Tales of a 3D Printer

A blog intended for, and often written by, my middle school students, as well as anyone interested in the fascinating potential of 3D printing and the process of getting there. Since our blog's start in 2013, we've expanded our content a bit to incorporate our other middle school making. Click the "Our BPC Story" blog label to learn more about our Maker Club journey.

Friday, May 26, 2017

3D Printed Gears Using Dual Extrusion

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For our school maker project (in science class), we wanted to create something that kids everywhere would be interested in using, and we al...
Monday, March 20, 2017

THE AMAZING BUDGET CETUS 3D

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Today we got a package and are proud to introduce to you, the Cetus 3D! The Cetus is a printer from Teirtime (the same parent company of Afi...
Sunday, March 12, 2017

A Theremin in our Classroom

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.... because every middle school classroom needs more things in it that make noise. In all seriousness, I am proud of my students for ...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Making Models in VR with Kodon and Gravity Sketch

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Recently, I have been experimenting with making 3D models in programs called Kodon and Gravity Sketch in VR. Kodon is more of a sculpting ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Posts forthcoming!

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Welcome to our blog. We have been up to so many things over the last two years but we are slacking on our blog. We plan to start regularly...
Friday, November 4, 2016

Duct Tape Flowers

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Duct Tape flowers are an easy craft that only require a pair of scissors, at least one roll of duct tape, and a pencil to start with. I si...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Iteration, Constellations, and Model Clams

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Both in the Makerspace and on this blog, we talk about appreciation of iteration. Every project goes through iterations, and in some cases a...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Importing a 3D scan or STL into Fusion 360 for the Othermill

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This is just a quick tutorial on how to import a 3D scan or STL file into Fusion 360 for Othermill, or any other CNC mill. Ends up, you can...
Saturday, October 1, 2016

Scan to Chocolate in 48 hours

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This weekend's project is to create chocolates in the shape of my art teacher's face. My goal is to do this in less than 48 hours. T...
Saturday, July 11, 2015

Our 3D Data From the Advanced Light Source - an Update and VR!

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Data Visualization Animation of Student Scanned Sample - a Claw! The Advanced Light Source is a synchrotron, a facility that speeds ...
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