Fab @ Home

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Materials

Here are the instructions to use the Fab@Home for food printing.

Possible Material:

Agar (commonly known as gelatin powder)

• melting point: > 90°C
• freezing point: < 40°C

Chocolate

• melting point: > 50°C
• freezing point: < 17°C

Cheese

Wasabi

Corn Flour

Setting up

• Melted the edible materials for later use
• 5 cables of the printer should be connected between the snap hub and each of the motors
• 1 USB cable is connected from the snap hub to the control computer
• Check the movements of X, Y, Z, Bay 1 and Bay 2, if some of them doesn't run, it may be the problem of :
  • Bay, the screw inside the gear is loose
  • XYZ axis, the belt is loose
  • X axis, a small screw near the motor is loose

Software

File Format:

• Material file: .xml
• Image file: .stl or .amf
• FAB file: .fab

Step:

• Open .stl file in FabStudio v2.0.1,
• Click on the object to activate the property
• Edit the actual size and printing position
• Choose the material
• Save as .fab

Parameters of the printing can be changed directly in the files of .fab or .xml:

• pathSpeed
• pathWidth
• pushOut
• suckBack
• suckBackDelay
• sliceHeight (only available in .xml)