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3D printing
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Additive manufacturing is a popular activity in schools, with the advent of relatively cheap 3D printers.

This project covers the use of a desktop 3D printer, using PLA filament, extruded through a heated nozzle.

The same safety considerations should be borne in mind when using other 3D printers, or rapid prototyping machines.
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Making items using a 3D printer
Cement modelling
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Many schools are developing cement or concrete based project ideas, the documents below should be considered prior to working with these materials.
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image of cement mixer
GL051 Air Quality Indicator
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This document is a guide to making a portable device which can be used to monitor the air, in terms of PM2.5.

These tiny particles can come from a variety of sources and could be harmful. This device will indicate when the relative number of particulates in the air is high.  It could be used to monitor the air in a workshop.

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GL051A files for Air Quality Indicator
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To be used with GL051:

This zip file contains AQM01, AQM02 and Airqualityindicator.ini

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open indictaor