Four 3D printers are available for students to use.
What do a plastic Samurai sword, a trophy, and dentures have in common? They’re all items students can (and have) printed for FREE using one of four 3D printers available in the Johnson Center engineering hub. The printers are managed by North Park Engineering Club execs who said they want more students to know about the free option to print whatever they’d like.
“Your imagination is really the limit,” said junior Cbten Alyasiry
Students can print any object they’d like, within reason. Free websites online provide 3D files for figurines, game pieces, and club trophies. From there a student will have their design approved, find a time to come in and get their object after about two to eight hours of print time.
“People think it’s just for engineering students but it’s for everyone,” said engineering club co-president Connor Elliott. “I want to help 3D print some cool stuff.”
The Engineering Club is hosting a meeting Wednesday morning at 11:30 a.m. to show students how to utilize the printer programs.