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2021
 Table of Video Links, 2020
| Video Link | Subject | Printer Model | Head / Activity | 
|   | How to echo gcode commands to the display | All | Usage | 
|   | Removing PCL Prints Faster and Easier | All | PCL | 
|   | Overview of the Hyrel 3D "Quiet Storm" Additional Cooling Fan | All | Quiet Storm | 
|   | Preparation and Setup for Printing PCL (polycaprolactone) | All | PCL | 
|   | Choosing and Specifying Parameters for Rectangular Infill Scaffolds | All | Scaffolds | 
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|   | Custom screeding attachment for the Hyrel Hydra 16A | EHR | Calibration | 
|   | Hyrel Nozzle Heater for Reservoir Heads | All | Reservoir | 
|   | Unboxing the Hyrel EHR for electro-spinning or melt-electro-writing (MEW) | EHR | Setup | 
|   | Calibrating Travel on the EHR | EHR | Calibration | 
|   | Unpacking and Setting Up the EHR | EHR | Setup | 
|   | How to check if your CO2 Laser is working | Hydra | Lasers | 
|   | Etching Aluminum with 450 nm Diode Laser | any | Lasers | 
|   | Heated and Chilled Vacuum Bed (HCVB) | EHR, 16A | Reservoir | 
2020
 Table of Video Links, 2020
| Video Link | Subject | Printer Model | Head / Activity | 
|   | The Hyrel Hydra Electrical Panel, Explained | 16A | Overview | 
|   | Making DXFs from Camera Images | All | Lasers | 
|   | Viscotec Vipro HEAD-3 on Hyrel | All | Viscotec | 
|   | Explaining the NEW RSD-30 | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | Making DXFs from CAD Models | All | Lasers | 
|   | 4th/5th Axis Installation and Setup | 16A | All | 
|   | 3-Phase Spindle Tool Installation and Setup | 16A | Spindles | 
|   | Clench/Pinch Valve Installation and Setup | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | Dynamic Mixing Head (DMH) Installation and Setup | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | EHR Electronics Access | EHR | Overview | 
|   | ESR Unboxing and Setup | ESR | Setup | 
|   | RSD-30 Refrigerated Syringe Dispenser | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | Printing on PEI | All | Filaments | 
|   | Printing Cememtitious Materials at TN Tech | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | Tightening set screws for Hydra X-axis | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | Interview on GA Mfg News | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 9: Licensing | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 8: Recipes | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 7: Settings | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 6`: Firmware | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 5: Drivers | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 4: Repetrel | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 3: Adobe Reader | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 2: Ecosystem Apps | All | All | 
|   | Hyrel V4 Install No. 1: Winrar | All | All | 
|   | Hydra 16AT - Tall | 16A | All | 
|   | Hyrel Bulk Feeder for Cementitious Materials | 16A | Reservoirs | 
|   | Using the new Precision Tool Setter on a Hyrel 3D Printer | 16A | All | 
|   | How to Dial In the Prime and Unprime Settings | All | All | 
|   | Installing a Second Yoke on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | All | 
2019
 Table of Video Links, 2019
| Video Link | Subject | Printer Model | Head / Activity | 
|   | RSD-30 - Refrigerated Syringe Dispenser | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | Heated & Chilled Vacuum Bed | 16A, EHR | Reservoirs | 
|   | 4th Axis Fun - Linear and Rotary Printing | 16A | All | 
|   | CO2 Laser - Installation Instructions | 16A | Lasers | 
|   | Dynamic Mixing Head DMH | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | Configuring Prusa Slicer for Multi-Material Support | All | Filaments | 
|   | Configuring the Prusa Slicer for Breakaway Support Material | All | Filaments | 
|   | How to Load Filament into a Hyrel 3D Print Head | All | Filaments | 
|   | Loading Print Heads into your Hyrel 3D Printer | All | All | 
