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Print Lab Roadmap 🎈
A cozy 8-week guide to 3D printing for absolute beginners!
8 Weekly Steps
60-Min Sessions
Software: Tinkercad
Welcome to Print Lab!
Our goal is to make 3D printing feel like magic. Keep instruction short (10-15 mins) so students have plenty of cozy hands-on time to watch their creations come to life!
PHASE 1: DREAMING & SHAPING (WEEKS 1 - 4)
WEEK 1 MEET THE PRINTERS
Hello, World of 3D! 🌟
Explore the printer parts, set up Tinkercad accounts, and learn standard safety (no touching hot parts!). Watch the printer run a mini diagnostic "dance."
Activity: Tinkercad Onboarding Concept: Navigation
WEEK 2 BUILDING BLOCKS
Playing with Solid Shapes 🧱
Learn how to stretch, stack, and align basic cubes and cylinders. Master cutting out spaces using Tinkercad's friendly "hole" tool.
Activity: Cool Desk Token Concept: Grouping & Aligning
WEEK 3 MEASURING MATTERS
Super-Precise Design 📏
Use the ruler tool to set exact millimeter dimensions. Discover why a tiny bit of extra room (tolerance) makes pieces fit together snugly without sticking!
Activity: Personal Keychain Tag Concept: Fitting & Tolerances
WEEK 4 THE SLICER MAGIC
Preparing to Print 🦄
Learn how the printer slices models like stacks of pancakes. Understand overhangs, gravity limitations, and how to avoid needing support structures.
Activity: Cozy Phone Stand Concept: Support-Free Slopes
PRINT LAB COZY CURRICULUM // STEP 1
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Happy Maker Guide ✨
Club Organizer Guide
Print Lab Roadmap 🎈
A cozy 8-week guide to 3D printing for absolute beginners!
8 Weekly Steps
60-Min Sessions
Software: Tinkercad
PHASE 2: CREATING & SHARING (WEEKS 5 - 8)
WEEK 5 FUNCTIONAL MAGIC
Clipping Things Together! 📎
Design useful objects that bend and lock onto cords and gadgets. Learn how walls bend and flex safely to grip cords securely.
Activity: Flexy Cable Organizer Concept: Flexible Walls
WEEK 6 MODULAR PLAY
The Modular Grid Challenge 🧩
Explore cool patterns that snap together side-by-side to make larger objects. Perfect for customizing storage bins that tile neatly on desk surfaces.
Activity: Hexagonal Nesting Tray Concept: Tiling & Assembly
WEEK 7 READY, SET, SLICE!
Slicing & Printer Setup ⚙️
Load multiple student designs onto a single build plate in the slicer. Learn about speed vs. quality settings, infill patterns, and starting physical prints safely.
Activity: Build Plate Layouts Concept: Slicer Batch Prep
WEEK 8 SHOW & TELL
Makers' Gallery Walk 🎉
Celebrate everyone's hard work! Hold a friendly exhibition, remove rafts or supporting strings, and share positive feedback with other designers.
Activity: Design Exhibition Concept: Supportive Critiques
Cozy Club Management Guide
Overnight Batch Printing
Ensure student designs are exported 2 days before club. Run longer 1-2 hour student prints overnight in batches so they're cool and ready on club day!
The "Happy Mistake" Box
Keep a container of funny misprints or spaghetti string failures! Celebrate these openly—it shows students that troubleshooting is a natural part of making things!
PRINT LAB COZY CURRICULUM // STEP 2
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Print Lab Flyer and Logbook 3D
Print Lab
Creative Maker Club 🌟
For Juniors & Seniors
No Experience Needed!
Let's Make
Magic in 3D! 🎨
Have you ever wanted to design your own custom gear, gadgets, or room decor? Join our friendly student-led design squad and watch your computer sketches pop out as physical plastic treasures!
Easy Tinkercad
Drag, drop, and group basic shapes! It's as friendly as digital LEGO blocks.
Sweet Slicers
Learn how to translate your cute 3D drawings into layer-by-layer instructions!
Take Home Prints
Every member gets to run their own custom-colored filament prints to take home!
Weekly Crafting Sessions
Thursdays @ 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Location: Design & Technology Lab (Room 214)
Club Leader
Mr. Henderson
Pop in anytime!
COZY MAKER SPACE // EST. 2026
SIGN UP SHEET POSTED AT THE ART STUDIO! 📝
LOG SHEET ✨
My Cozy 3D Design Log
Let's document, adjust, and iterate our shapes!
Prototyper Journal
Maker Name:
Cute Project Name:
Date & Print Color:
1. Draw Your Idea! (Top view & 3D perspective sketches)
Grid scale is all yours!
Sketch your 3D solid blocks here and write down width arrows!
2. Cozy Slicing Checklist
Nozzle Heat:
______ °C
Infill Pattern:
______ % Density
Layer Thickness:
______ mm
Supports?
Yes [ ] / No [ ]
3. Print Review & Happy Thoughts
My Favorite Success on this Print:
Where I encountered details to tweak:
My Joy Rating:
COZY RECORD SYSTEM // ENTRY SHEET
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Print Lab Basics Slides Slide 01
Print Lab // Let's Create! 🚀
Classroom Presentation
Welcome to the Creative Lab!
