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| arrived= June 2017
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| doesitwork=yes
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| contact=[[CNC|CNC Area Host]]
| contact= no longer in space
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* The main limitation to new users is that both the tank and the resin are considered consumables, that you must provide for yourself. "One standard tank lasts for about 2 L of our resin. With a separate tank for each individual resin color, switching materials is as easy as sliding in a new tank."
* The main limitation to new users is that both the tank and the resin are considered consumables, that you must provide for yourself. "One standard tank lasts for about 2 L of our resin. With a separate tank for each individual resin color, switching materials is as easy as sliding in a new tank."
* Each tank is (in 2018) $59 and each build platform is $99 https://formlabs.com/store/us/form-1/buy-accessories/
* White resin, the most common type, is about $149 per liter. https://formlabs.com/store/us/form-1/buy-materials/


== Authorizations ==
== Authorizations ==
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== Procedures ==
== Procedures ==
* Design limits [[Form1+ Design Limits]]


=== Powering On Machine ===
=== Powering On Machine ===
* Press and release the power button to turn the machine on.
* Press and release the power button to turn the machine on.
* Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds from the off state to display machine name and firmware version.
* Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds from the off state to display machine name and firmware version.
* Unknown: What is the IP address of each printer?
* What is the IP address of each printer? -- There is not one.  The machines are connected via USB.
* Unknown: Who last managed to connect to each printer wirelessly?
* Connect to the printer with a computer that has Preform installed, via a printer cable (USB printer cable)
* Connect to the printer with a computer that has Preform installed, via a printer cable (USB printer cable)


=== Powering Off Machine ===
=== Powering Off Machine ===
*
* The machines will automatically go to sleep.


== Material Safety & Information ==
== Material Safety & Information ==
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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
* Support link: https://support.formlabs.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000003004-Form-1-
* Support link: https://support.formlabs.com/hc/en-us/categories/115000003004-Form-1-
* Each tank is (in 2018) $59 and each build platform is $99 https://formlabs.com/store/us/form-1/buy-accessories/
 
* White resin, the most common type, is about $149 per liter. https://formlabs.com/store/us/form-1/buy-materials/


== Youtube links ==
== Youtube links ==
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[[Category:Fabrication]]
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[[Category:Certification Clarification Needed]]
[[Category:Certification Clarification Needed]]