Hello everyone,
Things are moving along with the 3D printer. At the beginning of the week, we finished printing the parts for our first model rocket, the engine lock ring and the fins. The rocket is fully assembled now and ready to fly later this semester. Come to A-120 to take a look!
Dusty perfected the art of applying acetone to smooth and “shiny up” our objects. Instead of heating acetone to a vapor, it can be soaked into a rolled up paper towel and brushed onto an object. This saves a lot of acetone and produces similar results. Good job!
Yesterday we printed a difficult object; a coral bracelet. The vertical web pattern seemed impossible to print, but the printer did a decent job of it.
We are currently printing a protective case for a circuit board, a two-part design from Thingiverse. Josh and Andrew is learning how to use AutoCAD to convert a 2D design to 3D, and Dusty is customizing/improving his iPhone stand design. Lots of things are happening in the 3D printer area in A-120. Come and see what we are up to!
Tom