Chris recently purchased a tri-copter drone that is powerful enough to support a GoPro digital camera.\u00a0 He built the aircraft from a kit, so 3D printed parts were not needed.\u00a0 After calibrating its three propellers and engines to be synchronized, the drone took its first maiden flight in the gym.\u00a0 The flight was a success with (thankfully) no crash landings.<\/span><\/p>\n Early last year, the Romich Foundation provided funding for a filament extruder.\u00a0 This is used not only for making our own low-cost filament, but we can recycle plastic as well.\u00a0 3D printing is far from a perfect technology with many failed prints.\u00a0 We finally received a plastic grinder (also funded by the Romich Foundation) suitable for reducing \u201cwaste\u201d plastic into pieces small enough to go through the filament extruder.\u00a0 Now we can recycle our plastic to be used once again!\u00a0 More news on this development in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Last Friday, a small group of students traveled to Case Western Reserve\u2019s thinkbox, a 15 million dollar makerspace that is open to the public.\u00a0 It is a fantastic place to fabricate anything as it hosts high-end 3D printers, laser engravers, a full metal shop, wood shop, electronics facilities, and more.\u00a0 We arrived early that morning, before the rush of students and community members who use the facility.\u00a0 Josh and Nathan used the laser engraver to cut model airplane bodies and wings from foam board while Morgan engraved a wooden plaque for her dorm.<\/p>\n Visiting thinkbox is a good way to learn how they run the facility, giving us ideas for our own makerspace at Wayne.\u00a0 <\/span>Thinkbox<\/a>\u00a0offers free tours to the public and other schools, so give them a call if you are interested.<\/span><\/p>\n Some of their printers offer dual extrusion where one print head prints plastic while the other prints support material of a different type.\u00a0 This material dissolves in a lye bath, resulting in complex parts that are easy to clean-up after printing.\u00a0 Thinkbox staff use an \u201coven\u201d to dry parts after being soaked in the lye bath.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We also caught a glimpse of a new 3D scanner in which the user waves a \u201cwand\u201d around the object to be scanned, covering all angles.\u00a0 The result is amazing!\u00a0 While our students were at the MAPS museum last Friday, Chris took a second batch of scans with our own 3D scanner, loaned from the Orrville Boys and Girls Club.<\/span><\/p>\n Last but not least, the 2015 Writer\u2019s Workshop at Wayne College had its award ceremony a couple of weeks ago.\u00a0 The committee asked the 3D Lab staff to create an award for \u201cWriter of the Year\u201d.\u00a0 We laser engraved a wood plaque that was donated to us, then used wood stain to darken the text.\u00a0 The result turned out beautifully!\u00a0 We used offsite laser engravers for the task (at a makerspace in Creston), as our own engraver is not yet installed.<\/span><\/p>\n Stay tuned as we report our experience at the MAPS Air Museum and other exciting developments in the 3D Lab.\u00a0 We are in for an exciting summer with new equipment for students to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3D printed isn\u2019t limited to small objects.\u00a0 Some have printed entire cars, while others have invented fully functioning snow throwers:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/moospyker\/3d-printed-rc-snow-blower-2nd-generation<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n See how one person 3D printed a full-size 1972 Honda CB500 motorcycle.\u00a0 It\u2019s not a working model, but yet is impressive in its accuracy and weight (only 18kg!).<\/span><\/p>\n http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2015\/03\/24\/3d-printed-motorcycle-weighs-only-18kg<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Until next week,<\/p>\n Tom<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello everyone, The 3D Lab has been the center of all things aerial lately.\u00a0 Engineering students enrolled in the Dynamics class are busy printing model rockets, R\/C Flight Club members are designing planes and gliders, while others are experimenting with drones.\u00a0 The R\/C club recently took a field trip to the MAPS Air Museum, more on that experience later this week. 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