I have created this blog to document a school project, and I will observe the school district`s Acceptable Use Policy for electronic media.
I am going to produce a product that will be a finalized 3D printed lacrosse head. It will only be a prototype of what an injection molded head would look like. This project will represent my career goals by allowing me to produce a product much like the ones I could produce in 3D modeling.
It took a total of 18 hours and 45 minutes to complete the entire project. The project was spaced out over more than 4 months to complete.
The size is very noticeable allowing the additions of my design to show better.
Here we met when the final model was printed out and it was washed in the acid bath to get the small support filaments out. It is more than double the size of the first print. the curves and features show through much better. It shows in greater detail the improvements as well that I created with the supports on the side. March 4th, 2018 3:30-4:00
Total time: 30 minutes
Cumulative time: 18 hours and 45 minutes
Here it shows Mr. Mann and I look at the model I produced and the printed out one. This is the first that was printed and is a lot smaller than the second. It was a test to see whether or not it would print out properly. It printed out without any issues at all. It was washed in an acid tub to get rid of the softer support filaments that filled the gaps of the harder polymer. February 8th, 2018 2:00-2:35
Total time: 35 minutes
Cumulative Hours: 18 hours and 15 minutes
On December 22nd from 8:00- 2:45 I worked with the help of my facilitator to 3D model my head design in a CAD program called Inventor. While working and eventually printing that day I hit a few road blocks. Other than that the modeling went smoothly. My facilitator helped me a few times to get past the minor roadblocks that I faced. The top picture is of my facilitator and I meeting right before I began the 3D modeling to look over the final sketch.
Total Hours: 6 hours and 45 minutes
Cumulative Hours: 17 hours and 40 minutes
I used a ruler and a tape measure to create these. I used my current lacrosse head as a reference for dimensions for the sketches.
To fix the problem of the head cracking we decided on adding in supports on the side of the neck where it would thicken the area that is prone to cracks. December 1, 2017 4:00-4:30
Total time: 30 minutes
Cumulative Hours: 11 hours and 25 minutes
These notes I made from looking into lacrosse heads and how they are made. The most important features are the side walls for support and also the channel so the ball will be released and not be affected or thrown in the wrong direction.
Total time: 15 minutes
Cumulative Hours: 10 hours and 55 minutes
I took inspiration from this head because the sidewalls were built with thick triangular walls and never bent. The one time it broke, it was on the neck where on my head I added the extra support beams.
3D Printed Lacrosse 