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Your 3D printer is now ready for the motors that will control movement and allow the Plastic Extruder to “print” on the tabletop. There are three axes of movement: X, Y, and Z. The X-axis consists of the Table that will move forwards and backwards (front to back), the Y-axis will move the Extruder left and right, and the Z-axis will allow the Extruder to move up and down. Each of these axes has a dedicated stepper motor that will be added to the machine. (A fourth motor will be added later that is not involved in movement.)
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© 2011 Patrick Hood-Daniel, James Floyd Kelly
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Hood-Daniel, P., Kelly, J.F. (2011). Motors and Movement. In: Printing in Plastic. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3444-9_13
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