Formats that can be printed: pdf, doc, jpg (and analogues), html (web pages)
Over time, the scope of use of black-and-white printers has expanded significantly from printing standard documents, abstracts, and primitive graphics. Older MFP models recognized a few file formats, but now they work with almost all. Most often, documents with the following extensions are sent for printing in black and white printers:
- Jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, tiff – the main formats of graphic images.
- Pdf – documents created using Photoshop or scanning.
- Doc, docx – Word text files.
- Html – full-fledged web pages.
How to download a drawing from this page and print it
If you want to save a picture you like with an interesting, unusual idea to your computer for future printing on a black and white printer, this is done very simply:
- Right click on the image.
- Select the “Save picture as” option from the list provided.
- Designate a folder on your PC where the file will be downloaded. Rename it if necessary and click “Save”.
- To send to the printer, go to the folder with the document. Right-click and select the “Print” option. Next, set the desired parameters.
If the downloaded file has a webp extension, then in order to print it you need to change the extension to png
or open the picture in Paint or through your browser
and from there send it to the printer.
Individual protection means
Protective shield
Source: prusaprinters.org
The most popular models for printing on a 3D printer, since December 2019, are parts for the manufacture and improvement of personal protective equipment: shields and devices for disposable masks. Even after the end of the “great Covid panic,” protective shields will be relevant for a long time, since seasonal outbreaks of influenza occur every year, and no one wants to get sick.
The shield will not protect against fine suspension hanging in the air, but much better than a gauze mask it will protect against directly flying droplets that occur when coughing and constitute the greatest danger.
You can download models for making a shield here. The frequency of downloads of this file has exceeded 200 thousand.
Mask clip
Source: prusaprinters.org
The nose clip prevents glasses from fogging, since the mask fits more tightly to the face, and the moist exhaled air from under it does not go up. Plus, a more secure mask that fits on the face less often requires that it be adjusted by hand, which is also important.
To print such clamps, files for a 3D printer can be downloaded for free here.
Door opener
Source: cults3d.com
A door opener helps you avoid touching door handles, elevator buttons, light switches, and other objects that you don't want to come into contact with in an environment of intense viral or microbiological danger.
Source: cults3d.com
In addition to its direct function, interaction with handles and switches, the opener can be used as a hook for carrying shopping bags.
You can download a printable file for such an opener here.
Interesting printouts: selection
We offer 25 interesting, original and useful ideas for printing on a black and white printer:
If you intend to drink less often or stop drinking completely, make yourself a calendar like this. At the end of the year it will show the number of “dry” days.
This template can be used in different ways. For example, mark busy and free periods of each day so as not to forget. Or you can put + and – in the box, depending on whether you did what you planned for that hour.
Students will need this reminder to remember the daily schedule of disciplines, the start time of classes, the name of the teacher, and the audience. You can take additional notes in the column on the right.
This is a great motivation to finally do something on your own to help the suffering ecology of the Earth. Proper distribution of resources and waste disposal is what is required from each of us to save the future.
With this interesting idea, you can not only mark the number of books you read per year, but also see how many days you spent on each one.
You can keep track of your healthy habits in this monthly calendar. Every time you drink a glass of water on an empty stomach or take 10 thousand steps, do not forget to make a note next to the day.
If you want to make your diet less harmful and more balanced, print out this reminder about 10 useful principles on a black and white printer. Regular observance of them will help you.
Continuation of the topic of proper nutrition. Recommendations like these remind you of the right amount of calories and teach you how to enjoy food without getting satiated.
Such black and white printouts with important, non-superficial questions encourage you to think about your attitude towards life in general, people, events. Find yourself a template for periodic philosophizing.
When desires are organized into a table and divided into categories Work, Family, Hobbies, etc., it will be easier to concentrate on each of them. Undoubtedly, this is one of the most interesting and useful ideas for printing on a printer.
For the normal functioning of the body, it is necessary to give it enough water every day. When drinking a new glass of life-giving moisture, do not forget to make a note.
Another interesting, original idea is to make a list of goals and desires for the upcoming time of year. What was irrelevant in winter can inspire you again in summer.
If you are a businessman and are going to create a new brand, answer yourself a number of important questions before doing so. It is best to organize them in printed form.
With this idea, you will have before your eyes paid and free ways to promote your Instagram account.
For a business to be successful, you need to know what and how to tell clients. A list of buyer deterrent phrases with replacement options is an interesting idea for sending to a black and white printer.
A copywriter and journalist always need to remember how to make a bright, punchy title for an article. Basic tips on this matter can be hung in front of your workplace so that you can refer to them while working.
To get to know your friends better and spend time with them in an interesting and useful way, write down your ideas or download a ready-made idea template.
An abundance of swear words in speech is no less harmful a habit than smoking or a tendency to drink alcohol. Such an interesting and unusual black and white printout motivates you to remove swearing from your conversation for a month, and over time, for good.
When getting ready to travel, it’s so easy to forget something. By creating a list of all the things you need for your trip and printing it out, you will definitely not miss anything.
Social media addiction is a problem that plagues many people. If you consider yourself one of them, such an interesting idea will encourage you to waste less time on the Internet.
And also on a black and white MFP you can print yourself instructions on how to gradually get rid of unnecessary junk in closets, on shelves, walls, and on social networks.
If you feel constantly stressed out and apathetic, print out this list for yourself. This way you will always understand what exactly consumes your vital energy.
When you have accumulated a lot of clothes, and you doubt whether you need to throw something away, take this interesting and useful questionnaire, and then answer each of the questions honestly.
If you are tired of monotonous breakfasts, expand your morning diet by adding new dishes from this list.
For those who like to eat delicious food and then “rack their brains” on how to lose extra pounds, this interesting, motivating printout will come in handy. It shows how much effort it takes to burn calories from this or that yummy food.
Medical products
Another area where 3D printing can become a very profitable business is the production of medical prosthetics and other products. For example, temporary crowns, aligners (special devices for correcting bites), artificial teeth and demonstration models, orthopedic insoles, hearing aids, etc. The high precision of reproduction that 3D printers provide is especially relevant in this case. They have become very widespread in dentistry.
Demonstration models of teeth made using 3D printing
Previously, dental technicians had to spend a lot of time and effort to make patients mouth guards or crowns that fit them. Casts and impressions were taken as a basis. Now in many clinics, an alternative to this method is computer modeling technology. In the case of aligners, they can be easily printed, just like plastic crowns and dentures.
Until now, some medical organizations are forced to cooperate with foreign companies that make custom-made mouthguards. Having the equipment for their production, you will be a more desirable and profitable partner who will save doctors time and money. Therefore, this income option is very possible. Well, when it comes to clinic owners, then there is nothing to say: the introduction of 3D printing technology will bring you tangible benefits, since not only will you not have to pay for other people’s services, but you will also earn money from your own by offering them to clients.
