Hello everyone,
We are having an exciting time learning how to use “Polly” our portable 3D printer. The quality of prints is amazing. We printed three sample bunny objects as we learned how to use the printer.
What is nice about this printer is not only the high resolution of the prints, but its advanced features in the hardware and software. This printer supports automatic bed leveling and nozzle height detection, so no more messing around with bed leveling screws and checking nozzle height! The printer is very easy to use.
A couple of weeks ago, a student brought a part for an old exercise machine that broke. Given that it would be difficult/impossible to find a replacement part, Dusty measured the part and designed a new one. The result is perfect:
Dusty showed me how to design this object in CAD; my head is still swimming with the details. 🙂
Don’t forget that this Saturday is our trip to Cleveland for Case Western’s Think[box] and the Cleveland Public Library’s Maker Faire! We plan to carpool from Wayne College, so show up before 8:15 Saturday morning. Please reply to this e-mail if you plan to join us.
To get an idea of where we are driving, here is a map from Wayne College to Think[box]:
Here is a close-up of the area surrounding Think[box], including parking locations:
http://engineering.case.edu/thinkbox/sites/engineering.case.edu.thinkbox/wp-content/uploads/sites/1058/images/cwru-map.png Parking is about $6 or more per vehicle, depending upon how long we stay.
After Think[box], we will carpool to Maker Faire at the Cleveland Public Library, just 10 minutes away:
And then back to Wayne College:
Think[box] is open from 10-4 and Maker Faire from 10-6. We plan to spend 2-3 hours at Think[box], go for lunch, then spend a couple of hours at Maker Faire. We should return to the college between 5-7:00, depending upon what the group decides.
Again, if you want to use some of the equipment at Think[box], read-up on their easy-to-follow tutorials here.
See you Saturday!
Tom