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Enjoy my weekly blogs pertaining to the world of Additive Manufacturing.
Blog 1: Exploring Thingiverse
Exploring the wide world of Thingiverse and the projected uses of printed items”
A) Something Amazing This gear sphere is incredible on so many levels that it confuses me. How each gear is printed perfectly inside one another while being created on the surface of a sphere is truly fascinating. I would love to see this actually work.
B) Something Funny”"
This Pipe extender is hilarious. When was the last time you were smoking a pipe and said “I wish the bowl was an extra foot farther from my face”? It’s a funny idea and makes you look like a boss when you’re kickin’ back on your porch smoking plants.
C) Something Useless This miniature model is a great representation of how much time people have on their hands and how incredible additive manufacturing really is. The attention to detail for such a useless object is flawless. There is absolutely no use for this in life, anywhere, at any time…
D) Something Useful Stumbling across this GoPro Mount made me realize how useful a personal 3D printer would be. I currently have a GoPro, but lost the mount a year ago and was too lazy to get a new one. Having a printer at your disposal would really change how you go about acquiring any of those small, customizable objects, especially when they are lost.
D) Something Surprising This Rollercoaster car surprised me for different reasons. I understand the capability of these printers and was surprised to see a design for something that would need to have the capability to withstand tons of pressure & weight. I would like to see a full scale print of this that had enough strength to actually work.
Blog 2: Marcin's Open Source Ecology
Exploring the ideas of Marcin Jakubowski.
Check out this video to get a general understanding of this man's goal.
A) Impression and External Information
The world needs more people like Jakubowski. His idea, if completed correctly, could revolutionize the development of our planet's society. Technology is constantly advancing, yet most of it is not available to a majority of people. This is a great way to allow developing or underdeveloped nations to "leapfrog" older, inefficient technologies and skip ahead to better, cleaner, less intensive ways of altering and utilizing their local environments and resources. We run into advanced development issues due to the fact that areas are already developed. Creating this Open Source Ecology manual promotes the cleaner, more advanced technologies that go along with the process we have made as a society.
B) New Yorker and Marcin Response Articles
In an article by Emily Eakin of New Yorker Magazine (source), it seems more like a cynical critique of Marcin’s personal tendencies and ideology rather than reporting on the accomplishments of the project or future goals for self-sufficient communities.
C) Capabilities at PSU
An OSE club on campus could generate some interest, but I believe that they would run into issues similar to those that I was concerned about for the real projects with regard to the skills of the individuals interested.
