[aisle] 3D Printer

[Catherine Gottlieb]

We have a few – a Makerbot Mini, an older Ultimaker 2+ and a new Ultimaker S3, which has dual extraction. I’ve been pretty happy with all of them. The Makerbot is pretty small, so I use the Ultimakers more. The older one has been getting clogged a lot, which is a big pain. For curricular purposes, students have used them to print parts for mousetrap cars (for Physics), 20-sided anion/cation dice for Chemistry, and various prototypes for our Entrepreneurship classes. There are lots of ideas out there, and Makerbot has a free educator’s guide with ideas. Students can also print just for fun, and we usually do charge a materials fee for that ($0.05 per gram). I usually give them one print for free.  Our most popular design program is Tinkercad<https://www.tinkercad.com/>, which is free.

If you have the budget money, I think it is worth it. Students really do learn a lot from it, and they often have to tweak their designs, so it’s good for developing those resiliency skills.  We also have a few students who know way more than I do about 3D printing, so I’m always learning from them, too.

Feel free to email me directly for more information.

Cathy Gottlieb
NCHS Learning Commons Director
NCHS Webmaster
cgottlieb at naperville203.org
630-420-6549
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Hello! If your library has a 3D printer, could I ask a few questions?

What brand do you have? We are looking at Ender 3 Pros or V2s and then a more expensive Luxbot that has been recommended by another teacher.

What do your students use it for? Do enough use it that it's worth it.

Do you charge $ for students to use it? If so, how much? Do you base it off print time or just have a flat fee?

What software do you use? How much does it cost?


Thank you!!


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Kari Stevenson


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