[sc:3dclub-intro] This post is the (redacted) email that was sent to team members after the second meeting. Greetings Fellow Makers! Our meeting this past Friday was a complete success, and I’m very proud of everyone I saw who was working…
[sc:3dclub-intro] With the 3D printer club now in full swing, we’ve already discovered that we need some supplies. I’ll describe how that process can work, using the very real example of what came up yesterday. This type of process can…
[sc:3dclub-intro] 3D printers are an exciting new technology just starting to gain a foothold in schools. Once built, a printer facilitates many creative endeavors and links to math, science, art, and more. Building a 3D printer is a great project…
[sc:3dclub-intro] The members of the 3D Printer Club are broken up into several teams, each performing an important role. Each team has two key players: the primary lead, and the secondary lead (or apprentice). The primary lead is always at…
Here’s a cute google eyes bookmark we made for the kids. It’s a pretty quick print and would probably made a great 3d printer demo print. It was created entirely using OpenSCAD. You can find the STL here on thingiverse:…
[sc:3dclub-intro] Today we tested some basic CAD instruction out on a fifth grader very much like the kind we hope to see in the 3D printer club that we want to start at the local school. We used TinkerCAD. The…
To install the heated print bed for my reprap, I placed the PCB on top of the plywood top print plate (which is slightly larger than the PCB), clamped it in place, and then used the holes in the PCB…
I built a framework for robot wheels a while back using OpenSCAD and used it to create a few different wheel styles. I recently decided to combine them all into one massively configurable wheel model, and add a number of…
Here’s a 3D printed T10 lamp shade that I designed and printed last night. A few weeks ago while searching for LEDs, I noticed an ebay listing for very inexpensive 12V automotive lamps that combine nine bright white LEDs. I…
[sc:picstyle] UPDATE 6/20/12: Added Netfabb’ed versions. This is a press-fit lamp shade for inexpensive 12V 9-LED T10 automotive lamps. I believe these are sometimes called “wedge lights,” and are used as turn signals or interior lights. (I got mine on…