3D Printed Award

 

Challenge: For a student to design something, and modify and print it during their first week of school.

Background; This is a basic foundation task to have a new student excited and involved in the process of 3D Printing.   In this case the student found a design that they wanted to print (the trophy) and then wanted to make an iPad stand which they wanted to personalise by introducing the persons name on the reverse side.

The student working on this task joined the classroom this week, had another student acting as someone to mentor them and this is their first attempts at 3D Printing.

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

Level of Difficulty: Low - this is an introductory task (for an eight year old) where the intention is for them to be successful with the process, the design and the outcome.  It is something that should be considered a basic fundamental task.

Size: The trophy measures 50mm across and is 60mm high.  The stand measures 80mm across was 60mm long and was 70mm high.

Cost/Price: The stand used 44g of PLA and the trophy used 14g of PLA to complete.  The price to print both of these items was a combined $1.10c.

Timeframe: Two print the two items side by side took ninety minutes with the standard (default) settings.

What we would do differently/Next steps for the students: The idea behind something like this is to get the student learning the concept, ideas and thinking about what else or where to next.  In the initial design process the student wanted to make an iPad stand however in this instance the stand is too small - it makes a excellent phone stand but to convert it would require resizing and developing.   There was a star that the student wanted to have on the stand under the name, but they didn't attach it to the base and it floated as a result.   This would be something that could be addressed with a revision.

3D Printed Stand with storage

 

Challenge: For student to create a unique, original and workable storage unit.

Background: This was an open challenge to students to come up with a storage idea that they could personalise and create themselves that was original.   The student in this case came up with the concept, the idea and the execution of the design.  This was completed by a eight year old student using Tinkercad working independently without any teacher input.   

The student used the Tinkercad App, the Tinkercad scribble tool for the skateboard design.

Level of Difficulty: Low - the student was able to do this in a short space of time because they were confident it could easily be completed.   There were some small issues to be resolved (see below) but the student was able to complete this easily.

Size: The main box that is the centrepiece of the design was 110mm wide, 125mm high and 20mm thick.  The insert into the top of the design was 50mm by 110mm.

Cost/Price: Using the Bambu Studios Software prior to printing we are able to determine that the print uses 122g of PLA to complete and this has a price point of $3.06.

Timeframe: On the regular settings for the Bambu H2D to complete this print the print took three hours and fifty one minutes.   The main storage area and the supports were printed as a single print, the student could have reduced the amount of support required by printing both of these separately and then gluing after completion.

What we would do differently/Next steps for the students:

The student could have spent more time on the design on the Skateboard which is the centrepiece for the design.   The supports needed some attention - while they certainly tilted the design and had it on a clear slope, as shown in the above photograph the connection between them and the storage needed to be more robust.

As the storage is on an angle the student needs to experiment with filling it with different objects to see what works in terms of storage.   

We have started the process of the students examining and working out ways to complete and design hinges, bases and support and this is another design that would fall into this category.

The reverse of the box/storage currently doesn't have any decoration or design and this is something were additional detail could easily be added.