User talk:Med5342

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Introduction

My name is Matt Digel and I am a Senior at The Pennsylvania State University majoring in Industrial Engineering. I intend on graduating in December 2014.

BLOGS

Weekly blogs are assigned by the professor and my answers to the prompts will be displayed here. These blogs will relate to 3D Printing and sometimes more specifically the RepRap printers

Blog Number One

Amazing: Chainmail

The Prompt: Go to thingaverse and look for printable objects, which other people have actually printed finding designs which satisfy these descriptions in your mind:

A. Something amazing/beautiful

I have always found it amazing that the metal chainmail knights used to wear into battle could protect the wearer form the sharp blade of a sword. Now even more amazing is that the same loop within loop pattern can be made using 3D printing instead of by hand with steel wire. The STL file can be downloaded here.

Funny: Glasses

B. Something funny or strange

Funny sun glasses are always a great accessory to have at a theme party or for halloween. I have seen some with a mustache that hangs below the eyes, or ones that looks like a window blind that's ironically pretty difficult to see out of. These glasses provide the funny aspect of having curled eye brows attached to the lens while also still being about to see out of them. The STL file can be downloaded here.

Useless-Action Figure

C. Something useless

In day where kids are growing up with video games and toys that are more technologically advanced than my first cell phone I believe it's pretty useless and wasteful to print out this block headed action figure for any child. It doesn't even have a face?! Action figures usually come with a cool story about saving the world or fighting off some villain. This guy looks like he could barely fight off a fly.

Uslessful - Ice Cube Tray Holder

D. Something useful

Living with 4 other roommates in one apartment can make for a crowded refrigerator. This little ice cube tray holder is simple, but would be very useful for any group of students or family needing to increase available space in their freezer. The STL file can be downloaded here.

Raspberry Pi Holder

E. The 'Best' printable Raspberry Pi case you can find At this point I don't know too much about Raspberry Pi holder, what makes a good or a bad one, but what I do know is that this holder has 84 likes on Thingiverse and it looks very smooth, clean put together. There were a few others that had around 50 likes who also had a nice color combination. My only worry is that these holders got like for the way they look as opposed to their actual functionality. The STL file can be downloaded here.

Blog Number Two

The Prompt:

Mother Of All Demos:

When I first saw...

Professor Richard Doyle: Open Source Futures

In Professor Doyle's talk...

Blog Number Three

The Prompt:

3D Printing in:

Civil Engineering:

In his...

Bio Tech:

The article...

Food Science:

In the article...

Fashion:

After reading...

Other Examples

I was watching...

Blog Number Four

The Prompt:

Wow...

Blog Number Five

The Prompt:

Lincoln Statue

Blake Ziegler is the man....

Blog Number Six

The Prompt:

The article...

Blog Number Seven

The Prompt:

The 3D Pen Plotter is sweet...

Blog Number Eight

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Blog Number Nine

The Prompt:

This article...

Blog Number Ten

The Prompt:

Read everyone...

Blog Number Eleven

The Prompt:

Given your experience...

Blog Number Twelve

The Prompt:

Our next big projects...

Blog Number Thirteen

The Prompt: