Thing-o-Matic 3D Printer Manual - Post-Processing of Printed Items by M_G

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I am required to write documentation for equipment and devices I build and design so that others can use them proficiently. Hence, here is another section of my Work-in-Progress Thing-o-Matic 3D Printer Manual, dealing with Post-Processing of Printed Items such as the following:
Removing Parts – Taking the object from the printer and separating individual parts or structures
Cleaning-up Parts – Removing rafts, support structures and “strings”
Refining Features – Resizing holes, rounding edges and sharpening details
Assembly – Combining printed and non-printed parts
Finishing – Mechanically filing, sanding and polishing as well as chemically or heat treating objects to improve the surface finish
To Do:
Add pictures
Add section on heat treating of parts
Add safety gear recommendations
Add details for PLA (at the moment it in only based on my personal experience with ABS)