THIS TOPIC IS A WORK IN PROGRESS

Welcome to the world of 3D Printing. There are tons of beginners guides for general 3D printing available on the Internet; the content below relates to getting you up and running quickly.

• Once your printer is delivered or arrives, follow the unboxing instructions defined for your printer.
  • The manufacturer typically includes a QR code or paper labeled “Quick Start” to get you going.
  • It's important to follow these instructions to ensure you remove all the packaging material is removed correctly. Missing something could damage your printer.
• Determine where your printer will be located.
  • You need access to power for the printer, and a stable (not-wobbly) surface.
  • You also need to determine if you have children or pets that will take interest in the device, especially if you have an open printer bed (the thing that the prints are built on).
• The next step is making sure that your printer works .
  • Plug it in and follow the manufacturer's instructions for first time power on.
    • Typically, this will be a calibration routine.
  • Once this process is complete, follow the manufacturer's instruction for printing your first model.
  • Yes, you may want to dive into whistles right away, but making sure things work is important.
  • If your first model prints successfully, you're ready to begin

It may be tempting to jump in right away with a full bed of whistle models, but you should first print one or two whistle models to ensure that your printer can reliably print the whistle you've chosen. This will give you two things:

• Confirmation that your printer can produce a functional whistle.
• Confidence that you can send a job to your printer and get something out of it.

Whistle models differ in size and loudness; the one you choose should be the one that works best with your printer.

Print Bed: the surface of the printer on which the printer deposits filament.
Hot End: the nozzle assembly that heats up to meld the filament so it is able to apply to the print bed.
Model: the item being printed. Models are designed within CAD software.
Slicer: the software that analyzes a model to translate it into instructions for the printer. Called a slicer because the software breaks apart the model into lateral slices to analyze.
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