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New 3D Printer: Bambu X1 Carbon
The UniSQ Library Makerspace is delighted to welcome a new 3D printer, the Bambu X1 Carbon. This machine is a cut above our current printers and has a higher quality and faster print speed. It's also capable of printing with up to four different colours at a time,...
Makerspace Project Highlights June
A huge month with lots of great projects. Pictured below are education students trying out squishy circuits for the first time. They made their own batches of conductive and insulative playdough at home and use the Makerspace electronics consumables to get an idea of...
Makerspace Project Highlights March
This month the Makerspace welcomed a 3D printer upgrade including two Ultimaker S3 (Dual Extrusion) and two Ultimaker 2+ Connect models which will supersede the Creality CR-10's. We've already been making a great array of prints with these, see below. These modular...
Student-made Injection Model at USQ Makerspace
A USQ Biomedical student has created a 3D printed injection model as part of her Industry Placement project. In collaboration with USQ Nursing and the Makerspace, she designed, 3D modelled, 3D printed and painted this learning aid. Copies of this will be available for...
New Video – 3D Printed Makerspace Projects
As part of the new series of videos on getting started with 3D printing, the USQ video production team helped put together this showcase video of makerspace example projects. Check it out here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/507813565
3D Print Highlights – December 2020
Lots of new students and visitors in the Makerspace after Semester 2 exams, here's some of the best prints of the month: Here's a print with a couple of 3D scanned young girls and some characters from the game 'Amoung Us'. This ultra small crow print has great detail...
Making budget, 3D printed custom prosthetics
The USQ Library Makerspace has been working with Toowoomba Hand Therapy on a collaborative project making prosthetic fingers. The patient pictured below lost his finger in a workplace accident, and wanted a prosthetic to continue playing the guitar. This 3D printed...
Face Shields for Healthcare Workers
The Darling Downs PPE project mitigated some of the early PPE shortages for healthcare workers in the Toowoomba and wider area during the March-May period in 2020. Makers around the world launched PPE projects, and the Darling downs area was no exception, creating...