Observations of a 3DP Bridge #Fail
We had interesting #printfail recently that stirred some thoughts: you can see in the header image above the gap or bridge at a certain point in the print caused the print to fail. We weren't present when it happened but suspect the main part of the print was slightly knocked...
Self-Watering Flower Pot project
Built with an Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express, designed in SketchUp, and printed on a MakerBot Z18 3D-printer, this project by seniors Shifa Htut (Economics) & Zack Friedman (Drama & Theater) combines fabrication, electronics, design, and programming...
Welcoming Lillian to the QC Makerspace Team!
Introducing the newest member of the QC Makerspace team: Lillian C. Lillian is a sophomore BA Physics student who has been involved with the makerspace for some time now – she’s also one of the co-founders of the upstart Knights Robotics student club (which you might have read...
Say “Hello, World!” as a #3Dprint
A while back we asked y'all if you could figure out where this multicolor 3D-print was headed: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4AP-oVnp8n/ If you guessed "Hello, World!" then you guessed correctly!https://www.instagram.com/p/B4nDCtgHoP0/ This "IRL" scratch block is the work of...
Made in the Makerspace: cutting board by Nachum
Congrats to Nachum T. for this excellent cutting board project he fabricated for a friend's recent marriage. "For the Honor of the Sabbath and Holidays" reads the text along the top (read from right to left), which was laser-etched in the QC Makerspace and was Nachum's first...
TIP: Use Tape on Ruler for Precision Location
Use a piece of tape affixed to a flush-edge ruler to precisely - and visually! - locate the position you require:For instance here we had to raise 4 feet on an appliance to 2.625" -- which is admittedly an odd location on a ruler! And you don't want to repeatedly count to...
Made in the Makerspace: cosplay by Jay
Congratulations to Jay M. for debuting their first cosplay at New York City Comic Con (NYCC) this past week/end! It was Jay's first foray into cosplay and first project of his working in our makerspace (hopefully of many more to come). The results are fantastic, and it looks...
Welcoming Piphat Cheng to the QC Makerspace Team
Happy Friday! I wanted to both introduce and make everyone aware of the newest member of the QC Makerspace team: Piphat “Filmy” Cheng. Filmy is in his final year studying Graduate-level Photonics (Applied Physics). He’s our first Federal Work Study student aide and will be...
