{"id":9055,"date":"2017-10-16T16:08:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T20:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/?p=9055"},"modified":"2017-10-16T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T20:09:49","slug":"building-robots-engraving-bare-metal-and-a-visit-to-the-salvation-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/waynec3\/2017\/10\/16\/building-robots-engraving-bare-metal-and-a-visit-to-the-salvation-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Building robots, engraving bare metal, and a visit to the Salvation Army"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe that we\u2019re into the seventh week of classes this Fall semester. \u00a0Every day brings students and community members into the 3D Lab; I try to recap some of their stories in these bi-weekly blogs.\u00a0 One never knows what to expect from day to day; two weeks ago folks were 3D scanning rare bird eggs and a dead chipmunk!\u00a0 But that\u2019s a story for another day\u2026<\/p>\n

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This semester, we welcome three new student assistants to the 3D Lab: Sri, Rahul, and Desmond.\u00a0 All are helpful and interesting to get to know: Rahul is into website design and programming, Sri is very creative and knows most all of the equipment in the lab, and Desmond plays more musical instruments than I know exist.\u00a0 Be sure to stop-in to see how they can help you!<\/p>\n

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This semester also brings one of the largest Tools for Engineering classes that I have seen in a while.\u00a0 In the Fall semester, students build LEGO Mindstorms<\/a> robots to perform tasks and eventually battle with.\u00a0 The 3D Lounge outside of the 3D Lab has become a popular place for building their robots with lots of table space and 3D printers nearby to create parts.<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned as students finish their robots that will toss weighted cubes a calculated distance, run an obstacle course, and of course, participate in the hotly anticipated battle bots tournament!<\/p>\n

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Typical laser engravers use a CO2 laser<\/a> that is effective upon wood, glass, rubber, ceramic, leather, plastics, and acrylic.\u00a0 While it can remove paint from metal, leaving a shiny imprint, a CO2 laser cannot engrave nor cut bare metal because of its reflective surface.<\/p>\n

Community members from Cornerstone Elementary School<\/a> in Wooster opened a new playground last year and wanted to engrave metal dedication plaques.\u00a0 They used a \u201claser marking\u201d spray that, when a laser beam is applied, permanently bonds to the metal, resulting in a high-contrast image.\u00a0 This can be used to engrave bare metal, glass, and ceramics with a sharp black (or other color) image, regardless of the underlying material color.<\/p>\n

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In the photo above, the light lettering is after bronze paint is removed from the laser engraver, resulting in a bare metal image.\u00a0 The black lettering is the marking spray that is applied to the bare metal image, then lasered again. The result is quite nice!\u00a0 For unpainted metal, the spray is directly applied and lasered in one pass.<\/p>\n

Laser marking is good for etching images onto tools, applying barcodes to metal products, and much more.\u00a0 If you are interested in trying this technique in the 3D Lab, please let me know.\u00a0 One company that sells marking spray is http:\/\/www.thermark.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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The 3D Lab made a road trip to the Salvation Army in Northeast Ohio<\/a> located in Wooster.\u00a0 Apart from their soup kitchen, emergency shelter, financial assistance, and other community services, the Salvation Army also offers a Summer Day Camp<\/a> that keeps kids engaged and active all summer long.\u00a0 Over 30 kids were introduced to 3D printing and how people use these machines to fix and create everyday items, not excluding toys!\u00a0 Needless to say, they were excited about it.<\/p>\n

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After the presentation and talk, a number of kids and community members visited the 3D Lab to learn more about the technology and to create projects of their own.\u00a0 Young minds inspired to be creative and inventive could mean future engineers to benefit our community one day.<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned next week as we reveal more about the Wayne County Mini Maker Faire<\/a> slated for May 19, 2018!\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t signed up already to be part of this free event, please do so here<\/a>.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great way to show the community what you\u2019re into.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nMeet the disabled veteran who prototypes prosthetics for cats:<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/makezine.com\/2017\/10\/04\/meet-disabled-veteran-who-prototypes-prosthetics-cats<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nLike donuts?\u00a0 Here\u2019s a fun school project that creates solar cells from these tasty treats:<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/makezine.com\/2017\/09\/19\/making-your-own-solar-cells-from-powdered-donuts<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nMark your calendar for Saturday, May 19, 2018 for the 2nd Annual Wayne County Mini Maker Faire!\u00a0 The event is free to attend and participate.\u00a0 To be a maker at the faire, be sure to signup here<\/a>.\u00a0 We\u2019d love to have you there!<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nDon\u2019t miss October\u2019s Maker Monday which is tonight<\/strong> at 7:00 at The Schantz Organ Company<\/a>!\u00a0 They will explore a brand new electric car<\/a>, plan for a Christmas Crafts for Kids event, discuss an upcoming Fusion 360<\/a> Q & A session, work on CNC machines and 3D printers, and so much more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nWe offer a free \u201clistserv\u201d that allows to you ask questions to members in the makerspace. It\u2019s great for sharing ideas, forming friendships, and helping & advising each other. To join, send an email to listserv@lists.uakron.edu<\/a> with<\/p>\n

“SUBSCRIBE MAKERSPACE-GROUP” in the subject line.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Until next week,<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n

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