The Cyclonic Dust Separator project proposal won one of the 5 Seed Grants that were awarded this semester! I will start really getting into this project next week, over spring break. Here is the text of the email: After slaving over the votes and grants, Dr. Forest and I have decided on five grants […]
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Design Problem There are several situations, both at home and in the Invention Studio, that could benefit from dust removal. In particular, the laser cutter air filters would last much longer if the dust was separated from the air before the air is filtered. The belt sander and band saw could avoid spewing quite so […]
Problem Statement Limited build space for 3D plastic models is the current limitation of Open Source 3D printing. Systems like RepRap, Makerbot, and Ultimaker have made such significant improvements in the print quality, speed and reliability in the last year, that the size of the printable space is becoming one of the bigger constraints. A […]