|   | How to Calibrate the Z-Zero Position | 16A, 30M, ESR | All | 
|   | Revised 2019: Hyrel 30M Initial Setup | 30M | All | 
|   | How to select a Build Surface | All | Filaments | 
|   | How to Tram (level) the Hydra Bed | 16A | All | 
|   | Laser Marking on a Cylinder | All | Lasers | 
|   | Five Axis Machining in Brass on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | Spindle | 
|   | Configuring your Hydra for a 3-phase Spindle Tool | 16A | Spindle | 
|   | Five Axis Machining on a Hyrel Hydra (this gcode was used)
 | 16A | Spindle | 
|   | Dispensing RTV Silicone on a Hyrel Hydra | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | Machining PTFE (Teflon) on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | Spindle | 
|   | Rotating Head Prototype | 16A | Filaments | 
|   | Re-aligning the Gantry on the Hyrel Hydra 16A | 16A | All | 
2018
 Table of Video Links, 2018
| Video Link | Subject | Printer Model | Head / Activity | 
|   | Installing the new laser Power Supply in a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | All | 
|   | Hyrel Tapping Enabled | 16A | Spindle | 
|   | Light Duty Milling with 3-Phase Spindle on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | Spindle | 
|   | Improved UV Light Source for more Powerful Crosslinking | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | How to install 4th and 5th Axes on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | All | 
|   | How to use an additional Yoke on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | All | 
|   | How to install an additional Yoke on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | All | 
|   | The Filament Dryer | All | Filaments | 
|   | Fourth and Fifth Axes Demo on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | All | 
|   | Installing a fourth axis on a Hyrel Hydra | 16A | All | 
|   | Machining hotbeds to under 0.001" | 16A | All | 
|   | Setting the Z-Offset on the EHR | EHR | All | 
2017
 Table of Video Links, 2017
| Video Link | Subject | Printer Model | Head / Activity | 
|   | CO2 Laser Marking with the Hydra | 16A | Lasers | 
|   | Converting a Hydra from Printer to Laser | 16A | Lasers | 
|   | Cutting Nylon Mesh with CO2 Laser on a Hydra | 16A | Lasers | 
|   | Chamber Temperature in a Cold Room | 16A | Filaments | 
|   | Cutting acrylic with the CO2 Laser | 16A | Lasers | 
|   | Tiny Heated Chilled Bed Preview | EHR | Reservoirs | 
|   | Fourth Axis Rotary Print | 16A | Filaments | 
|   | Additive Manufacturing of Toroid Inductor for Electronics Applications | 30M, ESR | Reservoirs | 
|   | Hyrel Hydra X and Y Belt Tension Adjustments | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | Hyrel Hydra Linear Bearing Adjustments | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | Hyrel Hydra Z Belt Tension Adjustments | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | Changing the Address Resistor on the CO2 Laser | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | CO2 Laser Alignment | 16A | Calibration | 
|   | Hydra Yoke Adjustment | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | Hydra Yoke Angle Adjustment | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | Engnie, High Resolution (EHR) Setup, Part 2 | EHR | Setup | 
|   | Engnie, High Resolution (EHR) Setup, Part 1 | EHR | Setup | 
|   | EHR Scaffold Instructions | EHR | Setup | 
|   | EHR Scaffold Intro | EHR | Setup | 
|   | Unclogging a rare clogged MK1-250 | All | Filaments | 
|   | Unclogging a rare clogged MK1-450 | All | Filaments | 
|   | Flashing Firmware on the Modified CO2 Laser Controller | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | The Hyrel Hydra Family | 16A | All | 
|   | High Resolution Engine Vacuum Bed | EHR | Reservoirs | 
|   | High Resolution Engine Setup | EHR | Setup | 
|   | SDS Clench Valve Assembly Instructions | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | How to Load the SDS Clench Valve | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | EHR Accuracy Test | EHR | Calibration | 
