Thursday, November 21, 2013

Ta-dah!

I'm popping my buttons after having designed and printed my first actually engineered project with SketchUp and the 3D printer: a tripod mount for my iPod.

I used our library calipers to get accurate measurements (also referenced this Engineer's Handbook for some detailed specs), printed a few quick test strips to make sure sizes were correct, then printed it out; about an hour and a half. It features

The tripod mount is something I really needed. I hope to experiment with Ustream broadcast from mobile locations around school. Now I can!

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