Getting nerdy in the #makerspace . New software for school scanning electron microscope outputs height map & heat map. Printed height-map on UV printer w/10 gloss layers & then color heat map on top. Textured print 0.015” tall so you can feel surface. #MakerspaceLife

Spent way too much time creating custom scale wall textures for culinary class to use for restaurant design project. Also iterating different keycaps on resin printer for entrepreneurship group developing an ergonomic keyboard. Busy day. #makerspace #MakerspaceLife

Designed a sticker sheet for participants of the FLL Explore Faire hosted by ACL RoboLoCo at the Academies of Loudoun today. #makerspace #MakerspaceLife

Production mode engaged on earth science manipulative. Using digital fabrication to turn a class long paper craft into a quick hands-on exploration. #3dprinter #vinylcutter #makerspace #makerspace life

Procraftinating by making some stickers for School Lunch Hero Day! #makerspace #MakerspaceLife

Some TLC for the #makerspace loaner Prusa3D Mini+ #3Dprinters . New handles, labels & firmware updates. Printing eppendorf tube holders a teacher needs for a lab on Monday as test prints. Updated firmware makes them faster than when new! #MakerspaceLife

On a busy day in a #makerspace it is hard to find time to document all the projects before they go out the door. Sometimes the only metric you have for success is the amount of cleanup at the end of the day. #MakerspaceLife

Spring dance decorations using open space in the #makerspace . Original setup had this area full of machines. #microbits light strips with some simple coding as a first step to microcontroller fun at future events #makerspace Life

Indirect viewing of eclipse using a 3D print. #3Dprinting #makerspace #makerspace life

🎉 3rd day of District Championship. Qualifier match 107 then alliance selection. If we make the playoffs at champs, it will be the first time for ACL RoboLoCo. 🤞🏽 Livestream youtube.com/live/wlQMSG0v6… Academies of Loudoun

Hey #3Dprinting friends! Anyone have the details of conducting an ISO 179-1 impact test? Buying the full standard seems pricey. Not sure if there is a free source for a VA high school educator.

🎉 ACL RoboLoCo Academies of Loudoun RoboLoCo starting off the 1st match of our 2024 #FIRST FRC #CRESCENDO season with a win! #FIRST Chesapeake Week 3 in Glen Allen, VA. Academies of Loudoun

ACL RoboLoCo Academies of Loudoun RoboLoCo looking great in morning practice match! Our new drive team scoring at speaker on 1st district competition day of the 2024 #FIRST season. Academies of Loudoun #FIRST Chesapeake #crescendo

Would you 3D print this part for a student? Yes the Prusa3D XL can easily handle but beginning to be a significant print at 580g of filament and 18 hour print time. Other more efficient ways for an engineering student to produce this part. #3Dprinting #makerspace

Using the Roland Graphic Transfer System to place UV printed graphics directly on #3Dprinted classroom manipulative prototype & water bottle. Exploring new techniques & workflows in school #makerspace #makerspace life

Helping a teacher prototype an earthquake fault manipulative using Roland BN-20A print & cut vinyl on base #3Dprinted in spiral vase mode to reduce material use & print time. Working on sequential printing to do multiples #makerspace #MakerspaceLife

Thank you Protolabs for new shelf copy of The 3D Printing Handbook. It has highest circulation in Academies of Loudoun Research Library since we opened in 2018. Old copy was falling apart. #3DPrinting #makerspace #makerspace life

3D printing lots of things at once on the Prusa3D XL! Covid virus models in 3 different sizes for a student medical project display. Organic supports in Prusa Slicer are really nice & easy to remove. #3dprinting #makerspace #makerspace life

🎉 ACL RoboLoCo Week 0
✅ Swerve Drive
✅ Score Speaker
✅ Ground Intake
✅ Score Amp
✅ Climb
✅ Look Good
#frc5338 #FIRST Champ #FIRST Chesapeake #FIRST #robotics #STEM #omgrobots #FRC #CRESCENDO

7 week build season for #FIRST FRC robotics is over and the 8 week competition season begins. Very proud of the work the 70 person ACL RoboLoCo team 5338 has put in. Small travel team at Glenelg HS today for scrimmage matches. Academies of Loudoun