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Elliot Krause
Feb 12, 2017, 10:07:32 PM2/12/17
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Hello, my name is Elliot Krause, I'm with a student group at UNC Chapel Hill who are looking to improve STEM education for the visually impaired. We are taking requests for different models(don't need to be STEM related). Please post information about the model you would like & any questions below, and I'll do my best to be quick about responding. You can contact me directly at sekr...@live.unc.edu. Look forward to working with y'all.
Joan Horvath
Feb 14, 2017, 12:33:04 AM2/14/17
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Hi Elliott-
Awesome! Note that in the group we still have open requests for:
spinning tops
mammal bones
and a phospholipid bilayer!
If any of those sound interesting please reply to the requestor.
For all the TVIs out there- any requests?
Joan Horvath
Feb 15, 2017, 1:34:12 PM2/15/17
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Hello Elliot - have you seen Michael Cheverie's two requests in the group?
Elliot Krause
Feb 16, 2017, 3:34:16 PM2/16/17
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Joan, I've added the Spinning tops, mammal bones, phospholipid bilayer to our to do list, as well as Michael's two requests(which were for the bones and bilayer). We're going to focus on the bio related requests first, but will eventually move to do the tops and architecture.
Elliot
Deborah Thompson
Mar 8, 2017, 6:44:43 AM3/8/17
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DNA, mRNA, tRNA, blood cells, T Cells, antibodies, nerves,
Actually I would love any models that would enhance the learning of physics, biology, chemistry for a very talented, blind student who is starting his final two years of high school next year. I can print them out but I am useless at cad and I gather there needs to be scaffolds or other tricks to enable good printing.
Joan Horvath
Mar 10, 2017, 3:43:46 PM3/10/17
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Hi Deborah-
So it sounds like your request most generally is for high school biology?
A bit of background that might be helpful: there are two big steps to 3D printing. The first is making a model (which is what we do here.) The second is taking that model and running it through a (second) piece of software that slices it into layers and adds the "support" (scaffolding) and other things. How that works exactly depends a little on the printer you have. We've written several books in the space which might be helpful (www.nonscriptum.com). You might also look at the National Institute of Health 3D models site. Now, an issue is that many of those models are quite hard to print, but perhaps others here have curated some of them. https://3dprint.nih.gov/
So it sounds like your request most generally is for high school biology?
A bit of background that might be helpful: there are two big steps to 3D printing. The first is making a model (which is what we do here.) The second is taking that model and running it through a (second) piece of software that slices it into layers and adds the "support" (scaffolding) and other things. How that works exactly depends a little on the printer you have. We've written several books in the space which might be helpful (www.nonscriptum.com). You might also look at the National Institute of Health 3D models site. Now, an issue is that many of those models are quite hard to print, but perhaps others here have curated some of them. https://3dprint.nih.gov/
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