Introduction
My name is Matt Digel and I am a Senior at The Pennsylvania State University majoring in Industrial Engineering. I intend on graduating in December 2014.
BLOGS
Weekly blogs are assigned by the professor and my answers to the prompts will be displayed here. These blogs will relate to 3D Printing and sometimes more specifically the RepRap printers
Blog Number One
The Prompt:
Go to thingaverse and look for printable objects, which other people have actually printed finding designs which satisfy these descriptions in your mind:
A. Something amazing/beautiful
I have always found it amazing that the metal chainmail knights used to wear into battle could protect the wearer form the sharp blade of a sword. Now even more amazing is that the same loop within loop pattern can be made using 3D printing instead of by hand with steel wire. The STL file can be downloaded
here.
B. Something funny or strange
Funny sun glasses are always a great accessory to have at a theme party or for halloween. I have seen some with a mustache that hang below the lens, or ones that looks like a window blind that's ironically pretty difficult to see out of. These glasses provide the funny aspect of having curled eye brows attached to the lens while also still being able to see out of them. The STL file can be downloaded
here.
C. Something useless
In a day where kids are growing up with video games and toys that are more technologically advanced than my first cell phone I believe it's pretty useless and wasteful to print out this block headed action figure for any child. It doesn't even have a face?! Action figures usually come with a cool story about saving the world or fighting off some villain. This guy looks like he could barely fight off a fly.
Uslessful - Ice Cube Tray Holder
D. Something useful
Living with 4 other roommates in one apartment can make for a crowded refrigerator. This little ice cube tray holder is simple, but would be very useful for any group of students or family needing to increase available space in their freezer. The STL file can be downloaded
here.
E. The 'Best' printable Raspberry Pi case you can find
At this point I don't know too much about Raspberry Pi holders, like what would make a good or a bad one, but what I do know is that this holder has 84 likes on Thingiverse and it looks very smooth, clean and put together. There were a few others that had around 50 likes who also had a nice color combination. My only worry is that these holders got likes for the way they look as opposed to their actual functionality. The STL file can be downloaded here.
Blog Number Two
The Prompt:
This week I’ve found a problem in need of a solution in my bathroom. My roommates and I have trouble keeping our bathroom counter organized especially on the weekends. One thing that I think could help would be to have a toothbrush holder to reduce the clutter on the counter surface, while also adding something interesting to look at while your standing at the sink. I searched thingiverse for toothbrush holder designs with some good results but none that completely fulfilled my functional or aesthetic requirements, but definitely gave me some good ideas. I think it would be fun and an interesting learning experience to take this toothbrush holder idea from concept to design to physical product with one of our RepRap 3D printers. Though I do enjoy building the printers, I think my interest lies more in troubleshooting designs themselves and figuring out what can be printed, what can’t and going through the process of actually designing and creating something for everyday use. As it stands now, the specs for my toothbrush holder would be that it has to hold 4 toothbrushes and maybe the toothpaste tube as well. A design look that appeals to me is one that is tall and slender and kind of resembles an umbrella. The trick with a tall design would be figuring out if the toothbrush holder could be done in one print or would have to be broken up into two different parts. Either way the process necessarily for product development with 3D printing is one I’d like to explore. To the right are some of the toothbrush holders I found on thingiverse:
Blog Number Three
The Prompt:
3D Printing in:
Civil Engineering:
In his...
Bio Tech:
The article...
Food Science:
In the article...
Fashion:
After reading...
Other Examples
I was watching...
Blog Number Four
The Prompt:
Wow...
Blog Number Five
The Prompt:
Blake Ziegler is the man....
Blog Number Six
The Prompt:
The article...
Blog Number Seven
The Prompt:
The 3D Pen Plotter is sweet...
Blog Number Eight
The Prompt:
Blog Number Nine
The Prompt:
This article...
Blog Number Ten
The Prompt:
Read everyone...
Blog Number Eleven
The Prompt:
Given your experience...
Blog Number Twelve
The Prompt:
Our next big projects...
Blog Number Thirteen
The Prompt:
Projects
Don't Know Yet