User:Patman
Contents
Introduction
Blog Posts
Blog Post 1: Thingiverse Designs
After browsing some of the newer prints on Thingiverse, here are some of the designs that caught my eye:
A) Something Amazing and/or Beautiful
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145345
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145370
B) Something Funny and/or Strange: The Incredulous Party Glasses
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145160
Don’t ask me what it is about these glasses, the whole concept just tickled me for some reason. For a better idea of what they look like in real life, take a look at the ‘made’ tab on Thingiverse.
C) Something Useless: Yes and No
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145259
D) Something Useful: 40mm and 50mm Fan Guards
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145409
E) “Best” Raspberry Pi Case: NES pi
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:129428
Blog Post 2: Topics of Interest
Several topics that I’m interested in working on in the coming weeks:
Alternate heads for RepRap Machines (i.e. CNC heads, laser cutters, etc) When I started working with RepRap machines, I always assumed they were extremely specific in how they could be used. This isn’t the case, apparently, according to various internet sources (mentioned during class). Of particular interest to me in this area is the use of a laser attachment to create a RepRap-based laser cutter.
Dual Extruding Printers
The idea of using two separate materials in a single print intrigues me, and seems like it would be extremely useful. Unfortunately, it also adds an entire level of complexity to a machine and the code it uses to prints, if the same level of accuracy is desired. I’m definitely interested in tackling the problems surrounding printing with two extruders, as I think this is one of the areas of 3D printers that greatly expands what they can be used for in real world applications.
Applicable to both of these would be a modular kind of printer carriage, something that anyone could make a head for, for any number of uses. While this is currently a little beyond our grasp.
Blog Post 3: Blog Reviews
Ian Beavers has a wonderfully organized wiki page, with not only the blog posts, but a little bit about about himself, and the project that he is currently working on in the class. All of his material is properly linked and his explanations are in-depth and clear. The formatting of the page takes full advantage of the wiki language. Blog 2 even has properly sourced and displayed images. On the whole, a really well crafted page.
Quinn Carpenter’s blog is also very well done, showing great use of the wiki language. The descriptions of the Thingiverse items are well written and complemented with pictures. One thing I noticed, however, is that blog #3 is actually missing. The prompts for the blogs are also only on two out of the four entries, making it a little unbalanced. Also, at the risk of being extremely nitpicky, italics aren’t really the best way to create titles.
