Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a process used to fabricate a physical object from a three-dimensional (3D) digital model, typically by laying down and bonding a large number of successive thin layers of materials. -ScienceDirect
The first print immediately after I put together the Ender3 V2 - A test cube
Gen 1
Failure - broke apart
Gen 2
Failure - Threads too fine
Gen 3
Failure - Tolerance not right
Gen 4
Failure - bolt threads extruded too far
Success!
Printing the Gen 4 nut to try and fit the Gen 3 bolt
Gen 2 nut and bolt being printed
The very first nut and bolt being printed, along with a friends model to save time.
We made an object based off of the rubric below
Success!
Top View
Side/Rolled View
A GIF of the assembly of the full five links in SolidWorks to make the final print
Top View
Side View
Rolled view
Below is a video of the roller chain doing its thing: in this case, rolling!
A time-lapse video of the Ender3 printing my final roller chain
Challenge Objective - 3D model an object that represents you. This must be of your own design and fit the top of the monitor. Unlike the previous year, you share this computer station with another student from another class. As you build your model, refer to the following criteria:
Criteria
Must be designed in SolidWorks
Prepared in a slicer for additive manufacturing
3D printed in PLA filament
The object cannot take up more space than as 80mm sphere.
Unlike the previous year, you must create a ring to fit over the vertical monitor support. Make sure to use a caliper to measure. Don’t rely on a peer’s measurements. The object will then somehow be attached to the side of the ring so that the other student from the other class can also display their project on the other side of the support.
Test prints for the ring support are required before full prints (this has to be displayed on the ePort).
A top-down view of the first failed print
A slightly offset view of the first test print, notice the grid lines for visual Reference
An upside-down front view of the first failed test
The first failed print on the left and the last success test on the right
I will add a GIF of the physical print when I have the facilities to do so
The final working print in all of its magnificence