DL1 is always looking for tolls to give students that will make collaboration easier. Collaboration is best when the group shares a common vision of the goal and there’s often no better way to get your group to subscribe to your vision than to pull the idea out of your head and put it into… [read more]
Chris and the Fab@Home succeeded in printing Mtruffles! They’re made of dark chocolate spiked with cayenne, ready for a sprinkle of cinnamon. Chris describes them as “a little anemic”. He’s still working out the subtle craft of managing the viscosity of the chocolate. They’re also kind of stuck to their bed. Maybe wax paper next… [read more]
… while Fab@Home looks on. The MakerBot was on loan from the UM3DLab last week, while Chris successfully printed the plastic parts for the RepRap (left). Both the RepRap and the Fab should be ready for action by the end of this week. If you would like to print with them, best to drop in… [read more]