Introduction to
3D Printing & CAD
Let's turn your virtual drawings into real, physical toys and tools! Today, we'll explore the basics of design, safety, and starting your first custom model.
No coding, just pure crafting magic!
Press Next to Begin
How It Works ⚙️ 02 // 05
Meet Your
Robot Helper
Think of a 3D printer like a super-precise hot glue gun controlled by a robot! It melts plastic clay and draws it layer-by-layer onto a building plate.
What is Filament?
Our raw clay (PLA) is made of corn starch! It's biodegradable, totally non-toxic, and smells slightly sweet when heated.
🔥 1. The Hotend
The melting core. Heated metal liquefies solid filament and pushes out a thin, smooth thread of warm plastic clay.
📦 2. The Build Plate
The cozy foundation sheet. Kept flat and slightly warm so plastic sticks firmly while printing without sliding around.
🤖 3. Motor Gantry
The robot's arm! High-accuracy motors slide the nozzle left/right, front/back, and upwards at micro-millimeter steps.
🧶 4. Filament Spool
The big thread roll of raw plastic fed into the drive gears. Comes in thousands of wonderful pastel and neon colors!
UNDERSTANDING OUR ROBOTIC CREATORS
PRINT LAB SYSTEM // v1.0
Lab Etiquette & Safety 💖 03 // 05
Cozy Rules for Safe Printing
🔥 Hot Zone
Look, Don't Touch!
The active hot nozzle melts plastic at 200°C (392°F) . Treat it like a hot iron—admire your prints strictly through the glass door!
🎗️ Hair & Sleeves
Tuck and Tie!
The machine gears move quickly and with lots of force. Tie back long hair , roll up loose sleeves, and keep fingers clear of moving tracks.
🧤 Removing Prints
Let it Cool Down!
Removing fresh prints with scrapers can be tricky. Wait 5 minutes—as the build plate cools down, the plastic shrinks slightly and pops off naturally !
KINDNESS & SAFETY GUARANTEED EVERY WEEK
SAFETY TEAM APPROVED
The Design Pipeline 🎨 04 // 05
How Slicing Works! 🥞
Your computer drawing is saved as a solid 3D file (STL ). Our slicing app slices that drawing into flat, paper-thin layers (like pancakes), turning it into a language the printer motors can read.
Print Lab Project Guides Print Lab Craft Cards 🎈
Print, laminate, and scissor-cut in half for independent design tasks!
Part 1
Level 1: Super Easy
01
My Cozy Initial Keychain
Let's get comfortable in Tinkercad! In this task, you'll practice moving blocks, typing custom letters, and drilling a tiny hole so you can hook your new print onto your school bag.
Tag Size (X/Y) 60mm × 25mm
Thickness (Z) Base: 3mm | Text: 5mm
Keychain Hole 6mm Cylinder Hole
Step 1: Drag a red solid Box. Scale it to L:60mm, W:25mm, and H:3mm. Nice and flat!
Step 2: Drag a Cylinder Hole. Scale size to X:6mm, Y:6mm. Place it 4mm from the left edge.
Step 3: Click the Text tool and type your initials! Scale the height (Z-axis) to 5mm. Merge it on top of the plate.
Step 4: Highlight everything together. Hit Ctrl+G to combine. Done! ✨
Quality: 0.2mm Infill: 15% (Honeycomb) Supports: None!
← CUT ALONG DOTS TO SPLIT →
Level 2: Apprentice
02
Squeeze-Me Cable Clip
Let's build a functional desk tool! This clip slides onto your charging cord to keep it from slipping off your table. You will use exact millimeter spacing for a snug fit.
Clip Size (X/Y/Z) 18mm × 18mm × 15mm
Inner Channel 4.2mm Diameter
Entrance Cut 2.8mm Wide (Box Hole)
Step 1: Drag a Cube. Scale it to X:18mm, Y:18mm, Z:15mm. In the options, set radius bevel to 1.0.
Step 2: Drag a Cylinder Hole. Scale to X:4.2mm, Y:4.2mm, Z:20mm. Align it dead-center in your block.
Step 3: To make a path for the cord to push in, drag a Box Hole. Scale to 2.8mm wide, 10mm deep.
Step 4: Slide that Box Hole on top so it cuts into the center cylinder. Group all shapes. Super cute!
Quality: 0.16mm (Fine) Infill: 20% (Gyroid) Supports: None!
COZY STUDIO CARDS // SERIES A
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Print Lab Craft Cards 🎈
Print, laminate, and scissor-cut in half for independent design tasks!
Part 2
Level 3: Specialist
03
Cozy Hexagon Desk Pot
Let's create interlocking modular organizers! Multiple hexagon bins tile together perfectly side-by-side like a honeycomb hive to keep your desk pens tidy.
Outer Shape Polygon (6 sides), H:40mm
Inner Wall 1.6mm thickness
Nesting Bottom Solid 2mm Floor
Step 1: Drag a Polygon solid shape (6 sides). Scale size X:30mm, Y:34.6mm, and Height to 40mm.
Step 2: Duplicate the polygon. Turn the copy into a Hole. Scale it smaller: X:26.8mm, Y:30.9mm.
