro

Pirate 3D

Qualup SAS

BEETHEFIRST

Heacent

Robot Factory

Kuhling&Kuhling

3Dfactories

Tangible Engineering USA Corporation

DWS Lab

Sedgwick

3DJoy

Futura Elettronica

Makible Ltd

ALT Design

Active 3D

Trinitylabs

Sumpod Ltd.

Brahma3

Hyrel 3D

Omni3D

BCN3D Technologies

Boots Industries

ORD Solutions

Ironvault

2PrintBeta

Unique Design

Hot Proceed

3DD Plas

York3dPrinters

Code-P

Deezmaker

Ruian Maitian Network Technology Co

CB-Printer

Print Technologies Pty Ltd.

MaukCC

Choc Edge Ltd

Shenzhen WeisTek Co.,Ltd

Delta Tower

Tegelbeckers Ltd

Deltaprinter

MindKits

Robot Co, Ltd

Romscraj

Fabmaker

Peerbhai Robotic

Sintermask GmbH

KL Services Group Inc

Fochif Mechatronics Technology Co. , Ltd

Teil3

Maker's Tool Works, LLC.

Gaminu

re:3D

inDimension3

Acuity Design

Essential Dynamics

Isis3D

Velleman

Kentstrapper

Blue Eagle Labs

Gubbels Engineering

Zortrax

3dBotic

MakerGear, LLC

Jelwek

it is 3D

Cablysa Systems, S. L.

Ac123Dc

E3D Online

Hydraraptor

MakerBot Industries, LLC

Delta Micro Factory Corporation

Ultimaker B.V.

Solidscape Inc.

MBot3D

B9Creations

Jinhua Flashforge Technology Co., Ltd

Tinkerine Studio Ltd

Aleph Objects Inc.

DeltaMaker

Reprap Austria

IC3D LLC.

Ultibots, LLC.

Intelligent Machine Inc.

Metamaquina

Shenzhen Mootooh Engineering Co., Ltd.

Multitec GmbH

German RepRap GmbH

Sharebot

Nova 3D

QU-BD Inc.

RDMCU

Full Spectrum Laser LLC

PieceMaker Technologies

Printbot, Inc.

Terawatt Industries

botObjects

Lunavast

Maker Farm

NWRepRap

eMotion Tech

Printed Worlds

Reprapsource

Twelvepro Co

Replicator Warehouse

Stellamove Inc.

Make Mendel

Rapide 3D

Makealo

Crew Ltd.

Open cube

3D Kits

Coombes Solutions Ltd.

SHARK Limited Partnership

Smartfriendz

3D Monster

Kikai Labs

THY3D

Tantillus

RepRap Diffusion

QSQM International Co.

Tumaker

Makism 3D Corp.

3dBotZ

ZMorph 3d

Eckertech Inc.

Imec Proto

miniFactory Oy Ltd

printMATE 3D

CMET Inc.

Arcam AB

3Geometry Manufacturing Systems Pvt Ltd

Electro Optical Systems

Trump Precision Machinery Co. , Ltd

Wuhan Binhu Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd.

Optomec Inc.

Shaanxi Hengtong Intelligent Machine Co., Ltd.

Matsuura Machinery Corporation

ExOne Company, LLC

Concept Laser GmbH

Instrument Tech Co, Ltd

UnionTech

Renishaw plc

D-MEC Ltd.

Realizer GmbH

SLM Solutions GmbH

Fabriconic LLC

Mark Forged

Keyence Corporation

SYS + ENG

Lithoz GmbH

DWS s.r.l.

Beijing TierTime Technology Co. Ltd

Carima

Mcor Technologies Ltd.

Asiga

Rapid Shape GmbH

solido ltd.

Blueprinter ApS

Kevvox Pte Ltd.

JER Education Technology Co., Ltd

Azuma Engineering Machinery Inc.

Space Monkey

Trimaker

Most Fun

Iniciativas 3D

IdeaLab 3d

MendBot Labs

Bonsai Lab

MakerDreams

i3Dbot Co. , Ltd

Natural Machines

Cyrus3D

ITALYmaker

Something3D

Cagelli Distribution

E Crew Vis

BigRep GmbH

Voxeljet Technology GmbH

Sciaky Inc.

Mankati

F&B rapid production

3DQuality

Workshop Churyumov

Unimix

Center for Additive Technologies

ENNOVA

Exclusive Solutions

Magnum

SHEKLA

D-Force

BigRep

Roland

Alphabet 3D

MAKEX

3D Master Kit

Shining 3D

3NOVATICA

AVS Robotics

IMPRINTA

Createbot

AIO Robotics

RK-3D

SPETSAVIA

3DiY

Wonwall

Apium Additive Technologies

3DSUN

Cheap3D

3rd

EGL3D

Creality 3D

UNIMATECH

VolgoBot

ZVER 3D

Zenith

MicroFactory

Hewlett Packard

Shenzhen Anet Technology Co Ltd

MASS PORTAL SIA

Cyberon

PHOTOCENTRIC

TotalZ

3dcon

Raise3D

OOO RUSSIAN ENGINEER

Vortex-3D

Flying bear

Print3D

ROBOINO

SoloPrint

Fun Distribution

Alekmaker

Cronos

TEVO 3D

3D printers from China

ZAV 3D printer

Epo3d

FLSUN 3D

WINBO

PROTOTYPE

UNIZ TECHNOLOGY

W2P Engineering GmbH

MAESTRO

Pi 3D printer

Shenzhen Tronxy Technology Co

Kelandi

Geeetech

3DCeram

Omaker

Builder 3D Printers

Creatable Labs

ROBOZE

Desktop Metal

Sintratec

CreatBot

ANYCUBIC

3dlaboratorio

OOO SPC "Lasers and Equipment"

Prusa Research

Prismlab

ivilol

Geralkom-3D

EqMex

Tsar3D

Zhuhai CTC Electronic Co. , Ltd

Shenzhen Aurora Technology Co., Ltd

Monoprice

Shenzhen Salon Technologies Co., Ltd.

