These dice were created by Annika Krein as a personal project for her tabletop adventures. She started by making a silicone mold around an existing set of dice. With this mold she then poured new resin, colored with different colors of mica powder, to craft interesting sets of dice. The numbers are inked with acrylic paint. They are completely balanced and roll just as well (or poorly) as standard, storebought dice.  

This Phone Booth was a project by Lars Kahn and his friends for an independent film. Joey McWherter designed the 3D model and built it, Aly Pickett often assisted building it, Aidan Lee was big general help, and Nick George and Jules Barnard helped in painting. Using many of the power tools and hand tools in the manufacturing lab, they cut down the wood and acrylic to size and connected with screws. The sign was then laser cut and the entire box was painted. 

These upcycled chairs were made by Charlie Molin using pallet wood and some old metal frames. The wood was cut down to size using the jigsaw and belt sander. Holes were then drilled into the wood and metal pieces using a drill press and hand drill. The wood was dyed and burnt to create the different looks. 

For her laser cutter design project in her Design for Manufacturing class, Kalin Richardson designed a heart shaped box in Fusion 360 and cut it out of plywood using a living hinge technique to create the shape. 

In order to combat the challenge of finding items in his trunk in the dark, former DCI Lab student worker Ian Hakeman designed a 3D printed trunk light with a switch that tied into his Miata's battery. He went through multiple iterations in PLA for both the light mount and the fuse holder to fit in a small section of his trunk door. The final piece was printed on the Markforged with the nylon carbon fiber material to withstand the heat of his car. 

His demonstration of his design process and thinking led him to win the Spring 2023 Make-a-Thon prize for the Fabrication category!

This miniature scale model was made by Natasha Parbhu for her senior project as a production design major. She designed the model in SketchUp and laser cut the sides out of plywood and printed stickers for the walls and floors. The stairs, curtains, and small figures were 3D printed. 

This 3D-printed portal gun was created by Willis Boyd as a personal project. Willis downloaded the STL files from Thingiverse and printed them on our Ultimaker 3D printers! The prints were then sanded, painted, and glued together to make the final product.

As part of her final project for the Design for Manufacturing class, McKinley Pieper made a double sided maze out of plywood on the Shopbot CNC router. The 3D modeling and toolpath generation was done using Fusion 360 and then laser engraved a start and finish text on the wood. 

To post process, she sanded all the small pockets, stained the plywood, and glued the sides together. Clear acrylic lids were laser cut then screwed onto the top of the mazes so the ball wouldn't fall out. 

These shot glasses were designed in Fusion 360 by Jacob Spierer and prototyped in a variety of different equipment including 3D printers and CNC mills until finalizing on a full color 3D printed version made on the Stratasys J850.

This leather wallet was made by Tom Moore on the laser cutters. The pieces were designed in Fusion 360 and then cut in wood several times to check the sizing. Once cut and engraved in leather, the material was dyed and sewn together.

This whimsical robot was designed and created by Chloe Leis for the senior thesis film, VIDA. She spent just over a week making this robot come to life, combining laser-cutting, 3D printing, electronics, and more.

This laser cut Tie Fighter from Star Wars was designed and cut by Ethan Esparza referencing online images. He used different thicknesses of wood and rastered in different details to get the shape correct. 

This scale model project was made by Isabel Wiesner for her Production Design 2 class. The pieces were cut out of 1/8" wood and then painted and glued together.