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Who can print?
The 3D printers are available for use by all current Auburn University students, faculty, and staff. Printing is done on a first-come first-served basis. Objects being printed for course work or research may take priority over other printing projects.
Terms of use and copyright
Those wishing to utilize the library's 3D printers must do so for lawful purposes. Users must respect the health and safety of the University community and abide by all applicable laws and university policies. The production of weapons, facsimiles of weapons or replicas of weapons is prohibited in the Auburn University Libraries MakerSpace. This includes parts of weapons, ammunition, and defensive as well as offensive weapons. Auburn University Libraries staff reserves the right to deny any print request for any reason.
Auburn University abides by the copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). These laws govern photocopying or creating other reproductions of copyrighted materials. All users of the 3D printers must abide by copyright laws.
Quality
Users may see slight imperfections in their prints. Small bumps, holes, or rough edges on the object may occur with 3D printing. You can clean up some of the imperfections with fine sandpaper or other tools. The printer is very accurate, but there may be some instances where objects with multiple pieces or moveable parts do not precisely fit together.
The printer builds objects from the ground up. Many structures with overhangs must be built with support structures attached. Removing supports can affect the level of quality of a print. These types of additions are easily removable by the user. Staff is not responsible for removing any supports and/or rafts for the user.
Please allow 2 weeks unless otherwise specified for print completion.
Price Schedule for 3D Printing
Materials Costs:
Standard Filaments: $0.20/gm (PLA & PETG)
Specialty Filaments: $0.34/gm (PC, Carbon Fiber Infused, etc.)
Labor Costs:
Labor/Administrative costs: $5.00 (custom jobs may require additional labor, including post-processing, and will be individually determined.)
Print time: $1.00 per hour.
Design time: $25/hour faculty/staff, $10/hour students
Support Removal (if applicable*): $0.20 per minute. You must indicate if you would like for us to perform this service for you.
*3D prints with complex shapes will require support material during the printing process. This is by nature intended to be broken away from the final print with ease.
Users
Must present identification for pickup.
Price Schedule for Laser Cutting
Materials Costs
Your materials: $5.00 set up fee + $1.50 per test ($15.00 limit) + $0.77/minute
Materials Purchased from MakerSpace: $5.00 set up fee + $.077/minute + materials cost
If you have materials of your own you would like cut please be advised to bring scrap material to determine the best laser settings for your material. We may refuse your material if it would be unsafe for our machine to cut.
We have three types of materials available for purchase, in 1/8" and 1/4" thicknesses. Our sheets are 16"x30" (the size of our laser cutting bed), but we will only charge you for the smallest portion of a sheet needed for your cut (down to an eighth of the sheet minimum).
Materials Pricing by type and sheet size
|
Full Sheet (16"x30") |
Half Sheet (16"x15") |
Quarter Sheet (8"x15") |
Eighth Sheet (8"x7.5") |
|
|
Baltic Birch 1/8" |
$16.43 |
$9.86 |
$5.48 |
$3.29 |
|
Baltic Birch 1/4" |
$19.43 |
$11.66 |
$6.48 |
$3.89 |
|
MDF 1/8" |
$8.25 |
$4.95 |
$2.75 |
$1.65 |
|
MDF 1/4" |
$8.93 |
$5.36 |
$2.98 |
$1.79 |
|
Clear Acrylic 1/8" |
$31.43 |
$18.86 |
$10.48 |
$6.29 |
|
Clear Acrylic 1/4" |
$50.93 |
$30.56 |
$16.98 |
$10.19 |