3D Printing at Field
Tuesday, February 3, 2015Tags: STLP 3D Printer
Share on Facebook Tweet
In case you haven't heard, Field has a 3D printer. Thanks to the University of Louisville Speed school, we have a Printrbot Simple Metal. Trust me it is floziltoff (meaning awesome). For all you non tech geeks, a 3D printer is a printer that makes 3D figures out of melted plastic. We use a corn based plastic called PLA. The PLA comes in spools that look like weed eater string. The plastic is melted and dripped into shapes by the 3D printers.Mr Kevin showed us how to create an iPhone case. He used Cubify Invent to add the words "Field Falcons" to a 3D model.
We then downloaded the model to the printer and were able to create a customized iPhone case.
Field has big plans for the 3D printer, like making busts of all the 5th graders. Or printing action figure / bobble heads for a PTA fundraiser. Also, Ms Reed is going to print 3D models of native american habitats. We have big plans for the 3D printer and we've just gotten started.
By: Jaimichael Anderson & Ben Mowery
Tags: STLP 3D Printer
Share on Facebook Tweet