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Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux
This was my first thought as well. Does the grant absolutely have to go towards a 3D printer? If not, there are many, many things I could think of devoting 10K in funding towards that would benefit your team more than an expensive (or inexpensive) 3D printer. Honestly you could probably find another team or a mentor that has access to one locally in the off-chance that you need a few parts printed up, or you could have Print To 3D contract print some of your parts for you (ran by 222's mentor Brad). Just some food for thought; I'm a huge fan of 3D printing and we use it a lot at Boeing so if you think your team would benefit a lot from it then go for it. |
We just got a new shop at the school with a CNC, 3d scanner, 2 CNC mills, a laser engraver, 2 drill presses, 2 band saws, 2 scroll saws, a table saw, a circular saw, multiple grinders, and many hand tools. We do have access to 3D printers but the process of accessing them and retrieving parts takes more time than it's worth.