3D Printing and Laser cutting 2024

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What type of service do you need?*

3D PrintingLaser cutting

3D Printing Services can be accessed through your City of Sydney Library Membership.

This service has a fee of $5 per job request plus an additional $3 per hour of print time.

The cost is capped at $30 with a maximum 10 hour print time.

Printing size is limited to 115mm x 95mm x 100mm

3D printing is limited to processing onto a single build plate.

The requisite file formats are .obj .thing and .stl files only with a maximum of 30mb size.

Staff do not have the capacity to edit or amend printing, and will help where possible with placement of a request,

Staff will reply to your request via email to either confirm a cost with you, or will cancel your request if it goes beyond our service delivery.

If you need assistance with formatting or any other aspect of the job, please leave a note at the end of the form.

Laser Cutting Services can be accessed through your City of Sydney Library Membership. This service has a fee of $5 per job request plus a material fee based on the size of your design. Your job can be up to a maximum area of 300 x 600mm. File formats that we can accept include-

Adobe Illustrator (ai), Adobe PDF (pdf), Illustrator EPS (eps), Illustrator Template (ait), SVG (svg), SVG Compressed (svgz). Cut lines must be RGB red 0.001mm. Etch lines must be RGB black. Free vector editing software suites are available online including Inkscape and Vecteezy. Access to the Adobe Suite is available to library members in some of our branches (charges may apply), you can call us on 02 9265 9333 to find out where.

The City of Sydney has a Trotec Speedy 100 Laser Cutter which is able to etch and cut a variety of materials based on your designs. Anything from jewellery to signage, stamps and etching plates for printmaking.

Name *

First nameLast name

Library membership number*

14 digit number

Email*

Contact number*

Staff will be in contact with you within 7 days via email to provide a quote for your request

Select your preferred printer*

Ultimaker S3- slower print with higher quality, fewer filament options.

Select your preferred filament colour for the Ultimaker PLA*

Tough PLA BlackWhite

Is your file from a site such as Thingiverse, Cults or Pinshape or is it your own design?*

It's my own design.I downloaded it from an open source platform.

Name of file*

Web link if the file can be found online.

Upload your 3D file (thing, stl, obj, jpg, zip) maximum 30MB*

If your file is larger than 30MB please contact makerspace@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Select your preferred material.*

3mm plywood6mm plywood3mm acrylic - Colour choice subject to availability

3mm acrylic color options*

Upload your file for laser cutting (ai, pdf, eps, ait, svg, svgz) maximum 30MB*

If your file is larger than 30MB please contact makerspace@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

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