This is another in the series of 'challenges' or 'ideas to consider' related to 3D Printing. They are just opinions and suggestions and would be quite happy to be proven wrong about some of them. In the previous posts about this topic on this blog we have said:
#1 You don't have to have more than one printer at your school to successfully print
#2 You don't need to ultimately print all of your 3D Printing projects
#3 Printing using non-standard filaments, like glow-in-the-dark is simple
#4 Juniors can design, create and build prints just as well as seniors
#5 The teacher should probably be aware but doesn't need to be an expert
#6 You don't need every kind of PLA to use
In the past we went and printed complementary key rings (oversized) for local businesses in the community) and gave them to local shops - and yes there are still in use years later!
We are also from a strong rural community with significant farming and engineering works in the area. We personally went to the local engineering workshop and dropped off a couple of samples of some of the work that was capable of producing using the 3D printer. The intention in this case was to give the engineers something physical that they could examine but also hopefully plant a seed that in the future if they needed a specific part then they could look to the school to potentially produce it.
The post above shows something one of our amazing staff have been working on. The example in black is a piece of equipment that connects to the tubing and is screwed into place. The yellow PLA print is the copy of the original which is able to reproduce perfectly the size of the original and once the thread has been mastered the original will be replicated. We will continue look for opportunities for our students to be involved in hands on problem solving approaches that they can use the technology to resolve.
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