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As the weather grows cooler outside with the approaching fall, it\u2019s all the more reason to spend time crafting projects in the warm 3D Lab!\u00a0 3D printers and laser cutters generate a lot of heat.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Community members and student engineers hang-out in the Lab and Lounge on a regular basis, making for fun times and interesting conversations.\u00a0 The 3D Lab is not simply about the technology available in the room, but the sense of community among its participants.\u00a0 There is an energy and atmosphere that makes the lab and fun place to be, where folks have fun making and learning, too.<\/p>\n
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Tristan, one of our students, never ceases to amaze us with his inventive pursuits.\u00a0 He is always interested in something and the subject matter seems to change each week!\u00a0 Lately, Tristan discovered that Nikola Tesla<\/a>, the fellow famous for his experiments with electricity, also studied fluid dynamics.\u00a0 He invented a turbine that transfers the energy of a high pressure fluid into a low-torque rotational force.<\/p>\n Fluid flows through the device\u2019s input valve which is tangent to the disc\u2019s circumference.\u00a0 The fluid drags along the closely spaced discs as it spirals around to the origin of the discs where the pressure is much lower.\u00a0 The spiraling action caused by centrifugal force is the reason behind the turbine\u2019s efficiency.\u00a0 Also called a \u201cMicro Stirling Engine\u201d, the Tesla Turbine<\/a> was patented in 1909.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tristan used Solidworks to create a 3D design of the turbine based on depictions and theories that he found on the Internet.\u00a0 He cut the stacked spinning discs out of acrylic with our laser cutter, then fabricated the supporting rings, spacers, and frame with 3D printing.\u00a0 The result was professional!<\/p>\n Tristan\u2019s turbine design moves fluids quite well.\u00a0 If you are interested in building a simplified water pump with a 3D printer, check-out this Instructable here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3D printers have come a long way since we opened the 3D Lab four years ago.\u00a0 For intricate parts, laser based resin printers ruled the roost, though these machines are expensive to purchase and operate.\u00a0 Plastic filament printers at the time supported layer heights of 0.1-0.2mm, while resin printers produced layers at 0.03mm, resulting in smooth, accurate parts.\u00a0 Our latest plastic filament printer, the Prusa i3 MK3<\/a>, supports layer heights of 0.05mm, approaching resin quality with the affordability and diversity of plastic based material.<\/p>\n Tim, one of our students, has faith in our filament based 3D printers.\u00a0 He makes board games and intricate puzzle boxes.\u00a0 His work is amazing and amazingly tiny!\u00a0 Lately, Tim is using our original Makerbot (our first printer, donated by the Romich Foundation<\/a>) and Prusa printers to create figurines for a 1990\u2019s board game called Warhammer 40K.<\/p>\n The purple tanks were printed at 0.2mm with the Makerbot, while the miniscule soldiers were printed at 0.05mm on the Prusa.\u00a0 Just how tiny are these soldiers?\u00a0 We used a dime for comparison:<\/p>\n Currently, Tim is fabricating a board game called Pai Sho<\/a>, taken from a television anime series Avatar: The Last Airbender.\u00a0 We are excited to see the results of his work in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Once a year, Fairless Middle School offers Career Day where community members do a \u201cshow and tell\u201d to talk about their careers to students.\u00a0 Staff members Erika Stafford and I discussed 3D printing and careers in engineering during this event.\u00a0 We presented to six classes sessions of students which made for a long but exciting day.\u00a0 Our sessions were so popular that teachers normally on break spent the time in our classroom instead!<\/p>\n Many thanks to the Romich Foundation for our portable 3D printer which has been shown to many schools, organizations, and businesses.\u00a0 It printed like a champ all day!\u00a0 We had many excited kids, many of whom asked countless questions.<\/p>\n If you know of any organizations, schools, or business who would like to experience 3D printing and how Wayne College can help them, please let me know.\u00a0 We are always willing to make road trips if there is interest and the food is good.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stay tuned for more interesting stories in the coming week!\u00a0 Our engineering students have begun building and competing LEGO Mindstorms robots, culminating in our [in]famous Battle Bots tournament at the end of the semester.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Until next week,<\/p>\n Tom<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like big things? \u00a0Check-out the world’s first 3D printed ship propeller:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eK5Rg_UWFs4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2026and the world\u2019s largest construction 3D printer: <\/p>\n Speaking of Tim\u2019s puzzle boxes, you can make your own here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Wooden-Programmable-Puzzle-Box<\/a><\/p>\n Want to make your own board game? <\/p>\n You can build a 3D printer from a kit with \u00a0Schantz MakerSpace workshops.\u00a0 Want to learn what you can do with an Arduino microcontroller?\u00a0 There\u2019s a workshop for that, too.\u00a0 Find out more at: www.schantzmakerspace.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We offer a free \u201clistserv\u201d that allows to you ask questions to members in the makerspace. 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