{"id":4234,"date":"2015-07-24T14:31:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T18:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/?p=4234"},"modified":"2015-07-24T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T18:31:23","slug":"visits-by-the-community-ultraviolet-light-boxes-and-summer-camp-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2015\/07\/24\/visits-by-the-community-ultraviolet-light-boxes-and-summer-camp-week-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Visits by the community, ultraviolet light boxes, and summer camp week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

It is wonderful to see the 3D Lab being discovered and used by the community on a regular basis.\u00a0 Some students from Spring semester visit to work on projects, but even more folks arrive from the community, hearing about the 3D Lab through various channels (friends, radio, newspapers, etc.).\u00a0 The laser engraver and 3D printers are used equally as much, enabling users to make things at various skill levels.\u00a0 We see people of all ages, too.\u00a0 It\u2019s especially wonderful to see kids interested in the technology, often their first foray into 3D and 2D objects, design, and engineering.\u00a0 Our multiple methods of fabrication is a fine example of poly technic skill building.<\/p>\n

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Community members designing a plaque for the laser engraver<\/p>\n

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Community members helping each other<\/p>\n

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Student adding electronics to his R\/C car<\/p>\n

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Community member printing an iPad case<\/p>\n

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Sadly, our most reliable 3D printer (the MakerBot Replicator 5th Generation) started acting up.\u00a0 Filament was permanently jammed in the extruder.\u00a0 Thankfully, we have a yearly maintenance plan that allows free replacement of broken parts for this printer.\u00a0 A quick call to MakerBot technical support and a new extruder is on its way!\u00a0 Extruders normally cost $175, so a $350 maintenance plan is well worth it.<\/p>\n

The resin printer furnished by the Romich Foundation continues to amaze us.\u00a0 We\u2019ll regale stories of projects in the next blog.\u00a0 We noticed that freshly printed resin parts are sticky and somewhat soft.\u00a0 Leaving parts outside in full sunlight allows them to cure and harden within hours, but sunny days are not always possible in Ohio (who knew?).\u00a0 With the help of Anthony, a community member, Barry Romich, and myself, we are building an ultraviolet light box that cures resin parts conveniently.\u00a0 The bulb was supplied by the community, Barry supplied electrical parts and Mylar reflective material, and I supplied the wood.\u00a0 We hope to have it ready for use next week!<\/p>\n

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Laser cut box from www.makercase.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mylar film reflecting the ultraviolet light<\/p>\n

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Cooling fans and air intake holes at bottom<\/p>\n

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Closed box, almost finished!<\/p>\n

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The kids summer camp with the Orrville Area Boys and Girls Club is nearing completion.\u00a0 The kids try their flying skills on computer simulations before flying their planes outside for the final time next week.\u00a0 They use the simulators with the same radio controlled controllers used to fly the planes, connected via USB.\u00a0 Kids waiting for their turn to fly worked with Anthony on the laser engraver to pass the time.<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned for the final session of summer camp next week!<\/p>\n

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\"3d-printing-news\"<\/a><\/p>\n

See how 3D printing may help save rhinoceros horn poaching:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/gadgets-and-tech\/news\/synthetic-rhino-horns-are-being-3d-printed-in-an-effort-to-defeat-poachers-10334751.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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Speaking of bony things, see how 3D-printed ‘dough’ may help fix your fractured bones:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2015\/07\/05\/3d-printed-bone-repair-material<\/a><\/p>\n

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Until next week,<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n

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Hello everyone, It is wonderful to see the 3D Lab being discovered and used by the community on a regular basis.\u00a0 Some students from Spring semester visit to work on projects, but even more folks arrive from the community, hearing about the 3D Lab through various channels (friends, radio, newspapers, etc.).\u00a0 The laser engraver and 3D printers are used equally as much, enabling users to make things at various skill levels.\u00a0 We see people of all ages, too.\u00a0 It\u2019s especially wonderful to see kids interested in the technology, often their first foray into 3D and 2D objects, design, and engineering.\u00a0 Our multiple methods of fabricationRead 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-4234","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\/4234","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=4234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4282,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4234\/revisions\/4282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}