Our Bernina sewing machine does not have a holder for oversized spools of thread. We only have over sized spools of thread and they all have different size base shapes and openings.Â
The thread also has to be fed to the Bernina machine above or parallel to the top of the machine.
The solution was a combination of laser cut plywood parts and 3d printed parts:
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Software & EquipmentÂ
Design
Pen & Paper, Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk Fusion 360, Ultimaker Cura.
Make
Ultimaker S5 3d printer, Trotec Speedy 300 laser.
I decided to design a lamp to demonstrate how 3D printers can and are being used in the real world now. I am referring to actual;Â products, jigs and molds being created by manufacturers to use in real products for the the market place.Â
Unfortunately there is a world wide use of 3d printers to produce more and more junk. I wanted to create a project that would show how 3D printed parts can actually be used as components in real & useful products.
Quite often students make most of the parts on a 3D printer. While this is fine for prototyping, but it is rarely practical for a real world object or product. The lamp uses 3d printed components and laser cut materials to produce the final LED table/dresser lamp. Insert nuts are heat inserted into the ABS 3D printed components to allow fastening. As well wood insert nuts are used for the wood parts.
The final product can be created as a high intensity colour LED “mood” light or a reading light. I want students to learn the techniques I used to build this and also to inspire students to create their own projects.
All of the files are available for students, staff & faculty to build their own lap at the Langara Makerspace.
A YouTube animation & video of exploded view of lamp and the final lamp lit up…. Video >
A video of all of the components of the lamp and how to assemble them… Video >
Our new 3D Potter 3D clay printer has a number of different nozzle diameters it can use.
When the Nozzle is on the printer and the tube is loaded with clay, we needed to somehow seal the nozzle when not using the printer.
Something so simple proved to be complicated. How to get it to stay on and how to seal it.
I finally came up with a PLA 3D printed cap that had a bolt that could be tightened to the nozzle.
I then printed a elastic cone for the inside of the cap, using our Form 2 Resin printers.
Always satisfying to complete a design that works.
This one came from Thingiverse… ( link > ) the ultimate blade sharpener. Thank you to Tom Jones of Techtomics for sharing the model. The sharpening block is designed to use 50mm strips of wet/dry paper or sandpaper for utimate flexibility and cost effectiveness when sharpening blades of different purposes and grades.
Philip needed a case for his GPS device. He first scanned the GPS on our high resolution 3D scanner. The scanned 3d object was then brought into Rhino 3D software, where Philip then modelled the case for it. The model was then output on our Ditto 3D printers.
The bandsaw in our CNC room, had a broken lever to adjust the plate tension. An easy solution, build one in 3D a print it out. So fun!
With our two lasers sharing the exhaust system, we need to shut the vent off to the small laser when not operating.
I came up with this manual shut off system using hardware store fittings and some 3D parts I designed and printed.Â