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Heater resistor
A special type of resistor that is used to apply heat in a small area.
HIPS
High-impact polystyrene. Usually extrudes at 230°C with the Budaschnozzle and 230°C with
the LulzBot Hexagon Hot End
Hot end
The hot end is the whole part where the plastic melts, including the nozzle, heater block,
thermistor, and heat sink. The LulzBot Hexagon Hot End comes standard on the Mini.
Layer height
The thickness of each individual deposited layer of the three- dimensional model when cut with
a slicing program.
Laywoo-D3
Wooden filament similar to PLA. Forty percent of its content consists of recycled wood. Usually
prints at 180°C to 210°C. Color can be changed by varying the extrusion temperature.
Libre Innovation
Aleph Objects uses Free/Libre Software to build and improve Open Source Hardware so that
everything we create is free to be viewed, copied, and/or modified by anyone.
Nozzle
The metal tip at the bottom of the hot end. It has a small hole where the plastic filament comes
out of the printer.
Open Source Hardware
Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone
can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design. The
hardware source, the design from which it is made, is available in the preferred format for
making modifications to it. For more information visit http://www.oshwa.org/definition/.
PLA
Polylactic acid is a corn-based biodegradable polymer. Usually extrudes at 185°C with the
Budaschnozzle and 205°C with the LulzBot Hexagon Hot End.
Polycarbonate
A strong and impact-resistant thermoplastic. Usually extrudes at 300°C .
PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene is a synthetic fluoropolymer used in the Budaschnozzle for it’s low
coefficient of friction. This limits the TAZ 1-4 Budaschnozzle top extrusion temperature to
250°C. The LulzBot Mini does not use a hot end with a PTFE insert and can reach a 300°C
extrusion temperature.
PVA
Polyvinyl acetate is the main ingredient in white glue, wood glue and the common school glue
stick.
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