3D Printed Ongoing Projects - Golf Clips and Highland Cattle

We are looking at involving students in projects that get them excited but also can expand into the wider community so that our school, their students and projects can gain wider exposure.   One of our younger students has a passion and a lot of involvement in Golf, playing at the local club on a regular basis.

The student is a Y5 student (ten years old).

The student was looking for opportunities or ways to include some 3D Printing and involving golf.   The starting point for this came via Thingiverse - we have used this before as a source of inspiration but also allowed us to modify designs to personalise them and 
include a local aspect.   The local golf club for the student is Te Ngutu Golf Club here in Taranaki, New Zealand.   The student was able to produce a unique item (in this case a golf ball holder) that was able to be linked back to the club that the student plays at.   The intention is that this will act as a starting point for the student to get them into more unique and original projects.   There is also the potential for the student to look at personalising these items and selling them for a nominal fee.

Currently the two ball version of this print has a two hour print time.   There are additional designs with three and four ball variations which have a larger clip and as a consequence additional details or lettering could be added.  The student is intending to refine their design as they have been experimenting with the Golf Club aspect of the design which is not clear or detailed, particularly when the design has been spray painted.    It is a two hour print to four hours for the largest in the set.

A second student has a considerable interest in farming and farming related matters.   To encourage them and have them involved in creation we have again followed this format - the Highland Cattle design is an animal that the student does not have a model for and this model will be decorated via spray painting.  Including rafting the print took five hours and while there is no student input at this point we are again hoping that it leads to additional projects and work.