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<\/a><\/p>\nRocket nosecones, including the huge triple-engine nosecone<\/p>\n
Preparing rockets for launch<\/p>\n Launching the triple-engine<\/p>\n Propane torch used as lighter<\/p>\n Lost your nosecone?\u00a0 Use a golf ball instead!<\/p>\n Event onlookers<\/p>\n Most rockets were 3D printed this year<\/p>\n A couple of weeks ago, a group of students and 3D Lab staff visited Case Western Reserve\u2019s thinkbox facility for a tour and use of its equipment.\u00a0 On the way back, the group stopped at the MAPS Air Museum<\/a> in North Canton, Ohio for a tour.\u00a0 Chris from Wayne College\u2019s T.S.S. department was already there, doing more 3D scanning work for the jet fighter nosecone project.\u00a0 Our tour guide spent a good two hours with the group.\u00a0 He explained the history and function of almost every plane and fighter on premises.\u00a0 It was an excellent learning experience had by all!<\/p>\n Tour guide explaining a jet<\/p>\n Guide explaining this engine\u2019s history<\/p>\n A monstrously sized propeller engine<\/p>\n Morgan planning for world dominance<\/p>\n Clear for take-off<\/p>\n Our favorite plane, the D6.<\/p>\n Over the past couple of weeks, the 3D Lab hosted a group of high school seniors from Kingsway Christian School.\u00a0 We currently teach them CAD design and 3D printing using the free Sketchup Make<\/a> program.\u00a0 Nathan is doing an excellent job teaching them; more on this activity later.\u00a0 Earlier this week, the Kinsway instructor presented a broken part from her microwave.\u00a0 Its rotating glass carousel dish sits upon a plastic cap that allows food to spin while cooking.\u00a0 This cap was cracked, so we were asked if a replacement could be made.\u00a0 A random student in the 3D Lab took accepted the challenge and designed a professional looking replacement in 30 minutes!<\/p>\n After printing, we tested the PLA cap (gray) and ABS cap (red) in a microwave.\u00a0 Because these replacement parts have no water content, the microwave\u2019s energy did not heat nor deform them.\u00a0 A perfect replacement!<\/p>\n Over the past couple of months, we taught kids from the Orrville Boys and Girls Club how to make checkerboards using donated wood pieces that were laser engraved.\u00a0 The kids then learned how to design their own checker pieces using CAD and 3D printing.\u00a0 This past Friday, we hosted a checkers tournament with eight players.\u00a0 Cindy won the tournament and earned a 3D printed trophy.\u00a0 Congratulations!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n See how teenagers develop a 3D printed wristband that pauses and records live TV when you fall asleep:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.3ders.org\/articles\/20141218-3d-printed-wristband-that-pauses-and-records-live-tv-when-you-fall-asleep.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3D printing makes its way into the world\u2019s first battery powered rocket:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/electron-rocket-batery-satellite-launch-vehicle\/37060\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stay tuned next week for more exciting developments going on in the 3D Lab!<\/p>\n Tom<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello everyone, This was an exciting week for engineering students in the Dynamics class.\u00a0 Having finished calculating, designing, and fabricating model rockets (most of them 3D printed), students and onlookers withstood a cold, windy Monday morning to watch their rockets take flight.\u00a0 Most rockets flew straight and true, quickly lost in the low hanging clouds above.\u00a0 There were some interesting designs including a triple-engine rocket that regrettably ran haywire from one engine that failed to ignite.\u00a0 Some parachutes deployed and some did not as students scoured the surrounding field when the rockets hit ground. 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