Hi everyone,
It’s a busy week at the Wayne College makerspace. Rocket launch day is Wednesday the 23rd (tomorrow), so students are busy designing and 3D printing rocket parts. If you are free tomorrow morning at 9:30, come to the softball field to watch the launches.
We find that designing a shape does not necessarily guarantee that it will 3D print! The larger MakerBot printer works well with designs made in Creo, while the portable printer works better with SolidWorks. This is because each printer uses a different “slicing engine” software program to process the student designs before printing.
The MakerBot currently is printing fins, a rocket body, and nose cone, so stop-by A-120 to see them being built:
And some finished rocket parts from yesterday:
And a finished rocket, entirely 3D printed!
Last but not least, our (in)famous Chad the police officer requested a CB radio clip that attaches to a shirt button. Jonny, one of our engineering students, accepted the challenge and designed one in about an hour:
The portable printer did beautifully with creating the clip and now Chad is using it. Thanks, Jonny!
Be sure to join us for Launch Day tomorrow to see all of the original student rocket designs lift off into the sky.
Tom