Projects – Ethan Powers' Blog

Slugmania

I am writing today about something that’s become a bit of a fun fad in my 3D printing classes. One of the first 3D printing assignments that I have kids do is called “Printing Something From the Internet”, where students find a premade STL file online and print it. It’s an introductory activity to getContinue reading “Slugmania”

Concrete Weights Pt. 2

I started making my third batch of weights this week. I took some pictures so I could show more of the process instead of just the finished product. First, I had to clean out the molds, since they had just been used. I simply scrubbed with water and IPA (not the beer, but still alcoholic),Continue reading “Concrete Weights Pt. 2”

Concrete Weights Pt. 1

After seeing how much it would cost to buy the 25lb and 45lb weight plates for my home gym during the pandemic, I decided to look into ways to make my own. I settled on using concrete molds from the website Stix and Stone. It seemed simple enough- just buy the molds, buy some concrete,Continue reading “Concrete Weights Pt. 1”