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NIH3D

Guide Frame System to Adapt a 96-Well Plate Assay to Solid Media

Created by MALewis
Published: 
6/24/25

This is a 3D print of
3DPX-022732

Category

Devices and Hardware
Description

The Taz Pro is using a 0.5-mm nozzle with 1.75-mm PLA filament.

The guide frame system has 5 total parts. (I suggest printing all parts at 100% fill)

  • Bottom frame 46g; 3 hours, 11 minutes
  • Grid Template Frame 13g; 47 minutes
  • Horizontal Template 11g; 45 minutes
  • Top Replicator Guide** 69g; 3 hours, 28 minutes
  • Vertical Template 11g; 47 minutes


**use support material, 45-degree overhang angle, 10% density, 5-mm join distance

I suggest not using a brim or any bed adhesion

KEYWORD(S)

3D Printing, Alignment tool, Assay, Solid agar, Visual inspection

PRINTER TECHNOLOGY

Material Extrusion - Single Extruder

MATERIAL

Polylactic Acid (PLA)

PRINTER MAKE/MODEL

Lulzbot Taz Pro

SUPPORT MATERIAL

Other

BUILD RESOLUTION (LAYER HEIGHT)

0.25 mm

BUILD TIME

00:08:58

NUMBER OF PRINTS PER BUILD

1

SCALE AT GIVEN PRINT UNITS

1x

REFERENCE MODEL
Guide Frame System to Adapt a 96-Well Plate Assay to Solid Media

by MALewis


Guide Frame System to Adapt a 96-Well Plate Assay to Solid Media