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<\/a><\/p>\nThe new printers (Lulzbot Taz 5) support multi-material printing, including rubber filament (wheels, gaskets, etc.), consumer plastics (such as polyethylene found in milk jugs), polystyrene, and more.\u00a0 We are very thankful for this generous grant (and our students are, too).<\/p>\n
Last week, a group of students from Hiland High School in Berea visited the 3D Lab for a lesson on CAD design and 3D printing.\u00a0 Over the spring semester, they used SolidWorks to create CO2 dragster bodies on-screen, then shaped the bodies with traditional woodworking tools.\u00a0 For last week\u2019s lesson in our lab, the students taught each other how to CAD design wheels for their cars, which were then 3D printed.\u00a0 We also had time to teach them vinyl cutting for dragster decals, a special bonus!<\/p>\n
We found that our original 3D printer (the Makerbot Replicator 2X donated by the Laura B. Frick Charitable Trust \u2013 PNC Bank, Trustee) produced the best wheels.\u00a0 This was due to its dual extruder design in which one head printed the wheel (red) while the other printed support material with dissolvable material (white).\u00a0 We were impressed with the result!<\/p>\n
The Maintenance Department is busy with the installation of the laser engraver (generously donated by the Romich Foundation).\u00a0 The exhaust port is bored and the exhaust blower is currently being mounted on the adjacent wall.\u00a0 With the Orrville Area Boys and Girls Club summer camp starting in less than two weeks, this installation couldn\u2019t come at a better time.\u00a0 More news on this project soon.<\/p>\n A couple of semesters ago, teams of students in the Tools for Engineering class designed and fabricated motors with hand powered cylinders and pistons, all 3D printed.\u00a0 Nathan and Chris are currently adapting their designs to be pneumatically driven.\u00a0 The first test run resulted in a spinning motor, but the air pressure was too great and tore-apart some of the assembly.\u00a0 They are close to a result and are working hard to finish the project.<\/p>\n In June, we are considering another trip to the thinkbox facility at Case Western Reserve<\/a>.\u00a0 It contains high-end 3D printers, laser engravers, wood and metal shops, circuit board makers, electronics stations, and much more.<\/p>\n We plan to carpool from Wayne, then return before Wayne closes that evening.\u00a0 We need a headcount as soon as possible.\u00a0 If you are interested in joining us for the field trip, please let me know by replying to this e-mail or by e-mailing tjh1@uakron.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Did you know that the Chinese government is investing heavily with 3D printer technology for its students?\u00a0 It plans to install printers in all of its 400,000 schools by next year.<\/p>\n http:\/\/3dprint.com\/56699\/china-3d-printers-schools<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here in the U.S., at least 250 libraries across the country are popular makerspaces, becoming a larger trend for interactive spaces in their communities.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/alltechconsidered\/2015\/04\/29\/401236656\/libraries-make-space-for-3-d-printers-rules-are-sure-to-follow<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stay tuned as we begin the summer camp next week!<\/p>\n Tom<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello everyone, The 3D Lab at Wayne College is undergoing equipment upgrades and improvements over the summer, so we certainly have our hands busy.\u00a0 We are happy to announce that two additional 3D printers have been awarded by Carl E. Congdon, Jr. and Susanna Congdon McIntyre Memorial Fund, a component of the Wayne County Community Foundation.\u00a0 This equipment will help us alleviate the heavy use of our existing printers and reducing wait times of students wanting to use them.\u00a0 This is especially important during \u201ccrunch times\u201d when student projects are due. The new printers (Lulzbot Taz 5) support multi-material printing, including rubber filament (wheels, gaskets,Read More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1250,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10004],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-tjh1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","post-3570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-articles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3570"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3606,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3570\/revisions\/3606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n