You might not know what a Three Dimensional printer is, but one may end up in your house one day.
A 3D printer is a machine that takes a filament made of Polyactic acid, a plastic commonly known as PLA, to make objects. Metal, sometimes wood and cement can also be used. Even some homes right now are being 3D printed with cement and all it takes is to have a 3D model of the house you want.
With the smaller 3D printers you can make smaller items like prosthetics or household items; all you need is a 3D model.
“I think that 3D printers are very versatile and hope to see one in every house,” Days Creek technology teacher Daniel Johnson said. “It can print a toy, a home, a tool.
Johnson, the technology teacher at Days Creek since 2021, advocated for the purchase of 3D printers at the school. He cited its value for students beyond Days Creek.
“The 3D printers are very good, but are hard to use if you don’t know what you’re doing,” junior Dylan Stern said.
A 3D printer works by creating a physical object layer by layer, following a digital design, by depositing material like plastic filament through a nozzle, with each layer precisely positioned according to a computer-generated blueprint, essentially “building up” the object from the bottom to the top.
3D models can be found abundantly online.
