{"id":6299,"date":"2016-07-08T10:24:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T14:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/?p=6299"},"modified":"2016-07-08T10:24:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T14:24:14","slug":"chuck-glider-summer-camp-maker-monday-and-organ-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2016\/07\/08\/chuck-glider-summer-camp-maker-monday-and-organ-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck glider summer camp, Maker Monday, and organ parts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

Not a day passes when someone isn\u2019t using the 3D Lab to work on projects, even in the middle of summer when most students are on break!\u00a0 It is a good time to clean-up the lab, fix minor problems with the machines, and improve procedures for using them.\u00a0 It is always wonderful to see people from different backgrounds come together to provide advice, teach each other how to use the equipment, and just have fun making things together.<\/p>\n

Summer also means summer camp, and this summer brings kids from the Orrville Area Boys and Girls Club to the 3D Lab to build \u201cchuck gliders\u201d.\u00a0 These non-motorized model airplanes are laser cut from foam board, decorated, then flown outside by tossing in the air or launched via a long rubber band.<\/p>\n

The camp started a few weeks ago.\u00a0 The first two sessions explained how airplanes work and fly, taught by our Flight Club expert Chris Ryan and community members.\u00a0 The kids had a blast flying powered planes with \u201ctandem controllers\u201d.\u00a0 This involves two controllers connected via a cable, allowing kids to practice flying but also allows the instructor to instantly take control of the plane if a crash is emminent.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Chris talks about his latest plane<\/p>\n

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Explaining flight dynamics<\/p>\n

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Flying planes with tandem controllers<\/p>\n

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Quick way to recharge plane batteries!<\/p>\n

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The last week of the June, the Schantz Organ Company hosted its second session of \u201cMaker Monday\u201d.\u00a0 Here, community members gathered in a large workshop to discuss projects that they are working on.\u00a0 These roundtable discussions are fascinating, with folks building custom fireplaces, musical instruments, 3D printed military models, Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects, medical devices, sewing racks, and so much more.\u00a0 The group offered advice and encouragement to everyone; it\u2019s a wonderful way to network and make new friends!<\/p>\n

The Maker\u00a0Monday group also discussed collaboration on a future project: building a Arduino based creative light display for the Cornerstone School playground rennovation project in Wooster.\u00a0 Ultimately, students will be able to program their own light animations that can be seen outside by the public.\u00a0 It will be an exciting project!\u00a0 If you wish to be involved, please send an email to tjh1@uakron.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Makers\"<\/p>\n

The Maker Monday group<\/p>\n

\"Barboo\"<\/p>\n

Greg reveals the new \u201cC.H.I.P.\u201d micro computer for electronics projects<\/p>\n

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\"Sciarini\"<\/p>\n

Mike explains an accordian tuning device that he invented<\/p>\n

\"drones\"<\/p>\n

Sami\u2019s drone flight demonstration<\/p>\n

\"Hammond\"<\/p>\n

Cornerstone School lighting project<\/p>\n

Above photos courtesy Paul Locher \/ The Daily Record<\/em><\/p>\n

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Back at the 3D Lab, employees of the Schantz Organ Company visited with a project in-hand.\u00a0 As organs age, sometimes parts break and the originating companies nor longer stock parts for them.\u00a0 In this particular case, an organ uses a metal bracket to hold pistons.\u00a0 These pistons are basically push switches that activate certain features on the organ.\u00a0 The metal brackets would bend\/break over time, but replacement brackets are no longer available from the manufacturer.<\/p>\n

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Victor Schantz and a colleague wondered if 3D printing would be a solution.\u00a0 They took measurements of the existing bracket, then 3D printed a copy using ABS plastic.\u00a0 The result was flimsy, going from metal to plastic.\u00a0 But the solution was simple.\u00a0 Why not redesign the bracket from scratch?\u00a0 The original metal bracket was folded for strength, but with 3D printing, the entire bracket can strengthened in ways not possible through folding alone.\u00a0 In the end, they created a bracket that is better than the original!\u00a0 Now they can print extra brackets on demand.\u00a0 It was an excellent solution.<\/p>\n

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Community member Norm recently built pine birdhouses to be donated to the Ohio Mennonite Relief Sale & Auction.\u00a0 For an extra touch of class, he wondered if the organization\u2019s name & logo could be laser engraved onto the birdfeeders\u2019 facing wall.<\/p>\n

The nice thing about laser engraving is that all shapes and sizes of objects can be engraved; it just a matter of keeping a flat surface and a proper distance from the laser\u2019s head.\u00a0 But the problem with engraving bare wood is that the beam can scorch the surrounding area, looking like bleeding ink around the letters.<\/p>\n

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While visiting Lorain Community College\u2019s FabLab last year, we learned a trick.\u00a0 Folks there covered wood with masking tape before engraving.\u00a0 The laser beam cuts through the tape, but only the tape is scorched and not the underlying wood.\u00a0 After removing the tape, the engraving underneath was perfect!\u00a0 Norm was quite pleased with the result.<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned next week as we report more about the summer camp and a new \u201cgame programming camp\u201d planned for August!<\/p>\n

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

In the medical world, see how surgeons implant world\u2019s first 3D printed titanium sternum:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/3dprint.com\/79908\/3d-printed-sternum-implant<\/a><\/p>\n

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See how a 3D printed micro-camera is small enough to be injected into the human body with a syringe:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/science.slashdot.org\/story\/16\/06\/28\/2041249\/micro-camera-can-be-injected-with-a-syringe—-may-pose-surveillance-concerns<\/a><\/p>\n

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Until next week,<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n

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