# Print the plastic parts

If you have bought the plastic parts you can skip this step!

## For this section you will need:

### Tools

- 1 RepRap-style printer
- 1 utility knife

### Materials

- 50 g of Black PLA filament
- 200 g of PLA filament - Of any colour you want. Two contrasting colours may look best.

## Step 1: Printing

Now you have tested your printer and filament you can print the following parts:

- Actuator assembly tools (nut tool, band tool, and band tool cover): actuator_assembly_tools.stl
- Lens tool: lens_tool.stl
- Main body: main_body.stl - The smart brim may require custom print settings.
- 3 feet: feet.stl
- 3 large gears: large_gears.stl
- 3 cable tidy caps: cable_tidies.stl
- Illumination dovetail: illumination_dovetail.stl
- Condenser arm: condenser.stl
- Illumination thumbscrew: illumination_thumbscrew.stl
- Sample clips: sample_clips.stl
- Optics module: optics_picamera_2_rms_f50d13.stl - This must be printed in black! (?)
- pi camera cover: picamera_2_cover.stl
- Microscope stand: microscope_stand.stl
- Pi stand: pi_stand.stl
- 3 small gears: small_gears.stl

You can download all of the STLs as a single zipfile

## Step 2: Clean-up of printed parts

Carefully remove the printing brim from all parts (except the main body) with a utility knife.

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