3D Printed High School Science Projects

 

This project was completed by one of our teachers and was for order for a significant local science project.   It really pushed the limits, size and depth of the Bambu H2D and we've tagged it as 'High School' to reflect that it is of a complex level of design and creation and not something we would be challenging our students to complete.

The project is related to measuring local water flow - in this instance a 3D Printer and ones with advanced capabilities has huge potential.

The yellow portion of the print is the entry point.  It took the Bambu H2D twenty hours on a single print that had no rafting or excess PLA.   It was designed in Sketch Up.   The dimensions of the print are quite significant - it measures 125mm high, it has a 10mm width as shown is 300mm across.

With regards to the turbine shown here on the left (in grey) the width is 160mm across and 100mm high.  There is an additional attachment at the base of the turbine.   This took fifteen hours to print and again is a major piece of technology.

We know from experience that the printing of the PLA can last long term having had a number of prints that are still in use ten years after they have been first printed - as featured on this blog (numbers - see it here at its inception in 2018) or seven years after their creation this keyring still in daily use

This print will be slightly different in that it will be working to measure the flow of water in a river, however we are confident that the elements of the print will work as intended.