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<\/a><\/p>\nHeat pressing vinyl onto t-shirts<\/p>\n
Wiring an automatic brake light system<\/p>\n Modifying a box for R\/C airplane parts<\/p>\n CAD designing and 3D printing<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of projects, one of our Akron campus students uses our new Electronics Station to work on his latest invention, a velocity-dependent slow moving vehicle bicycle taillight system for his senior design project through the UA Human Powered Vehicle Team.<\/p>\n The system will automatically light-up the brake lights as \u201cparking lights\u201d while the bicycle is in-motion, change their intensity based on bike speed, and flash them when cars are approaching from behind.\u00a0 Powered by a low-cost Arduino Uno microcontroller, accelerometers, proximity sensors, LEDs, and other hardware, Don also designed and 3D printed a custom enclosure for it.\u00a0 We are excited to see this unit in-action!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Though not technically at the Wayne College 3D Lab, do you know there is a makerspace in Creston, Ohio?\u00a0 Barry Romich hosts an open-to-the-public space where folks can use laser cutters, CNC machines, welding\/machining\/woodworking, and other fabrication tools.\u00a0 You never know who is hanging out there and what projects are being worked on; it\u2019s an area of constant invention and creativity.<\/p>\n Currently at this makerspace, Fred and his high school son are building a marimba, a percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars struck with mallets to produce musical tones.\u00a0 They are using a CNC milling machine called a ShopBot<\/a> to carve their own wooden bars.\u00a0 This is accomplished by milling slots in the edge of a 3\/4″ x 3-1\/2″ x 6′ oak board.\u00a0 The slots are 5\/8″ deep, 0.260″ x 0.150″ and are just over 2″ in spacing.\u00a0 Once the bars are carved, the two inventors will drive aluminum brackets into the slots to support the marimba keys.\u00a0 Normally, the ShopBot does not support boards this large, but Barry, Fred, and son were able to modify the machine to take the 6\u2019 oak boards.\u00a0 It\u2019s an amazing project!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are happy to announce the completion of our Electronics Station in the 3D Lab.\u00a0 Many thanks to Mike who not only helped assemble the components, but deep cleaned the switches & buttons, repaired & cleaned circuit boards, and much more.\u00a0 The station allows students to solder, build circuits, create Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects, and provides an oscilloscope, component tester, power supply, function generator, counter, bread boards, and more.\u00a0 Students are already using the station for soldering, circuit building, and building their own Arduino projects such as the brake light system above.\u00a0 We are proud to offer this service to our students and to the community.<\/p>\n The finished station<\/p>\n Throughly cleaning our electronics equipment<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The laser engraver in the 3D Lab supports a wide range of materials for cutting and engraving, from plastic, wood, glass, mable, leather, etc.\u00a0 Not so well known is that certain plastics, when burned or engraved, can emit toxic gas.\u00a0 PVC is a prime example of this.<\/p>\n Occassionally, students will bring unknown plastics to the lab.\u00a0 Policy dictates that unknown plastics are not to be used on the laser engraver.\u00a0 But we discovered a wonderful online resource (courtesy of Boedeker.com<\/a>) to determine a plastic\u2019s composition using \u201cthe burn test.\u201d \u00a0Using a match stick or cigarette lighter in a hooded\/vented enclosure, plastic can be roughly identified by its burn color, odor, drip rate, and burn rate.\u00a0 Once the plastic is identified, it is easier to determine the plastic\u2019s compatibility with laser engraving.\u00a0 Click below for details:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.boedeker.com\/burntest.htm<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Brazilian macaw named Gigi has become the first to receive a 3D-printed beak (thanks for the lead, Debbie):<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.insideedition.com\/headlines\/14902-gigi-the-macaw-receives-3d-printed-titanium-beak<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n See how 3D printed ear, bone and muscle structures come to life after implantation in mice:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/3d-printed-ear-implantation\/41869<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Until next week,<\/p>\n Tom<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello everyone, On a quiet Friday afternoon, it\u2019s not so quiet in the 3D Lab.\u00a0 As the community discovers what Wayne College has to offer, folks trickle in continuously, having heard about the lab from fellow students, the website, our offsite demonstrations, and general word-of-mouth.\u00a0 For instance, the below photos are what\u2019s happening in the lab right now: Heat pressing vinyl onto t-shirts Wiring an automatic brake light system Modifying a box for R\/C airplane parts CAD designing and 3D printing Speaking of projects, one of our Akron campus students uses our new Electronics Station to 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