3D Printed Oversized Desk Unit

 

Challenge: Can we push the use of the P1S Bambu printer to print something large and unique?

Background: As noted - an oversized creation designed by two students.   One of of whom who has been in the classroom a short time the other who has been designing since the start of the year.   As both students worked independently together the students designed a large unit to be used to organise items on a students desk and act as a name and work station.

Due to its size this was not considered to be something that would be produced by every member of the classroom.    

Resources Used: iPad, Tinkercad App, Bambu P1S Printer, regular (white PLA).

Level of Difficulty: This print although one of the students is somewhat of a novice has a number of levels to it and functions that are quite clever to design - there could have potentially more features but this is a solid mid range design.

Size: This is quite a large print.   The print measures 110mm across at the base and is square shaped.   The design is 100mm high.

Cost/Price:   This large print uses 300g of filament to print and had a price point of $7.61.   There was rafting as a result of the hooks that were on each of the corners.   The PLA could have been reduced if these had been printed separately and then glue onto place on the item when it had been finished.

Timeframe: As stated we wanted to push the machine -this took six hours to print at the regular default settings and the regular infill etc.

What we would do differently/Next steps for the students:   The print was completed in a basic white so the obvious next step is the decoration of the print.  This is most likely to be completed via spray painting.   The letter that dominates the outside of the design would really benefit from a contrasting colour so we may look at attempting to mask it using tape before an adult sprays it.

As noted this is intended as a one off larger print for the machine, the first that we have attempted and is not going to be a whole class project.

3D Printed SVG Dinosaur

 

Challenge: Use an SVG file from a free site to create a file and modify it for a different purpose.

Background: We have detailed this process through this blog over a number of posts - which you can see by clicking on the link here.  It is also the same process where we developed SVG stencils such as this bus.

In this example here this process was completed using a dinosaur SVG which was then converted by introducing a name onto the figure and introducing a significant hole into the figure - this then converts the purpose of the figure to a key/badge.

Resources Used: SVG File (free download), iPad, Tinkercad App (free), Bambu PS1, Regular PLA (Bambu brand PLA)

Level of Difficulty: Low.  This was completed independently by an eight year old student who is working for the first year with Tinkercad in the class, started using the program in February.

Size: The print measures 200mm across is 100mm high for the main body and 130mm high at the top of the neck, head.   The print had a width of 10mm thick meaning it is extremely robust and unlikely to be broken or damaged.

Cost/Price: The print used 37g of regular PLA to produce.  This gave it a price point of $0.93c.   Given the dimensions, the intention and the decision to make sure it was durable this was about correct.

Timeframe: To complete the print on the Bambu P1S Printer (this is a new smaller machine and the first print that we have completed this year on the machine.  We will be producing a seperate print detailing this set up and describing how the machines differ from the H2D.  This print took fifty four minutes.

What we would do differently/Next steps for the students:   Nil this was completed as intended.  There was no 'rafting' waste plastic as a result of the print (although we are now recycling everything anyway).