|   | Hydra 16A Controls Overview | 16A | All | 
|   | Using Low Temperature Solder Paste to connect a Flat Flex Cable | 30M, ESR | Assembly | 
|   | Draining Laser Coolant on the Hyrel Hydra | 16A | Lasers | 
|   | Hydra Home Calibration Details | 16A | Calibration | 
|   | Replacing the top component on an SDS Head Assembly | 16A | Setup | 
|   | HYDRA Hot Bed Installation | 16A | Setup | 
|   | Hydra Model Startup | All | Reservoirs | 
|   | Unboxing the Hydra Floor Model Units | 16A | Setup | 
|   | Hydra Overview by CTO Karl Gifford | 16A | All | 
|   | How to Manage the Pick-and-Place with Repetrel Software | 16A | Pick-and-Place | 
|   | Hyrel Hydra Versitility | 16A | All | 
|   | Hydra Vinyl Cutter Overview | 16A | Cutting | 
|   | Hyrel 3D Hydra Pick-and-Place Introduction | 16A | Pick-and-Place | 
|   | The Hyrel3D Hydra Line | 16A | All | 
|   | Tramming the bed on the 16A | 16A | Maintenance | 
|   | The Benefits of Microscope Inspection During Printing | All | Microscopes | 
|   | Printing PLGA for internal Biological Applications | All | Reservoirs | 
2016
 Table of Video Links, 2016
| Video Link | Subject | Printer Model | Head / Activity | 
|   | Varialble Width Conductive Paste Extrusion | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Microscope Print View Setup | Any | Microscope | 
|   | Replacing the LED Strip | 30M | Maintenance | 
|   | Replacing the Front Switch Panel | 30M | Maintenance | 
|   | Static Mixing Head (SMH) Explained - v2 Including SDS Heads | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Hot Bed Manufacturing | Hydra | Manufacturing | 
|   | Static Mixing Head (SMH) Explained | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Timelapse Recording | Any | Recording | 
|   | HotHead LEDs Explained | Any | Any | 
|   | LA6-450 and LA5-808 Laser Overview | Any | Lasers | 
|   | SDS and CSD Overview | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Quiet Storm Cooling Fan Overview | Any | Filaments | 
|   | VOL-25 and VCD-25 Overview | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | KRA-15 and KCD-15 Overview | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Hydra 640 (16A) Two Part Test Print | Hydra | Filaments | 
|   | Extrusion Prototype Print | Any | Filaments | 
|   | EMO-25 and COD-25 Overview | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Session 3C Slicing for Multiple Head Support | Any | Slicing | 
|   | Session 3A - Setting Two Heads to Z-Zero | Any | Setup | 
|   | Session 3B - Calibrating the Offset Between Two Heads | Any | Setup | 
|   | Session 2D - Editing Slic3r Recipes | Any | Slicing | 
|   | Session 2E - Slicing your STL and Viewing your GCODE | Any | Slicing | 
|   | Session 2C - Positioning, Scaling, and Rotating your STL | Any | Slicing | 
|   | Session 1A - Hardware and Software Overview | Any | Overview | 
|   | Session 1B - Communications and Bed Leveling | 30M, ESR | Setup | 
|   | Session 1C - Printing with Plasticine | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Session 2A: Simple CAD Modeling in FreeCAD | Any | Software | 
|   | PC to Printer Connectivity | Any | Setup | 
|   | Using the Spindle Tool to rework Circuit Boards | Any | Spindle | 
|   | Running a FADAL CNC on Hyrel3D Circuitry, Firmware and Software | n/a | Manufacturing | 
|   | Table Arm (X-Arm) Block Adjustment | 30M, ESR | Maintenance | 
|   | MK1-250 Overview | Any | Filaments | 
|   | MK1-450 Overview | Any | Filaments | 
|   | MK2-250 Overview | Any | Filaments | 
|   | Replacing the 30M/ESR Heated Build Platform | 30M, ESR | Maintenance | 
|   | Multi Head Printing - Nested STLs | Any | Software | 
|   | X-Axis Belt Tightening | 30M, ESR | Maintenance | 
|   | Y-Axis Belt Tightening | 30M, ESR | Maintenance | 
|   | Plasma Magnetic Vortex Deposition (ElectroSpinning) | EHR | Electro (Melt) Spinning | 
|   | 3D Milling on the Hydra Series | Hydra | Spindle | 
|   | Introducing the Hydra 640 (formerly Model 16A) | Hydra | Overview | 
|   | USBB Jumper Instructions | Any | Setup | 
|   | Size Does Matter | Hydra | Overview | 
