Tuesday, June 9, 2015

3D Printed Stuffs

It will take anywhere between 10 minutes to 12 hours to print an object inside of a 3D printer.
It will cost $45 per kg of reel or 45cents per meter of reel
It will come from a 3D printer company
You will need to send the dimensions, materials, CAD drawings and the adress(most likely)
They will use ABS or PLA for the 3D print. ABS have higher melting points and less adhesive while PLA has a faster cooling time, better sticking power, creates a smoother piece and a faster printing time.
Depending on what printer model they use it can be less than a cubic foot in volume up to 5 cubic feet.
Pros;Faster, more durable
Cons; More Wasteful
The 3D printed I received did not meet some of my expectations. My printed object looks very good though.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Final Blog Post


I have been working towards the goals I set out at the beginning of the year. I have completed several of these goals but most importantly I have learnt enough skills to use in the outside world.
I now know that designing things can be tedious and take a long time to get one part. I also learnt that there can be many ways to view an object made.
I do not know what I will learn in Principles of Engineering but I will try and learn different techniques to help me.