User:Vpi5002
Vinny Iachini
Introduction
H3110 w0r1d. My name is Vinny Iachini. I am currently a sophomore at Penn State University. I am involved with RepRap through EDSGN 497J which is an open source 3D-printing class. I am also a member of the Penn State 3D-Printing club from August 2013 to present. My page is pretty bland for the moment but be sure to check back in the future to see some good content! Enjoy.
Blogs
As part of EDSGN 497J, we are writing blogs about assorted topics. In this section, I will be posting my blogs and telling the prompt for each blog.
Blog 1
Prompt: Go to Thingiverse and look for printable objects, which other people have actually printed (there are photos of them if they've made them), finding designs which satisfy these descriptions in your mind.
A) Something amazing/beautiful
For my amazing and or beautiful, I was having a hard time trying to chose just one thing on Thingiverse. I eventually settled on a very neat monster shaped toothpaste pusher Tooth Paste Pusher. I think they look cute and they serve a purpose.
B) Something funny or strange
For my funny or strange, I found “Minions” from Despicable Me with different expressions Minions with Expressions. I guess I find the expressions funny because I like the movie that they come from.
C) Something useless
This category could be almost anything because even though there are a great amount of people on Thingiverse that post new and clever ideas, there are so many items that make you just sigh. The biggest sigh I let out while browsing Thingiverse today is Jetpack Bunnies Jetpack Bunnies. These are useless because they are just little figures of bunnies that have jetpacks on…
D) Something useful
For this category (like almost every other category), it was too difficult to just pick one thing, so I have my two top choices. The first is a customizable luggage tag Customizable Luggage Tag. I find this extremely useful because I know that while traveling, it can sometimes be difficult to determine which bag is yours, especially when getting it back at an airport or on a coach bus, and having a 3D-printed luggage tag will make any bag stand out. The other thing that I chose for the title of most useful is a vertical stand for the PlayStation 4 PS4 Vertical Stand. This is particularly useful for me because I do not have enough space to set my PS4 horizontally, but just setting the PS4 vertically with no stand blocks a cooling fan. Sony sells stands (which still block the cooling fan) for $20, but I can make a better one for a fraction of the cost.
E) Something which surprised you
Thingiverse (like much of the internet) always seems to push the limit and never seizes to surprise me. Instead of going the route of “why would any sane person make this?,” I decided to try to find something completely different from anything I’ve seen. What I found was a company that posted very detailed and beautiful miniature homes to be used as a birdhouse Bungalow Birdhouse.
