“I’m not going there to die. I’m going to find out if I’m really alive.”
Man, what a journey this summer has been. I’ve learned so much this summer about all sorts of amazing technologies, and you guys have been there to see me through it all, so thank you to anyone who may have stumbled across this wacky blog on the internet, and to my professor, Lucas von Hollen, who inspired me to try out all sorts of different disciplines that I would never have touched before starting this journey. But nothing lasts forever, and time stands still for no man, so let’s get right into it.
Last time I had touched upon my 3D model for the spice rack was a little over three weeks ago. There I had shown a model in the shape of an ascending stair case with three steps. I had measured it to perfectly fit at least five spices on each row, but I would soon find out that this model was waaaayyyy to large for a 3D printer. So I went to the drawing board and developed, instead, a compromise, which consisted of a two step system which would better fit a 3D printer. However, this too was much to large. I ended up going through about 6 different iterations until I finally found a size that would fit the 3D printer, but at this point, my creation was severely handicapped. But, I suppose it is best to show rather than tell, so here is my finished product:
Yea, it’s pretty small. The top row could only hold one large spice and the bottom one could only hold, at max, two spices.
And even then, two is kinda pushing it.
Yea, this project was a pain in the ass. First off, yes, I had to go through six different iterations for designs, each one increasingly smaller than the last. Now, it might of benefited me to print the spice rack in parts, but I am a stubborn jackass and wanted this to print as one design without the need for super gluing and the such. Not only that, but I had to attempt to print this three different times! Now, I never screwed up a print, it would just not even start printing. Now before you ask, no, I did not attempt to print a .STL file, all files sent to the printers were .gcodes. The problem I had was with the software I was using to splice the .STL, which was Dremel. Apparently, Dremel sucks really bad, and the cure for such was using Cura. However, I did not realize this until my third print, wasting at least five days trying to get this to print. In fact, it wasn’t until Wednesday of this week (7/31/2019) that I was able to get this to print. AGGGHHHH!
While getting this to print was a pain in the ass, I’m glad I was able to pull it off after so many failed attempts. But with this done, now so is my work in Emerging Technologies.
For everything its worth, this class was awesome, and its so weird to think I took it on such a whim. To everyone reading, thank you for following me on my journey and watching me grow. This class inspired me to work creatively and and push my skills in a new field each week. What a time it has been. And there’s really only one way to go out…
Bang…
You’re gonna carry that weight…
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