Library for receiving 3D printing and engraving technology – IRONTON TRIBUNE

Residents of the area will soon have the technology to make 3D printing and laser engraving thanks to a grant awarded at the BRIGGS Lawrence County Public Library.

Gretchen Claypool, director of the library, said that the technology purchased with the Library Services and Technology Act for library services and technologies will provide a 3D printer for a Chesapeake location – 11054 County Road 1.

The Grants Program for countries is the largest source of federal support for funding for library services in the United States. LSTA’s grant – administered by Ohio – falls under that.

Claypool said that when the library system launched its “Beyond Book” initiative, the library patrons saw new formats, materials and experience in their local branches.

“At that time, we said it would be best if we had a derivative space – or a place for people to make, learn and do new things,” she said. “We have already made smaller pop-up versions on it.”

The library offers a Maker space room for students working on science and book projects.

“We would provide materials to make their poster boards – all in a large space where they can enter their own time, use our materials without costs, and make part of this project,” said Claypul. “We wanted to expand this full time. At that moment, I started looking for grants. “

Library officials have decided that the 3D printing laboratory will benefit many related activities and institutions in the community that can use it. Claypool even contacted the Stem+M school in South Point, with the understanding that the library will host small, specific classes, including 3D printing for school students.

“We also want the laboratory to be available to daily citizens and young adults who have a project or want to learn about these types of seal – for commercial benefit, for fun, for artistic reasons,” it SAI.

With that in mind, the library buys a 3D printer with a professional, industrial size of Fusion 360. It is set up for “realistic projects”.

“The thing I have seen most recently is someone to make a car for cars already,” Claypool said. “People also make tools with this technology, such as nests and wrenches of available drawings.”

The library will also add a laptop for the laboratory, so people who have skills or want to learn them can design their own drawings.

“We also get an artistic printer with four films from a company called Bambu,” said Claypool.

This technology can manage four different types or colors of the thread at the same time to create a 3D printing. In addition, the library receives a laser engraver with Glowforge.

“It’s doing different things,” Claypool said. “This can make business signs. It can make decorative hair pins. He can make branded ornaments. “

She said that someone could even engrave a family recipe on a cutting board. All this technology will enter the laboratory in the central room in Chesapik. The library will use the conference room adjacent to this space as a classroom.

“The laboratory will come with many tools,” said Claypul. “Software, laptop, modification tools, refinement and change of your 3D prints after printing them …”

Claypool said the new library techniqueNology will allow the patrons to cut vinyls, design T -shirts and produce “almost everything” as long as the material fits within the laser engraver.

“We hope to open it in April,” she said.