Olu phononongo luxhaswe ngemali liBhunga loPhando lobuNjineli nePhysical Sciences (EP/N024818/1). Ababhali bavakalisa ukuba abanalo umdla okhuphisanayo wemali okanye ubudlelwane bomntu obuchaphazelayo okanye obunokubonakala buchaphazela umsebenzi ochazwe kweli nqaku.
Ngelixa ubhubhane usithintele kwizinto ezininzi esizonwabelayo, izinto zokuzonwabisa zosapho ezinje nge-DIY, ukubhaka kunye nomsebenzi womthungo ziye zaziwa ngakumbi. Ngoku kukho indlela yokudibanisa zonke ezi zakhono ukudala into entsha ngokupheleleyo. Nangona kunjalo, uya kufuna umshicileli we-3D.
Abashicileli be-3D banokuprinta ngokukhawuleza izinto zeplastiki zayo nayiphi na imilo. Kodwa zininzi izinto abangenako ukuzenza. Awungekhe uprinte ipasta ye-3D ekwimo yomlinganiswa owuthandayo wekhathuni womntwana wakho, okanye wenze ipizza ekwimo yelogo yeqela lakho lebhola ekhatywayo – kude kube ngoku. Iphepha lethu elitsha lophando, elipapashwe kwiDatha ngoMfutshane, libonisa indlela elula yokuguqula abashicileli be-3D ukwenza izinto ezivela kukutya okanye udongwe.
Kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo, ushicilelo lwe-3D luye lwaphuma kummandla wenzululwazi yentsomi, iilebhu zophando, kunye neenkampani zetekhnoloji kunye nokufikeleleka kwabo banomdla. Oku kungenxa yokuba abashicileli baye bafikeleleka kwaye kulula ukuyisebenzisa. Iintlobo ezininzi ezikhuphisanayo zithengisa iikhithi zokwakha umshicileli we-3D kwi-intanethi ngaphantsi kwe-£300 kunye ne-plastiki filament engaphantsi kwe-£20 ngekhilo.
Ngelixa abashicileli be-3D bevakala njengoomatshini bexesha elizayo abantsokothileyo, kulula kakhulu ukuqonda ukuba basebenza njani. Isoftware esetyenziselwa ukulawula umshicileli we-3D ithatha umfanekiso we-3D kwaye iwunqumle ube yimifanekiso emininzi ye-2D (flat). Umshicileli "uzoba" le mifanekiso caba enye phezu komnye isebenzisa iplastiki enyibilikisiweyo njenge-inki, njengoko kuyalelwa yisoftware. Lo mfumba wecereal uba yinto enye.
Ukwenza oku, i-motor yombane kumshicileli ityhala i-filament kwi-nozzle eshushu ukuya kwi-200 ° C, inyibilikisa i-filament kwaye iyityhalele ngaphandle komlomo. Le ntloko yoshicilelo inemilomo kunye neenjini kwaye inokuhamba kuzo zontathu izikhombisi (ubude, ububanzi kunye nokuphakama) kuba ixhonywe kwimoto eyahlukileyo, ipuli, ibhanti kunye nesijija kwicala ngalinye. Umshicileli we-3D ayikho into engaphezu kwentloko yoshicilelo, indlela yokuhamba, kunye nebhodi yesekethe elawula zombini kunye nokunxibelelana nekhompyutha.
Khawufane ucinge ukunika abahlobo bakho ikeyiki entle okanye ikomityi yekofu eprintwe ngodongwe. Ukwenza oku, uzakufuna umshicileli we-3D esebenzisa intlama, ijeli, okanye incama imathiriyeli endaweni yefilament yeplastiki. Ijeli okanye intlama isenokuba ludongwe okanye izinto ezityiwayo ofuna ukuzibumba, njengeejeli, intlama, iitshizi ezithambileyo kunye neejam.
Umshicileli onjalo unokuba ne "cartridge" engenanto yokuzalisa ngephepha lakho, kunye nentloko yoshicilelo "eprinta" kuloo khatriji. Aba bashicileli bebekho iminyaka emininzi. Nangona kunjalo, bahlala bedlula i-£ 1,000. Kodwa ngubani ozidingayo xa unokuzenzela ekhaya kwaye uyonwabele?
Uphando lwethu olutsha lubonisa ukuba iiprinta zeplastiki ze-3D ezitshiphu zinokuguqulwa njani ukuze ziprinte iijeli kunye neepasti. Umbono kukutshintsha intloko yokuprinta yeplastiki yokunyibilika "ngempompo yesirinji," isixhobo esibamba isirinji yeplastiki eqhelekileyo kwaye sicinezele ukutya xa kuyimfuneko. Iisirinji zeplastiki ngokwazo zisebenza njengeekhatriji zabashicileli. Impompo yesirinji sisakhelo seplastiki esibambe isirinji endaweni yayo. I-motor ingasetyenziselwa ukujika isijivu sokutyhala i-nut ezantsi, esetyenziselwa ukutyhala iplunger yesirinji kwaye ityhale imathiriyeli iphume kwinaliti yesirinji.
Kodwa indlela yokwenza impompo yesirinji? Kulapho ifumana umdla khona. Ungayiprinta ngeplastiki ye-3D ngaphambi kokuguqula umshicileli. Iphepha lethu lezenzululwazi likhululekile ukuba lingafundwa kwaye liqulethe yonke imifanekiso ye-3D efunekayo ukuprinta onke amalungu kunye namanyathelo achanekileyo okuwahlanganisa.
Isirinji inokuzaliswa phantse ngayo nayiphi na isemi-solid kunye ne-3D eprintwe ngendlela efanayo ukuba ingaprintwa kwiprinta yeplastiki. Umzekelo, thina 3D siprinte iintlobo ezimbini ezahlukeneyo zetshungama etyiwayo, njengoko kubonisiwe kumfanekiso ongezantsi:
Emva kokuguqula umshicileli, unokubuyela ngokulula kwi-printhead endala ukuba ufuna ukuprinta ngeplastiki kwakhona. Yonwaba!
Ixesha lokuposa: Dec-03-2022