{"id":6643,"date":"2016-09-27T13:47:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/?p=6643"},"modified":"2016-09-27T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:47:17","slug":"cnc-machine-progress-refrigerator-knobs-and-props-pistons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2016\/09\/27\/cnc-machine-progress-refrigerator-knobs-and-props-pistons\/","title":{"rendered":"CNC machine progress, refrigerator knobs, and Props & Pistons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

As with last semester, the 3D Lab is packed with students most every hour of the day.\u00a0 Some complete homework, others work on inventive personal projects, and some simply hang-out with friends to enjoy the energy that is felt there.<\/p>\n

One of our students, Ashton, is going full-bore with building a personal 3D printer from scratch.\u00a0 He is researching how to modify existing circuit boards to suit his needs and how to manually machine metal printer parts such as filament drive screw, gantry system, and other systems.\u00a0 We\u2019ll have more to report about this exciting project soon.<\/p>\n

Students in the Tools for Engineering class are feverishly working on assignments that involve building LEGO Mindstorms robots.\u00a0 These robots are tasked to travel an exact distance, turn 180 degrees, then travel back to exactly the same starting point.\u00a0 It\u2019s not as easy as it sounds, given variations in motor speeds, the non-rigid nature of LEGO blocks, battery life, etc.<\/p>\n

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Instructor Scott Gold created a \u201ctest track\u201d on the 3D Lab floor with electrical tape, then the tests began!\u00a0 After placing a robot at the starting point, students watched and cheered (and sometimes sighed) as robots usually made it safely home again.\u00a0 It\u2019s amazing how much students have learned about robotics since the start of the semester.<\/p>\n

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Our sister makerspace in Orrville (Schantz Makerspace) hosted an exciting meeting this past Monday.\u00a0 Almost 20 people attended the second gathering to discuss the CNC machine project where folks build personal CNC machines together at low-cost.\u00a0 Ben Engle perfected a design that started as a large, wooden machine and is now a sleek, aluminum beauty that is highly accurate, lightweight, and somewhat portable.<\/p>\n

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Ben\u2019s machine carves shapes into wood or a permanent marker can be attached for computer controlled drawings.\u00a0 A free, online program (Easle<\/a>) converts the designs to \u201cgcode\u201d which is sent to an Arduino microcontroller.\u00a0 From there, the microcontroller tells the motors how to move the router in various directions.<\/p>\n

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If you want to be involved in this workshop, there is still plenty of time to sign-up!\u00a0 The estimated cost of building a machine is $700.\u00a0 We will build machines at Schantz Organ together over the course of 2-3 weekends.\u00a0 Please send an email to v.schantz@schantzorgan.com<\/a> if you are interested.<\/p>\n

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A while back, a community member stopped by the 3D Lab with an interesting project.\u00a0 He has an antique refrigerator with a broken knob, wanting to know if a replacement was possible.\u00a0 Since it\u2019s not possible to purchase an antique knob on Amazon, 3D printing was the perfect solution.<\/p>\n

The gentlemen didn\u2019t know anything about CAD design, so we sat down together and learned.\u00a0 After about 20 minutes, we had a design made in the free CAD program 123D Design<\/a>.\u00a0 In another 20 minutes, we printed the knob with our portable 3D printer!<\/p>\n

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The knob fit somewhat well, but needed some improvements.\u00a0 The next day, we tweaked the design and the community member reported a perfect fit when he took the knob home.\u00a0 Now he knows something about CAD design and is able to repair things that weren\u2019t possible before.\u00a0 Another happy customer!<\/p>\n

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A couple weekends ago, the 3D Lab made another road trip, this time to the second annual Props and Pistons air show in Wadsworth, Ohio.\u00a0 What does this have to do with 3D printing, you may ask?\u00a0 Plenty!\u00a0 Students in our 3D Lab are currently working with the MAPS Air Museum in Canton to repair a window brace for one of their planes.\u00a0 We also helped them with a jet nosecone project that involves 3D scanning & printing.\u00a0 Model airplane enthuisiasts and the Wayne College Flight Club uses 3D printed parts for their planes and drones.<\/p>\n

Even though the Wayne College booth was set a bit away from the general hubbub of the air show, people streamed non-stop to our table, fascinated with the 3D printer that we brought along.\u00a0 Adults and kids of all ages wanted to know more about the technology and the 3D Lab hosted at Wayne College.<\/p>\n

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During the festival, we made connections with various airplane enthusiasts and organizations interested in 3D printing to solve projects.\u00a0 Our tentmates were representatives from the International Women\u2019s Air & Space Museum<\/a> in Cleveland, dedicated to preserving the history of women in aviation and space and to document their continuing contributions today and in the future.\u00a0 They told us lots of interesting stories about women in aviation.<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned next week for more news and we have a big announcement in the 3D Lab!<\/p>\n

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

Our Taz 3D printer was recently upgraded to support rubber parts!\u00a0 See how this 3D printed door latch has one moving part – itself!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2016\/09\/14\/3d-printed-door-latch-has-one-moving-part-itself<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

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Is $700 too expensive for building your own CNC machine?\u00a0 See how you can make a basic CNC using spare parts for $20:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/20-CNC-Machine<\/a><\/p>\n

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Until next week,<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n

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