Hamilton Bag by Abbie Callahan Abbie was determined to give a good gift to a friend obsessed with Hamilton. She wanted to heat-press the Hamilton logo on a canvas bag. First, she searched the web looking for the design in the appropriate format (SVG, Scalable Vector Graphic). Unfortunately, the design was not available for free, […]
Breakfast Tray
Breakfast Tray by Alex Meves Alex made this breakfast tray in two days using just stuff around the lab! It was mainly a practice activity to get comfortable doing a project with wood, although it was also a practical project since Alex loves breakfast. First, he took a piece of the plywood available for free […]
Fidget Spinners
Fidget Spinners by DaBL Team The fidget spinner is a great little toy to introduce key concepts of 3D modelling and manufacturing. In the Design and Build Lab, we use it as a beginner project for members wishing to learn how to use our 3D printers. We like to walk through every step of the […]
Mosquito Aspirator
Motorized Mosquito Aspirator by Brendan Riske The objective of this project was to create a machine that would suck adult mosquitoes and capture them. This is known as a mosquito aspirator and there are versions available online to purchase, however they are usually upwards of of $300. Because the device is essentially a fan with […]
3D Cube Puzzle
3D Cube Puzzle by Donna Deitz Professor Deitz designed a 3D cube in a program she had known outside of the Design and Build Lab’s expertise. She created each piece carefully in order to create a complete cube when the pieces are fit together in the right way and order. The employees of the lab […]
Home Welcome Sticker
Home Welcome Sticker by Yon Garber Yon has been one of the most productive members of the space since it has opened in February of 2018. He has several projects under his belt that include many of the skills taught here. You can search his name in order to find some of the projects he’s […]
T-Shirt Printing
T-Shirt Printing by CAS Advising, Retention, and Recruitment Team Members of the CAS Advising, Retention, and Recruitment team came to the Design and Build Lab to learn how to create their own t-shirts! Within two hours, the team learned several skills. First, they learned how to create and import a simple design with the free […]
Headphone Repair
Headphone Repair by Arunpreet Sandhu Arun used one of the many soldering station in the lab ans some of the electrical materials in order to repair several pairs of his own headphones. These were over-the-ear headphones with multiple parts, and yet it took Arunpreet little time to fix a pair. This kind of work is […]