{"id":5903,"date":"2016-04-21T16:06:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T20:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/?p=5903"},"modified":"2016-04-21T16:20:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T20:20:45","slug":"cnc-progress-wayne-county-schools-career-center-makerspace-and-an-ailing-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2016\/04\/21\/cnc-progress-wayne-county-schools-career-center-makerspace-and-an-ailing-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"CNC progress, Wayne County Schools Career Center makerspace, and an ailing printer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

With Finals Week approaching in two weeks, students work on final projects for various classes.\u00a0 Engineering students in particular are finalizing their model rocket designs, some of them made on 3D printers.\u00a0 The official Launch Day is Wednesday, April 27th at 9:15 a.m. (barring inclement weather).\u00a0 If you have time in your schedule, stop-by our soccer field that morning to see rockets launch, made from wood to metal to plastic!<\/p>\n

Ben makes amazing progress with his home-built CNC machine.\u00a0 The entire project comprises of donated and purchased parts, totaling a mere $200.\u00a0 A few weeks ago, he invited a small group to his garage to demonstrate the machine. \u00a0The CNC uses off-the-shelf components such as a router, drawer sliders, angle iron, etc.\u00a0 An Arduino microcontroller drives three heavy-duty stepper motors to move the router and various parts were 3D printed, too.\u00a0 It works beautifully!<\/p>\n

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Ben\u2019s latest accomplishment involves using a \u201cv-bit\u201d (donated by the Romich Foundation) instead of a regular routing bit to cut prism-like designs into wood.\u00a0 The trick is finding free software to vary the bit\u2019s cutting depth.\u00a0 Since his sister\u2019s rabbit was having its third birthday, Ben created a plaque to celebrate it, using donated wood from P. Graham Dunn:<\/p>\n

\"oreo\"<\/p>\n

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Over the past couple of weeks, I had the pleasure of visiting the Wayne County Schools Career Center in Smithville, Ohio, a member of the Route 30 Corridor Makerspace Ecosystem.\u00a0 At WCSCC, students learn to fabricate using high-end equipment such as industrial milling machines, metalwork, electronics, power line technology, house building, and so much more.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t been to the Career Center in a while, make it a point to take a tour!<\/p>\n

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Machining shop<\/p>\n

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House building shop<\/p>\n

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Metalwork and welding shop<\/p>\n

The Ecosystem group tours and networks area businesses, schools, and organizations, including Stark Tech, Wayne County Schools Career Center, The University of Akron Wayne College, and many others.\u00a0 The goal of this effort is to support each other in this era of digital fabrication which revolutionizes how things are made and who can make them.\u00a0 If you or your organization wishes to be involved with this initiative, please contact Victor Schantz at v.schantz@schantzorgan.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Back at the college, one of our tried-and-true Taz 3D printers finally malfunctioned after a ton of heavy use.\u00a0 The printer would not allow filament to travel into the printer head, a classic \u201cjammed extruder\u201d problem.\u00a0 The following top-down photo shows white filament stuck inside the extruder assembly:<\/p>\n

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When filament is heated too long without movement, it can carbonize inside the nozzle, permanently clogging it.\u00a0 But with our problem, a broken piece of filament jammed in the heat chamber -before- reaching the nozzle.\u00a0 Furthermore, we were using HIPS plastic which does not carbonize as quickly.<\/p>\n

After scouring the Internet and a call to Taz technical support, we learned to remove the nozzle, insert a 2mm Allen wrench into the heated chamber to dislodge the plastic.\u00a0 To ensure a clean chamber, we used a flashlight on one end and a front-facing smartphone camera on the other end to ensure a clear path:<\/p>\n

\"flashlight\"<\/p>\n

The Taz 3D printers are known for being well engineered and easy to repair.\u00a0 When printers fail, our students are willing and eager to fix them!\u00a0 We are thankful for their enthusiasm and the generosity of the Wayne County Community Foundation for providing these machines.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, a community member asked if she could use the laser engraver (provided by the Romich Foundation) to cut matting for artwork that she wants to frame.\u00a0 We taught her how to use Corel DRAW to design the cutting pattern, then how to configure the laser to cut safely through the matting material without burning it.\u00a0 The result came-out beautifully!<\/p>\n

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\"frame2\"<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned next week as we report the success of Launch Day for our engineering students\u2019 model rockets and other happenings in the 3D Lab.<\/p>\n

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

Read about the world’s largest commercial aircraft engine being fired up for the first time, with some of its parts 3D printed:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ge9x-largest-engine-testing\/42880<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

See how Boeing proposes 3D printing -ice- for aircraft certification:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/boeing-3d-printing-ice-certification\/42850<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Do<\/p>\n

Looking for an interesting project that combines robotics, 3D printing, and electronics?\u00a0 This low-cost, make-it-yourself, line-following robot is for you:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Low-Cost-Arduino-Compatible-Drawing-Robot<\/a><\/p>\n

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Until next week,<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n

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