Archives: 3-D printing

Friday, February 6, 2015

Creating A 3-D Bicycle

In the winter of 2014, the Discovery Centre opened up their two 3D printers for student use. In need of student helpers, Mike and I were recruited to be involved in all things 3-D printing. In the early phases of working with the Makerbot 2 Replicator and while trying to solve teething problems, Mike... More

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Transcript of “Carleton University Discovery Centre 3-D Printing”

This is a transcript of the YouTube video "Carleton University Discovery Centre 3-D Printing." (Footage of the 3-D printer in use is shown as it moves side to side creating a 3-D figure.) Spaceships, guitar picks and octopuses; Carleton University's 3-D printer can build all of these things. (A yellow car made on the... More

Monday, May 12, 2014

High school students race their 3-D printed cars in the Discovery Centre

Ottawa high school students designed their own 3-D printed cars as part of a calculus and vectors class at Lisgar Collegiate Institute. The designs were then printed by the Discovery Centre and tested in a wind tunnel at the Department of Engineering and on a 24-metre track in the Discovery Centre to gather data... More

Monday, May 5, 2014

Transcript of “Carleton University Discovery Centre Gaming Lab”

This is a transcript of the video "Carleton University Discovery Centre Gaming Lab." [A glass-walled room with two gaming stations and couch seating is shown.] Welcome to the Gaming Lab, located on the fourth floor of MacOdrum Library in room 483. The Gaming Lab is equipped with two 3D-capable gaming stations to be used... More

Friday, May 2, 2014

Ottawa high school students race 3-D printed cars

Students from Lisgar Collegiate Institute under the supervision of their teacher, Mr. Robert Tang, have created 3-D printer car designs. The Discovery Centre is printing the unique designs and will host the students as they race their cars on Thursday May 8 from 1:00-3:00pm. This project is done in tandem with the Department of... More

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Your creative 3D print ideas

Are you curious about what people make on the 3-D printer? Check out the creative... More

Friday, March 7, 2014

3D printing: How to 3D print and upcoming talks

The Discovery Centre's Makerbot 3D printers are now up and running! Here are the dates for upcoming demonstration and talks: Upcoming demonstrations and talks: March 11, 2014 from 11:00-1:00 March 19, 2014 from 11:30-1:30 March 26, 2014 from 11:30-1:30 April 2, 2014 from 11:30-1:30 These talks will be held in the Gaming Lab, room... More

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