3:30- went to Tech Sandbox
3:35- looked at the 3D Printer
3:40- saw the material used to print
3:45- saw a bracelet printed
3:50- asked questions about the printer
3:55- played with some of the print outs
4:00- took picture of the printer and print outs
I went to the Tech sand box and researched the 3D printer. Although it is not one of the technologies that you can play with or be hands on with I learned a lot about 3D printing and what printing in the future may look like. The 3D printer we have in the Tech sand box uses a material called PlA and it is a plastic material. Surprisingly this material is fairly inexpensive and last very long. There are other types of 3D printers different from the one in the sandbox. For example there are 3D printers that use metal instead of plastic to make objects. Currently there is not a printer that does both metal and plastic products but that is definitely the future of printing. Although 3D printing is something people today are amaze with it will be something that is regularly used in the future. Today you can buy a plastic product 3D printer for 200 to 300 dollars. As technology continues to develop and engineers continue to develop printers in the future 3D printers will be inexpensive and will bring a positive impact into the education field.
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