3D Printing with RepRap Cookbook Paperback – June 24, 2014

Pretty good.

RepRap Cookbook is not, as the title might suggest, about building a RepRap styled printer. It is abouty using a repRap styped 3D printer. It starts with creating a 3D model using 123D Catch and then cleaning up, fixing, optimizing for 3D printing, and then printing a model using a variety of software. The range of software covered is impressive. It's a comprehensive snapshot of the tools and techniques that 3D printing hobbyists are using these days and an excellent place to start if you're a beginner. It's especially relevant if you're using an Ardunio based RepRap styled printer like a Lulzbot or any of the kickstarters out there, but it's also relevant for other machines as well.

For those who got a 3D printer and then thought "now what?" - this book is for you.This is a great introduction to creating really great content for 3D printing. The book offers numerous detailed exercise to familiarize the reader with some of the tools that can be used for creating 3D models for printing. Best of all - most of these tools are absolutely free. The exercises are detailed and easy to understand, even for a techie novice. Great way to get up and running with your 3D printer.

I agree that this book is a super collection of practical experience. Richard has compiled an easy to use and "get to the point" series of recipes on many aspects of RepRap and 3D printing. He has made valuable use of detailed photographs depicting before and after effects of tweaking parameters to get your printing process really cooking (no pun intended). See more detail at http://tpmtech.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/3d-printing-with-reprap-cookbook-a-new-way-for-serving-gourmet-3d-parts/