{"id":457,"date":"2022-07-24T21:11:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-mmerr0115\/?p=457"},"modified":"2022-07-24T21:11:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T21:11:03","slug":"sandbox-7-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/mlis-mmerr0115\/2022\/07\/24\/sandbox-7-3d-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandbox #7 3D Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

3D Printing will take more than an hour to become successful!  I would love to take a class like Nathan Sekinger mentions in his article written for IMADE3D. He states that taking a day long class was one of the best opportunities for learning the ins and outs of 3D printing and, as a librarian planning to bring a 3D printer into his school library, it was exactly the training he needed. Sekinger (2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing more technology into our libraries can be scary; one has to feel comfortable with the technology that is coming into the library, be able to use the tools correctly and teach others to do the same. Nothing is worse than having something new and exciting for library patrons and then it just sits gathering dust.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like how the ALA\u2019s initiative Libraries Ready to {Code} explain that the process of computational thinking can be introduced in many ways from following a recipe to creating code on an application that makes a robot \u201cdance\u201d, depending on the patron and their previous knowledge. Libraries Ready to Code (2018). These steps learned become a language, and this computational thinking language will help one create code as well as stories and build 3D applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spent an hour on Tinkercad, I did many of their lessons and then decided to try to create something. I used a design starter and made a skateboard with my husband\u2019s name on it.  I am not sure how it would print or if it would be a good candidate to 3D print.  The program is slightly intuitive, yet frustrating when I couldn\u2019t figure out how to create the design I wanted.  As you can see below, I had trouble sizing the letters, the B is above the board, but the other letters somehow sit below, I tried and tried to get them to match… it will take many more hours to feel confident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Figure 1. Merrick, M. (2022) Tinkercad skateboard desgin.<\/em> [Image]. CC BY-NC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I know that there are many real world applications that could be made with a 3D printer, and that it is a fun tool, but I also can\u2019t help but think how wasteful it is. This is the environmentalist in me. So much plastic wasted, and some of the projects that kids create, will just get thrown away.  This thought process led me down an internet rabbit hole. Here is what I learned: less waste is created using a 3D printer than large manufacturing Lui, Z., Li,T., Jiang, Q (2016), different organizations are coming up with better recycled filament options Fishy Filaments (2020), the filament that is touted as biodegradable really isn\u2019t Hobby Hoarder (2019). Not sure how I feel about it, the technology isn\u2019t going away, but I don’t see the need to \u201cbuild\u201d random things. There is a place for the 3D printer like the examples Dr. Kimmel pointed out in her lecture; such as prosthetics, medical models, personalized earbuds, and historical\/art modeling that we can touch. Kimmel (n.d.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you use the 3D printer, take a class, teach your patrons, buy recycled filament, check your design so you only need to print once, and lastly have fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Library Association. (2018). How computational thinking fits within library services<\/em>. Libraries Ready to {Code} An Initiative of the American Library Association. https:\/\/www.ala.org\/tools\/readytocode\/how-computational-thinking-fits-within-library-services<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fishy Filaments. (2020). Recycled 3D printer filament. <\/em>https:\/\/fishyfilaments.com\/our-filaments-are-made-from-used-fishing-nets\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hobby Hoarder. (2019, November 19). Is PLA for 3D printing really biodegradable? I’ve buried and drowned Benchy for 2 years to find out!<\/em> [Video]. YouTube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X_Gh-3PQhiE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kimmel, S. (2020, March 23). 3 D printing.<\/em> [Video Lecture]. Old Dominion Univeristy. https:\/\/canvas.odu.edu\/courses\/122974\/pages\/week-10-3d-printing-and-coding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lui, Z., Li,T., Jiang,Q. (2016, June 27-July1). Sustainability of 3D printing: a critical review and recommendations. <\/em>[Paper Presentation]. Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Blacksburg, VA, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sekinger, N. (2019, February 28). Making a place for \u201c3D\u201d in our school <\/em>library. IMADE3D. https:\/\/www.imade3d.com\/2019\/02\/making-a-place-for-3d-in-our-school-library\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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