How to make almost anything
The journey begins!
future teachers.
. . . and waiting for summer sailing weather!
| Sylvia Tiala How to make almost anything The journey begins! |
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Working to
learn Fab Lab techniques to better prepare future teachers. . . . and waiting for summer sailing weather! |
Week 1  The quest is on for that perfect project. I want to be inventive but I am at the empowered stage of the Fab process. I will need more time to determine what resources and skills I will actually be able to bring to the final project. |
Week 2 (click picture for details)  This week's objective was to try different types of 2D and 3D programs. I explored:
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Week 3 (click picture for details)  This week's objective was to make a press fit construction out of cardboard. The project was inspired by two bored cats. The idea was to make a series of interchangeable cardboard pieces that could be put together in various configurations to allow for reconfigurable modules that cats could crawl through and sleep in. |
Week 4 (click picture for details)  Breadboarding is much easier than surface mount circuitry! This week we made a printed circuit board to specification. I need two capacitors to finish the project. This is project is not conducive to those of us who wear bifocals!! |
Week 5
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 3D Printer: Autodesk's Inventor was used to draw a simple holder to be mounted on pegboard to hold the tweezers and XActo knives used in the Fab Lab. It's a practical start. |
Week 6
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 Circuit Construction: Redraw the echo hello-world board using Eagle software adding a button and an LED followed by circuit construction was this week's activity. |
Week 7 (click picture for details)  Molding and Casting: Draw an object to be molded. Mill a positive of the object in wax. Create a mold of an object and then cast the object. |
Week 8 (click picture for details)  Draw a schematic of the Hello button & LED Board. Mill and program the board. Program the board in C to Echo Keyboard. Eventually build an Arduino for the final project. |
Week 9
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CNC - Make Something Big: Big is a relative term. I chose to make a table for my elderly parents so they can sit on the patio and interact with passers by. I started with 2 existing projects from ShopBot in order to familiarize myself with the machine. |
Week 10
(click picture for details) Making a sensor that inputs a signal. |
Week 11
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Composites: This week we are to use epoxy resin and some reinforcing fibers to make a composite material. I am familiar with composites as I have spent some time rebuilding this 24 foot Buckaneer sailboat. Experimenting with new reinforcing fibers will be a new twist. |
Week 12
(click picture for details) Interface and Application Programming with Processing: The assignment is to write an application that interfaces with an input device made during program language will be used to visualize the data from the sensor on the input device. |
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Week 14
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Week 15
(click picture for details) Mechanical and Machine Design: We are working together to design a machines that will serve multiple functions. We are trying to salvage as many parts as possible to cut costs. |
Week 16
(click picture for details) Application and Implications: Documentation for the Final Project: Citizen Scientist Toolkit A science kit containing basic instruments that K-12 students can use to explore the world around them will be developed. The kit will allow for:
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