{"id":5555,"date":"2016-02-17T13:50:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T17:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/?p=5555"},"modified":"2016-02-17T13:50:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T17:50:52","slug":"3d-printing-workshop-tutoring-and-custom-enclosures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2016\/02\/17\/3d-printing-workshop-tutoring-and-custom-enclosures\/","title":{"rendered":"3D printing workshop, tutoring, and custom enclosures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

With the heavy snowfall from a couple of days ago, why endure cold weather when you could be inside a warm, cozy 3D lab?\u00a0 That\u2019s what our students are doing.\u00a0 Engineering students are designing model rockets for launch later this system.\u00a0 Another student is inventing a two-wheel skateboard with impressive CAD designs.\u00a0 We are also printing car parts for the University of Akron\u2019s Electric Vehicle Race Team using the resin and HIPS 3D printers.\u00a0 There is always something going on in the lab.<\/p>\n

In our offsite adventures, we recently completed a collaborative activity with Heartland Education Community<\/a> in Orrville, Ohio.\u00a0 Wayne College offered a three-day workshop on CAD design, 3D printing, and laser cutting.\u00a0 Participants learned how to use the free 123D<\/a> program to design candy dispensers, then spent the final day at the college to fabricate their creations.<\/p>\n

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Twelve community members attended the workshop.\u00a0 Heartland also kept one of our printers on-site to demonstrate 3D printing to the public and print the attendees\u2019 designs between sessions.\u00a0 It was a wonderful experience for everyone.\u00a0 We look forward to more collaborative activities with them.<\/p>\n

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We are thankful for community members who visit the 3D Lab not only to use the equipment, but share their life experiences and knowledge with students.\u00a0 Norm provides valuable CAD advice and lessons, while OSU retiree Mike is knowledgeable in all things electronic.\u00a0 Student are highly interested in talking about projects and electrical theory with him.\u00a0 The Electronics Station in the lab provides an oscilloscope, frequency generator, soldering station, power supplies, learning kits for Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects, and much more.\u00a0 It is rewarding to see students learning well beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for the photobomb, Nathan and Andrew.\u00a0 Can you spot them?<\/p>\n

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As many of your know, Thingiverse<\/a> offers an immense repository of 3D printed objects, designed by people from all over the world.\u00a0 A while ago, Mike built a portable oscilloscope from a kit. \u00a0However, the kit did not provide an enclosure.\u00a0 After a search on Thingiverse, Mike discovered that other people built the same oscilloscope and designed a custom enclosure for it.\u00a0 This two-part design printed easily on our Taz 3D printers.\u00a0 And it fit his scope perfectly!<\/p>\n

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Work in the 3D Lab doesn\u2019t always have to be about serious projects.\u00a0 We also have quite a bit of fun.\u00a0 The laser engraver does an excellent job of creating plaques for awards, such as this one:<\/p>\n

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The plaque was provided by P. Graham Dunn.\u00a0 The laser engraver created the border and graphics, which were darkened using wood stain.\u00a0 The golden title was carved using a CNC router, then manually painted gold.\u00a0 The result was impressive!<\/p>\n

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Our older audience may remember the days of ThingMaker, where kids poured rubber molds of insects and skeletons.\u00a0 Mattel is bringing back ThingMaker in the form of a $300 3D printer for kids!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/mattel-thingmaker-3d-printer-children\/41826<\/a><\/p>\n

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Speaking of kids and learning, see how Cornell\u2019s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering uses 3D printed replicas of historic artifacts that are used for teaching:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/web.stratasys.com\/rs\/137-ANB-938\/images\/CS-FDM-Edu-CornellUniversity-A4-08-13-Web.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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Until next week,<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n

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