Hello everyone, The Wayne makerspace lab has been busy since the start of the semester.  There is always someone in the lab, printing, drawing, testing robots, or just hanging out.  The printers are almost constantly running and the students have no problem with figuring them out. Our portable printer (affectionately named “Polly”) exhibited platform heating problems for over a month now.  A heated platform is important when printing with ABS plastic as it needs to cool slowly to reduce the risk of warping.  As the printer was under warranty, the vendor sent a replacement heating element.  It worked for a little while, then failed again. Read More →