|   | Print Heads Overview | Any | All | 
|   | Session 2F - Loading and Printing with Filaments, MK-Series Heads | Any | Filaments | 
|   | MK1-250 PEEK Nozzle Assembly | Any | Filaments | 
|   | New Hydra Printer Line Intro | Hydra | Overview | 
|   | Bioplotting for under $10K | EHR | Introduction | 
|   | Programming Head Offsets | Any | Setup | 
|   | Slicing for a Two-Material Print | Any | Slicing | 
|   | Loading Filament and Printing with the Hyrel3D MK2-250 | Any | Filaments | 
|   | Loading Filament and Printing with the Hyrel3D MK1-250 | Any | Filaments | 
|   | Loading and Printing with the EMO-25 Print Head | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | SDS RTV Instructions, v2 | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Intro to Hyrel Possibilities - Jan 2016 | All | Overview | 
|   | MK2-250 Dual Drive for Flexible Filaments | Any | Filaments | 
|   | 6w, 450nm Laser Test | Any | Lasers | 
|   | SDS RTV Instructions, v1 | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Introducing the SDS Print Heads | Any | SDS | 
|   | Sneak Peek: Pick and Place Prototype | Hydra | Pick-and-Place | 
2012-2015
 Table of Video Links, 2012-2015
| Video Link | Subject | Printer Model | Head / Activity | 
|   | LA6-450: 6w, 450nm Diode Laser Head | Any | Lasers | 
|   | 3D Printing RTV Silicone | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Loading the VCD-25 | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Short Porcelain Print Demo | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Replacing the Tablet Interface Board | 30M | Maintenance | 
|   | 2016 Design Contest Video | N/A | Contest | 
|   | DXF to Laser Gcode Generation | Any | Setup | 
|   | Printing PEEK (PolyEther Ether Ketone) and PC (PolyCarbonate) | Any | Filaments | 
|   | Healing with MeshLab | Any | Setup | 
|   | Postprocessing with a Heat Gun | Any | Postprocessing | 
|   | Introduction to Hyrel 3D Possibilities, 2015 | All | All | 
|   | Updating to Repetrel 2 4xx | Any | Software | 
|   | Updating your 407 Motion Controller | All | Software | 
|   | Replacing the HOTHEAD controller | Any | Any | 
|   | Programming the HOTBED controller on the System 30M and ESR | 30M, ESR | Software | 
|   | Printing with Cloning - three heads in Parallel | Any | Any | 
|   | Older Instructions, Slicing for Multiple Head Support | printer | head | 
|   | Leveling the X-Arm on System 30M, Engine SR | 30M, ESR | Maintenance | 
|   | Correcting Y-Arm Flexation Fix on the System 30M, Engine SR | 30M, ESR | Maintenance | 
|   | Manually Setting the Z-Zero Position | Any | Setup | 
|   | Picking Right 3D Printer For You | All | All | 
|   | Changing the Main I/O Board, System 30M, ESR | 30M, ESR | Maintenance | 
|   | Laser Test Print | Any | Lasers | 
|   | EMO Series Printing Tips | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Changing Power Supplies in the 30M and ESR | 30M, ESR | Maintenance | 
|   | Multi-Head Calibration Guide | Any | Setup | 
|   | LA5-808 "Shark V" Diode Laser | Any | Lasers | 
|   | Luer Tip Kit for EMO and SDS Series Print Heads | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Print Head SDK | Any | New! | 
|   | MK Series Printing Tips | Any | Filaments | 
|   | Replacing fuses (old) on the Yoke | Any | Maintenance | 
|   | Loading the EMO-type Reservoirs | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Changing the Economics of 3D Printing | Any | Any | 
|   | System 30M Product Release | 30M | Introduction | 
|   | Simultaneous 3D Printing of Multiple Parts | Any | Any | 
|   | 3D Printing with Sugru The Amazing Self-Setting Rubber | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | 3D Printing with Play-Doh | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | 3D Printing with Plasticine | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | 3D Printing with Air-Dry Modeling Clay | Any | Reservoirs | 
|   | Interchangeable Hot-Swappable Heads | Any | Any | 
|   | Thank you, Kickstarters! | Any | Any | 
|   | Quick Tour of our Main Shop! | Any | Any |