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1 -=== Prepare SD Card ===
1 +=== **Prepare SD Card** ===
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3 3  Put your (% class="mark" %)##.gcode##(%%) file on an SD card. If you have a MicroSD card slot available but don't have a SD card slot, there are SD card to MicroSD card adapters available at MCI.
4 4  \\??? Image goes here: The smaller MicroSD card fits in side of the slot of the SD card adapter.
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6 6  
7 -=== Prepare filament ===
7 +=== **Prepare filament** ===
8 8  
9 9  ==== Removing existing filament ====
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25 25  ==== Selecting filament ====
26 26  
27 27  
28 -==== Specific instructions about how to install the filament are provided later in the 3D Printing section ====
28 +Specific instructions about how to install the filament are provided later in the [[3D Printing>>doc:Areas.Upstairs.3D Printing.WebHome]] section
29 29  
30 30  Ensure you have enough filament for print. 
31 31  Ensure no tangles on filament.
32 32  
33 -PLA (low temperature, brittle, easy to print)
34 -ABS (strong, high-temp, must be enclosed when printing)
35 -PETG (more stringing, but stronger and more temperature resistant than PLA)
36 -TPE/TPU (flexible)
33 +**PLA** (low temperature, brittle, easy to print)
34 +**ABS **(strong, high-temp, must be enclosed when printing)
35 +**PETG **(more stringing, but stronger and more temperature resistant than PLA)
36 +**TPE/TPU** (flexible)
37 37  
38 38  MCI provides PLA, PETG, TPU, and ABS filament for members’ use
39 39