How to Make Laser-cut Loaves and Fishes for Godly Play
About a year ago I make a bunch of loaves and fishes for a Godly Play story at the church. I made them out of 3mm door hanger plywood that I picked up at the local craft store using a…
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Testing ChatGPT-4 Mathematical Prowess
Apparently this new version is a lot better at math, so I tested it out with some simple calculations. Here’s how that went: This is pretty straightforward. A 3.65″ diameter is a circumference of about 11.5″, and that distance 1,750…
Guidelines for Disassembly and Reverse Engineering
Get comfortable using basic tools Safety first. Each disassembly should be supervised. There are sharp and springy parts, so take proper safety precautions. Adults should NOT let the kids make safety mistakes. Always use the proper tool. For example, don’t…
3D Printer Club: Update Video
[sc:3dclub-intro] Here’s a quick update on some of the projects we’ve been working on this year:
USA Science and Engineering Festival
We went to the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival up in Washington, DC, and we wanted to share it with our fellow school Maker Team members. Here’s the video we produced to do that. USA Science & Engineering Festival…
3D Printer Club: Certificate of Achievement
[sc:3dclub-intro] Here’s a certificate of achievement that you can use for the kids who complete the project at your school. We had two titles: The kids who were in the club were awarded “3D Printer Maker” certificates, and those that…
How to Set Up a PCB Heatbed (and cut glass, too!)
In this video, Jacob shows an easy way to set up a PCB heatbed for your 3D printer — a method that allows the entire surface of the heatbed to be used for printing. He also shows how to cut…
3D Printer Club: A Video from the Creator of Slic3r!
[sc:3dclub-intro] Here’s a video to the team from software developer and RepRap expert Alessandro Ranellucci, the creator of the extremely popular Slic3r software.
3D Printer Club: Josef Prusa Talks to the Team!
[sc:3dclub-intro] Our 3D Printer Club kids got a shout-out from Josef Prusa, designer of the most popular RepRap—quite possibly the most popular 3D printer period. Watch the video here:
How to Solder (Learn with a Cartoon)
This came out a couple of years ago, but someone reminded me of it just this weekend so I thought I’d share it. It’s a great little introduction to soldering. Click on the image or the following link to visit…