3D Printer Orientation

Checkout for Janet, Bambi, Xorp, and Prints Charming. This is a hands-on sign-off, not a design class. When they can do the list below without you driving, they may use the four Bambu printers on their own.

What they must show you

1.    Name the four printers and pick one that fits the part (Mini for small single-color; A1 with AMS for multi-color; P1S for a longer enclosed PLA job).

2.    State the material rule: Bambu PLA only. No home filament. No PETG or flex on these machines.

3.    Slice one simple model in Bambu Studio: correct named printer, Bambu PLA, default preset, AMS slot matches if used. Preview looks sane. Send or export.

4.    Show they know the spool rule: look in the cabinet first; never split a partial spool; new refill goes on an empty reusable hub; label stays on the rim; AMS should read the RFID.

5.    Prep the plate: dry wipe, or soap and water if adhesion already failed. No metal scraper. No acetone.

6.    Start the print and watch the first layer. Say out loud what would make them cancel (smear, lift, spaghetti).

7.    Remove a cooled part, bin the scrap, wipe the plate, close doors, and know to post in #3d_printers.

How to run the session

•       Ask what they want to print and whether they have used Bambu Studio. Keep the demo on one machine. Xorp is enough if the part is small.

•       Walk the four printers, the filament cabinet, the two workstations, and the scrap bin. Do not tour CAD software.

•       They click. You talk. If you slice for them, they are not checked out.

•       A first-layer watch on a real start is required. A pre-sliced test cube is fine if time is short, as long as they sliced something themselves.

•       If they only need PETG or TPU, still check them out on PLA, then point them at Slack for off-site help. Do not load other filament to “just show them.”

•       When they pass, they fill out the LCS Equipment and Membership Certification form so the Director can update their record. Point them at the 3D Printing handbook page for later.

Pass / not yet

Pass: they can start a PLA job on a named printer without you at the mouse, they stay for the first layer, and they leave the station clean.

Not yet: they want to change temps or speed, they brought non-Bambu filament, they cannot pick the right printer profile, or they leave during the first layer. Reschedule. Do not sign the form.

After they pass

1.    They may use all four Bambu printers.

2.    They still post in #3d_printers and follow Ask Before You Touch.

3.    Heat-set inserts, painting, and CAD are optional later. They are not part of this checkout.