(NA) Who knows about 3D printing?

[CJones]

Damn it. Now I'm gonna have to do that... And my wife said I should throw out the harmonicas...

Throw in a Raspberry Pi that's measuring the air pressure and dynamically open/closes a baffle to let more or less air in and you can play a song every time you land.

Could be an interesting training aid for students - if the song doesn't sound right, you're either too fast or too slow on landing.

 

[rwellner98]

Throw in a Raspberry Pi that's measuring the air pressure and dynamically open/closes a baffle to let more or less air in and you can play a song every time you land.

Could be an interesting training aid for students - if the song doesn't sound right, you're either too fast or too slow on landing.

The original plan, abandoned long ago, was to program gates at each hole to open and close and thus be able to play songs.

 

[wanttaja]

I'm using EAA's free version of Solidworks. This is a professional package that does little hand-holding

I understand that it is no longer free.

True, and there are a lot of complaints about the "Experience" version that replaced it.

However, Solidworks does have a fantastic program for veterans. For $20 a year, you get the educational version of SW (same as the students get).

I haven't done much 3D printing for a while. Recently took on a little job, and it was daunting trying to remember how to do stuff in Solidworks again. I do have another package, but all my initial experience was in SW and I have trouble transitioning.

I used it, and my 3D printer, earlier this year for the first time in 18 months or so. The airport replaced all its lighting, and invited folks to come through and grab any of the old lights they wanted. I got a ratty old taxiway light and built a stand for it....

Yes, it looks like a toilet plunger. I built the silver base from a wooden disk and a wooden "bun foot" base, and repainted the pole and the light mount. Having the pole just come out of the top of the wooden "bun foot" looked crude, so I used SW and the printer to make that little "adapter" that sits on top.

Ron Wanttaja

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Throw in a Raspberry Pi that's measuring the air pressure and dynamically open/closes a baffle to let more or less air in and you can play a song every time you land.

This reminds me of the runway at Disney World that would play a song upon landing, only better!

Could be an interesting training aid for students - if the song doesn't sound right, you're either too fast or too slow on landing.

Or if you got it to play a different song!

On speed: Walking on Sunshine
Too slow: Don't Fear The Reaper
Too fast: Bat Out of Hell

The original plan, abandoned long ago, was to program gates at each hole to open and close and thus be able to play songs.

That would be super cool... But yes, very difficult! It might be easier to just use enough harmonicas that each one has its own notes/chords and then block or enable the whole harmonica at once.

 

[Albany Tom]

This reminds me of the runway at Disney World that would play a song upon landing, only better!

Or if you got it to play a different song!

On speed: Walking on Sunshine
Too slow: Don't Fear The Reaper
Too fast: Bat Out of Hell


That would be super cool... But yes, very difficult! It might be easier to just use enough harmonicas that each one has its own notes/chords and then block or enable the whole harmonica at once.

...and if you have time to hear "The End" by the Doors, then perhaps you shouldn't be doing those 20 mile straight in finals anymore.

 

[CJones]

...and if you have time to hear "The End" by the Doors, then perhaps you shouldn't be doing those 20 mile straight in finals anymore.

Maybe some Foo Fighters "Learning to Fly" for initial lessons and "Wheels" for retract training.

 

[charheep]

I got my kid the FlashForge 5. We have been printing on it almost every day. Lots of free things on thingverse. I am thinking of looking at multi color options as the next purchase. Big learning curve with orcaslicer and 3d printing in the beginning with all the options available, but now almost everything is printed with default settings and coming over great.

 

[455 Bravo Uniform]

...and if you have time to hear "The End" by the Doors, then perhaps you shouldn't be doing those 20 mile straight in finals anymore.

That reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me about a night in college when he and some friends went to a bar. It was packed and the jukebox was playing all the favorites, some people dancing, etc. A friend of his went to the jukebox and sunk a bunch of quarters and selected The End to play over and over multiple times. He said that place cleared out cuz they had killed the entire party vibe of the bar, lol!