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Hello everyone, With the pleasant (and somewhat alarming) snowfall a couple of weeks ago, it feels more like the holidays than ever!  The fall semester finished up; engineering students risked robotic life-and-limb with the annual Battle Bots Tournament while others completed homework and chilled in the tranquil 3D Lab environment.  Having finished their final round of exams, our students look forward to a month of taking it easy and being with loved ones. The 3D Lab is open weekdays through Wednesday, December 22nd from 8:00-4:00 p.m.  After that, the 3D Lab is closed for the holidays until Monday, January 3rd.  If you have projects thatRead More →

Hello everyone, Finals Week is here!  Students are cramming for their final tests this week, racing to finish end-of-term projects, etc.  The 3D Lab is packed with engineering students, especially when projects were due that week.  It’s refreshing to see this activity after a long, dry spell earlier in the pandemic.  Students are having a lot of fun in the lab, too.  Check out these cute dioramas made by Early Education majors! Earlier in the year, community member Norm was asked by a local sewing machine repair person if he would like a challenge to make a gear for a sewing machine that was noRead More →

Maker Faire Wayne County is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker Movement.  It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning.  Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers.  They are of all ages and backgrounds.  The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community. The Daily Record said it best: “Dubbed the ‘Greatest Show and Tell on Earth’; over 1,200 people flocked to the third annual faire at the University of Akron Wayne College the summer before last.Read More →

Hello everyone, It’s hard to believe that Fall semester is almost at its halfway mark.  Leaves are changing color and falling fast, seemingly early for this time of year.  It’s encouraging to see pre-pandemic activity with students milling the halls, hanging out in the cafeteria & hallways, and hanging-out in the 3D Lab.  Students in the Tools for Engineering class scramble each week in the 3D Lab to build robots in the Lab for different challenges.  The recent challenge was robots pulling a weighted sled, a real challenge for plastic LEGO parts! Matt, a student who practically lived in the 3D Lab, now at theRead More →

Maker Faire Wayne County is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker Movement.  It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning.  Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers.  They are of all ages and backgrounds.  The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community. The Daily Record said it best: “Dubbed the ‘Greatest Show and Tell on Earth’; over 1,200 people flocked to the third annual faire at the University of Akron Wayne College the summer before last.Read More →

Hello everyone, Maker Faire Wayne County is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker Movement.  It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning.  Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers.  They are of all ages and backgrounds.  The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community. The Daily Record said it best: “Dubbed the ‘Greatest Show and Tell on Earth’; over 1,200 people flocked to the third annual faire at the University of Akron Wayne College the summerRead More →

Hello everyone, The first week of the Fall semester has finished with a bang!  It is exciting to see the parking lots fill-up, student taking classes, milling the walls, and a healthy feel to the Wayne College campus.  Even outside the 3D Lab, we are “making” new things all over campus.  Stop-in to check-out our nursing and early education program areas, the Bring-your-own-device Lab, and coming soon, a Game Room for students to play board games, video games, and hang-out. In case you haven’t heard, the 3D Lab is open for student and community member use!  We continue to provide free-to-use equipment, materials, and servicesRead More →

Hello everyone, Last week, 3D Lab staff assisted in a project requested by Caskey’s Campground.  We laser engraved wooden “medals” to be awarded during Dylan’s Dash, a race schedule for June 12th. The material was obtained from Rowmark based in Findlay, Ohio.  Rowmark is a leading manufacturer of engravable sheet plastic (and wood) for awards, engraving, signage as well as materials for dye sublimation and digital printing.  Blue stained wood was chosen for this project, sealed by polyurethane. Caskey’s Campground provided the medal artwork which was engraved on both sides of the medal, then cut into ovals with the laser.  They turned out beautifully! ThisRead More →

Hello everyone, Finals Week came to a close last week.  Students taking online and in-person classes look forward to a break this summer before coming back for classes this fall.  In the 3D Lab, we’ve been fixing and improving equipment, also providing service to a continual stream of community requests that keeps us busy, too.  Numerous projects are made on the laser engraver, 3D printer, posters of various sizes, too.  Even while the pandemic is slowly changing for the better, students & patrons still wanna make!  Even goldfish at our local library are enjoying 3D printing nowadays. The 3D Lab continues to provide free servicesRead More →

Hello everyone, Maker Faire Wayne County is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker Movement.  It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning.  Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers.  They are of all ages and backgrounds.  The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community. The Daily Record said it best: “Dubbed the ‘Greatest Show and Tell on Earth’; over 1,200 people flocked to the third annual faire at the University of Akron Wayne College the summerRead More →