Tactile Information Printing
Youbin Kang
4th year, Bachelor Interior Architecture & Furniture Design
Materials:
3D printer filaments, laser-cutting wood
Tools:
3D printer, SD card, laser cutting machine, Fusion 360, Rhino, Illustration, PrusaSlicer, filament, super glue, paper tape
Workshops:
KABK 3D Lab
KABK Metal
Steps:
Design model with a 3D modeling program.
Export into a stl file.
Check for defects in 3D model with a PrusaSlicer.
Set the filament, model size, printer speed, etc. on PrusaSlicer. (Set the timer to pause mid-way through, because the thread has to be placed on the model.)
Save the file that has been set up in SD card.
Insert the SD card into 3D printer and start printing.
When the machine stops at the time set earlier, place the thread on the model.
Drop a drop of super glue on the part where the threads cross each other to fix. (Be careful not to get super glue on the 3D printer panel.)
Fix threads outside 3D printer panel using paper tape.
Re-operate 3D printer. Make sure that nozzle of 3D printer does not touch thread.
Health and Safety Precautions:
The 3D printer should be used in a suitably ventilated facility. But even then, I don't recommend staying there for too long. I hope you can take a break from time to time to breathe some fresh air.
This recipe is part of Touching: A Research Method in Art and Design, an exhibition curated by architect and KABK tutor Laura van Santen, featuring the materials and research of students, tutors and workshop instructors from the KABK.
More information on the display, all samples and recipes can be found here.