Shenzhen Sundystar Technology Co., Ltd

Shenzhen Easythreed Technology Co., Ltd

WOW Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.

Jinhua Xingzhe 3D Technology Co., Ltd

Shenzhen Zhongxin Microscience Software Co., Ltd.

Shenzhen Yaying Trading Co. , Ltd

Z Bolt Co.

Anisoprint

Shanghai 3D ARTEL Science and Technology Co.

FABERANT 3D printers

Self-assembly 3D printers

Z Rapid Tech

Zonestar

3DGence

BLB Industries

Hard Light

Stereotech

TPM3D

Artillery

Phrozen Tech Co. , Ltd.

INDIGO 3D

Aconity3d

OR Laser

Farsoon Technologies

QIDI Technology

Shenzhen Twotrees Technology Co., Ltd.

Mingda

Elegoo

Longer

Sunhockey

DUPAS3D

Kelant

Voxelab

DIYMARIA

VSHAPER

CREASEE

CNC Barcenas

Vistar

Kingroon

IdeaFormer

F2 Innovations

Sindoh

Eplus3D

Print Technology

Plastic Jet Printing (PJP)

MultiJet Modeling (MJM) Technology

SLA printing technology

Sterolithography (SLA) technology

Film Transfer Imaging (FTI)

MultiJet Printing (MJP)

Multi-Jet Modeling (MJM) Technology

Stereolithography (SLA)

115

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)

Direct Metal Sintering (DMS)

Granular

Fused deposition modeling (FDM/FFF)

962

DoD/SCP Technology

PolyJet 3D printing Technology

The EnvisionTEC 3D-Bioplotter 3D printing technique

Direct Light Projection (DLP)

Photopolymerization

Digital Light Projection (DLP)

Digital Light Processing (DLP)

Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM)

Laser Stereolithography (LSLA)

Direct Light Processing (DLP)

Electron Beam Melting (EBM)

Laser welding CLAD

Laser sintering (LS)

Layer by layer manufacturing (LOM)

Selective laser melting (SLM)

Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS)

Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)

Laser metal melting (LC)

Direct Metal Tooling (DMT)

Solid Creation System (SCS)

Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM)

Composite Filament Fabrication (CFF)

Drop on Demand (DOD)

Lithography Ceramic Manufacturing

Melted and Extruded Modeling (MEM)

Drop-On-Demand (DOD)

Sliding Separation Process (SSP)

Smooth Curvature Printing (SCP)

Plastic Sheet Lamination (PSL)

Selective Heat Sintering (SHS)

ColorJet Printing (CJP)

Micro-SLA

DLP-SLA

WDM (Layer Waxing)

SLA-sla

Direct Metal Printing (DMP)

HP Multi Jet Fusion technology

3D Daylight Polymer Printing (DPP)

Smart-Positioning-System Technology (SPS)

LCD Stereolithography

UV LED DLP

Single Pass Jetting (SPJ)

Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM)

bioprinting

Powder Binder Jetting (PBJ)

Reset Filters

3D printers can drop to $1000

In the coming years, the homemade army may be able to produce plastic objects of a rather complex configuration and with sufficiently high accuracy not with the help of a file and templates, but with the help of a PC connected to a three-dimensional printer and related software.

The need to make a part of a device or some other object out of plastic arises quite often - especially when it comes to DIY enthusiasts, such as modelers or enthusiasts of electronic technology .

Categories and tags: Technics » Computers » IdeaLab, Desktop Factory, 3D, Printer, Technique, Printing.

Users will be able to download 3D models from the Internet or create their own, and receive the finished part by pressing the "Print" button.

Actually, the technology of creating three-dimensional objects is not new. In industrial design, the corresponding equipment has been used for several years. With its help, designers create prototypes of parts for machines, aircraft and other products before they are sent to mass production. At the dawn of technology, this equipment cost about 100 thousand dollars, but now the bar has dropped to about 15 thousand. In the next two years, experts believe, a further decline will allow industrial 3D printers to come into everyday life in much the same way that printing machines did in mini-photo labs.

The next phase, expected in a couple of years, will see 3D printers on home desks. We have already talked about one such device, which is being prepared for release by the company IdeaLab under the brand name Desktop Factory - its price, according to available data, will cross the psychological threshold of $ 5,000. Moreover, the head of IdeaLab promised that in the next four years the price of the printer will drop to $1,000.

Other developers are moving in the same direction.

"In the future, everyone will have a printer like this at home," says Hod Lipson, a professor at Cornell University who is leading the Fab@Home project to create a $2,000 3D printer that anyone can assemble on their own (pictured).

3D Systems plans to introduce a 3D printer later this year with a retail price of 9900 dollars. Within three to five years, this manufacturer promises to bring the price of such devices to $2,000 or less. It is important that the new products of 3D Systems will be focused not so much on engineers as on new categories of users - collectors, modellers, decorators.

Other uses for rapid prototyping devices include dentistry, surgery, architecture, cartography, and even online gaming – can you imagine the market that will open up when 3D printers fall into the hands of strategy sim and RPG fans?

In short, when hardware prices drop to an acceptable level, the key to translating ideas into 3D flesh will be the imagination of the author and his ability to work with 3D modeling software.