The MadeSolid team usually begins the day with a quick gathering to discuss the problems they are working on or the roadblocks they are running into.
The lab team starts with a set of properties it wants to achieve in the chemical mixtures, and they work on achieving those levels. Pickens said that they will typically spend 6-7 hours working on chemicals in the lab, followed by 1-2 hours of testing. All of this happens in parallel, in the aggregate. So, some chemists are working on chemicals as others are testing. They spend a lot of time testing, which Pickens said is the most important part.
Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!