I haven’t posted in awhile. I have been working on a Master’s Degree in Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) through Penn State. It has been interesting, but has taken up my time and prevented me from working on my own projects. Last semester I worked on improving a large printer (52″ square build platform) that some undergrad students had built for my work. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get it to work. The weight of the extruder platform was too much for the stepper motors and they stopped working. This semester is about design and materials. I’m really looking forward to it.
My 7 year old son has been making a lot of stuff, so I’ll try to post some of his builds. I’m impressed with and admire his creativity and drive. I wish I was as good as just building things the way he does, but I put too many excuses in my way and talk myself out of building something.
My latest design is a replacement sim card tray for my Nexus 5X. I sent it in for a warranty repair and when it came back, the tray was missing. I intended to quickly print one out so I could use my phone, but I’m on my 4th iteration and I’m not even sure if it will work.
