Hello world,

My name is Roger Hernandez, and I am very excited for this course as I have been hoping to learn more about 3D Printing and making physical things as opposed to just thinking and discussing about concepts like we do in most classes. Ever since I saw my friend who happens to be an art major make a bust of himself with a 3D printer I have been very intrigued with learning more and more about it.

Something that further sparked my interest in what we are going to begin to work with and learn in class was what the guest speaker Arielle Rausin showed us in our first class about the 3D printed racing glove she made that began as just a class project but blossomed into her career. Its just so amazing to think about all the doors that 3D printing can open and how things will become more easily accessible, easy to create and easy to replicate with more accuracy in the future with this new technology at our disposal. Additionally, as professor Vishal has mentioned, this software and physical technology is becoming more affordable and will continue to become more affordable in the future.

Some exciting creations from the website Pinshape that I found that can be 3D printed are:

1.  iCable Guards (https://pinshape.com/items/17951-3d-printed-icableguards-free-4-eva)

   This is a very interesting creation that is basically a protective cover for the ends of charging cables that helps remove the issue of charging cables ripping and not working from folding it incorrectly. It is a great design that I can’t think of changing to better but potentially adding some length to it would be beneficial as currently it is a very short guard that may not remove the issue completely but will delay the ripping from the cable for some time which is still very helpful.

2. Wall outlet shelf (https://pinshape.com/items/6272-3d-printed-wall-outlet-shelf)

   This design is for a shelf that you can place over a wall outlet when using a charger for some device that is great for when you have short charging cables but do not want to leave your phone or device on the floor. You can put this above the outlet and lay your device on it while the outlet is in use. One modification I would make for this design is adding some protective bumpers on the sides of the shelf for the device to not fall off from the shelf while being used.

3. Smartphone hugger (https://pinshape.com/items/34527-3d-printed-smartphone-hugger)

   The design is a U-shaped object that acts as a stand for phones or devices that is great for not only those iphone video watchers who need a stand for optimum viewing, but also for those who need a safer and easy way to wrap wired headphones that are not being used. I would try to change the design to be foldable in order to be stored easily.

4. Violin (https://pinshape.com/items/24608-3d-printed-violin)

   This is a design of a life sized violin that according to reviews can actually be used which is very impressive to think about as these instruments many times costs an immense amount of money to purchase. I would modify this design to different usable sizes since some reviews mentioned that they could not make the violin if they did not have a big enough 3D printer.