#Thermal expansion print bed that heats up when print is complete for easier removal of part - Sklunsfo (talk) 07:05, 3 December 2015 (PST)
- Have an extruder head with different thermal coefficients, so the heat can be radically changed throughout the print for different elements of the part Sklunsfo (talk) 07:05, 3 December 2015 (PST)
- Use belts which can contract with thermal expansion to create greater tension Sklunsfo (talk) 07:05, 3 December 2015 (PST)
- print bed made of strips of two materials with different coef of thermal expansion so the bed moves under the part to pop it off Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- inner and outer print nozzles with different dT materials to provide thermal activation of prints Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- heat sensitive camera to detect fingers entering print zone for auto safety Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal energy from printer to push filament out without stepper (or at least to help) Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal energy from printer to push steppers to reduce energy use Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermally expanding earplugs that get bigger in ear to cut out printer sound Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal contraction at end of print to run generator to push energy back to battery to feed printer Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal energy from hot end placed over bed to help bed leveling Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal system to determine if hot end failure occurred Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- 4D printing using exposure of printed object to dT Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- 4D of components exposure of printed object to dT in specific places Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal expansion to open up pores to allow dip 3D printed part in material 3 to allow for composite formation Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal expansion to put handles on tools Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:21, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- thermal expansion to get better fit to gripping surface on wheels Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:22, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- 3 material printing - 1 to expand, 1 to stay the same and the third to melt fill holes for composites Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:24, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- 3d printing of structures that can be used as switches using thermal expansion Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:24, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- 3d printing of structures that can be used as motors using thermal expansion Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:24, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- 3d printing of structures that can be used as pumps using thermal expansion Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:24, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- 3d printing of structures that can be used as controls for mechanical monitoring systems using thermal expansion Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:24, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal expansion to push filament or material extrusion Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:24, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal expansion to warn when electronics are getting to hot Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:25, 4 December 2018 (PST)
- use thermal expansion as cut off switch to heating power on hotend Joshua Pearce (talk) 07:25, 4 December 2018 (PST)
Krcipriano (talk) 07:29, 1 December 2016 (PST) JLaureto (talk) 07:30, 1 December 2016 (PST)
- Enclose printer so it is surrounded by high temperature air. A certain temperature could melt the layers together after they are done printing to get rid of layer lines and increase resolutionKrcipriano (talk) 07:45, 1 December 2016 (PST)
- Increase temperature of filament so it is almost liquid but print on a cooled bed (colder than room temperature)Krcipriano (talk) 07:45, 1 December 2016 (PST)
- Print with frozen objects that melt as they go through "cold" end instead of hot endKrcipriano (talk) 07:45, 1 December 2016 (PST)