Laser Cut - Presentation Box for Student Exemplars

 

This creation has come from one of our amazing teachers here at school which came out of an idea about ways to display exemplars of students work.  We have looked online at various items for displaying of figures with a combination of LED strip lighting and MDF or wood veneer.

The idea is to have a semi permanent display with some exemplars physically present to show as a example of our students creativity and innovation.

In the example display box shown left the laser cutter has been used to create both the top and bottom for the box which has then been stained to alter the colour.

The walls of the box have been created by using the laser cutter to cut perspex which has then been anchored into position by the slots created by the box.

The design at present measures 200mm by 220mm and has a height of 260mm.   The wooden lid is designed to lock the Perspex into place and is 220mm by 220mm and is 5mm high. 

Although there is no LED strip lighting directly linked to the display box it would be potentially possible via the lid and a battery operate light (inexpensive fairy lights might also work in the same manner).

This would potentially allow the school to easily create a bank of exemplars that could either be stacked on top of each other or combined with another furniture item.

This photograph left shows the storage box placed in a cube shaped storage item - although if it was to be permanently mounted into something such as this we would potentially look at the dimensions to increase the size relative to where it is placed.

There are a significant number of sites online which contains laser cut files for the purpose.

We also have created a bank of examples of laser cut projects which are located via the tab on the main page of this blog.

3D Printing: Filament Stand

Background: Since switching nearly exclusively to Snapmaker Machines as our project choice we have had a much better rate of success in print making.   To further ensure that this is the case as the machines age we have been looking at ways to enhance our printing.

An amazing staff member at our school has come up with this set up: 

A PVC pipe has been placed on a bracket, with the rolls of the PLA material able to float and stay on the pipe.      The bracket that attaches with the pipe was designed using the schools Laser Cutter. 

It was designed and printed using thick plywood to allow it to have some weight and stability.  It is able to feed the PLA via the rolls 

A latch at the end of the bracket is able to be raised and lowered allowing the rolls to be taken off when removed from the machine.

There has been considerable success in printing with these machines, however, again the intention is to have this in place so that as the machines age then it allows them to continue to successfully print.

The PVC pipe used was purchased from a local hardware shop for minimal cost.  The laser cutter is a commercial grade one that students in the senior school use on project based learning.   The plywood was purchased from a local supplier.   The cost for the overall project was minimal and is working exactly as anticipated.

If you are interested in gaining the exact dimensions of the laser cutting you can message us and we can supply you with these or the original designs.