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Aloha,

I got an Elegoo Carbon FDM coreXY printer and a roll of PLA from the same brand. I've read that some filament brands are better than others but I figured I'd start easy.

I've taken STLs to the library to print, but I've not done my own before. What's all this slicer stuff? What other software and tools do I need? Thanks!

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[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Once you get the hang of the basics, the "Articulated" models of various creatures are lots of fun for kids. A lot of them have already seen them at school. Surprisingly easy to print. You may need to use a brim or raft on some of them to make sure the small contact patch on each of the segments gets enough bed adhesion, but other than that, they print-in-place with no assembly required.

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

We have a few octopodes and things like that around the house from the library. They're big fans!