The newly started 3-D printing club heads into an exciting year of 3-D publications.
Sophomores Mingwei Samuel, Stefan Zukin, Ian Taylor, and Alex Chueh lead the club.
“A 3-D printer works a lot like a glue gun,” Samuel said.
The printer works by emitting plastic on three different axes. Layer after layer of plastic is formed and laid down until the complete 3-D object is created.
“We hope to get a printer by February or March so we can see our ideas come to life,” Zukin said.
The club plans to start a fundraising project that will provide the funds for a printer. The fundraiser has not been determined, but will hopefully cover the costs of the 3-D printer.
“The goal of the club is to bring 3-D printing to the high school so anyone can use it without having to spend a couple thousand dollars,” Samuel said.
The four boys created the club to bring 3-D printing to Piedmont. The upcoming technology is a new and commodity that they hope will spread throughout Piedmont and the world.
Teachers are also interested in this new technology. A 3-D printer will allow teachers to cheaply make items such as petri dishes, allowing them to spend funding on experimental items such as chemicals, science teacher Tom Huffaker said.
The club has a total of 27 members.
“I want to learn about the new technology,” said 3-D printing club member junior Nick Whitaker, “I think it will be very important in the future.”
The club meets every Thursday during lunch in the room 48, the computers room.
“I am eager to be involved with something this cutting edge,” said 3-D club member junior Joey Wilhelm. “It’s something new that I believe will really take off.”
