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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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7 -=== Prepare filament ===
7 +=== **Prepare filament** ===
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9 -==== Removing existing filament ====
9 +==== **Removing existing filament** ====
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11 11  When removing filament from the machine, put it in a vacuum sealed plastic bag with two blue desiccant bags so that it stays dry. The bags have a pattern on them that allows air to flow even if the two sides of the plastic are in contact.
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25 -==== Selecting filament ====
25 +==== **Selecting filament** ====
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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
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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