Printing Press

014 Printing Press

When was the first printing press invented?

Why was the creation of the press important?

How does "letterpress" printing technology work?

Find an image AND a video of a letterpress!

(6 or more complete sentences)

What you need for this assignment!

3 Questions Answered
Image + video of the letterpress
Selfie image of yourself
TinkerCAD Image of your plate
Picture of your plate
Picture of your letterpress print

3d Printing & Letter Press

Step 1 Find an image

Take an image of yourself
Image MUST have a CLEAN WHITE, GREY, or CREAM background

Step 2 Convert image To .SVG

Use the website https://picsvg.com/
Pick one of the "ready" options
Download the .svg file

Step 3 Tinkercad Units

Make sure you change your units to INCHES!

Step 4 TinkerCad Import

First click "import" on the top right of the workspace
Then upload the .svg file we made in a previous step

Step 5 TinkerCAD Resize

Your raised image must be SMALLER THAN 4 inches by 3 inches

Step 6 TinkerCAD Plate

Flatten a cube and make the size EXACTLY 4inches by 3 inches

Step 7 TinkerCAD Thickness

The RED base plate should be .05 INCHES thick
The PINK raised design should be TOUCHING THE FLOOR & overlapping the base plate at a thickness of .1in

Step 8 Tinkercad Group

Select all your objects and group them to a single object

Step 9 Export to .stl

Select the object you want to export
Click the "export" button on the top right of the screen
Then export as a .stl file

Step 5 Open Cam Software

Click windows start button on the bottom left of your screen
Start typing the work "dremel"
The dremel digi lab software should appear
Click and open the software

Step 6 Select the printer

The first time you open the software the software will ask what printer you will be using
Select the "Dremel 3D45"
There is another message after this that talks about networking, you can cancel out of that window.

Step 7 Dremel Slicer Settings

You and a partner will both put your files on the same gcode
Make sure to center your objects (does not have to be perfect but should be away from the edges)
Use the following settings. Material = PLA, Profile = Low Quality, Infill = 20%
Make sure to rename the gcode file name to your names
Double check that your print will take 2 hours (give or take 20 minutes)
Email your gcode file to a teacher to put on a flash drive

Step 8 Print

Use LOTS of glue to make sure the print sticks to the platform!
You will be responsible for teaching students in the Fine Art Academy how to use the 3D printers!

Step 9 Letter Press

For this step you will work with students in the Fine Art Academy to learn how to use a letterpress

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