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Having dug up an older watch face missing its band, I wondered what else I could do with it. I found a design for an adapter to let a watch hang from a belt loop, and thought it was a great idea to try out. Now that I’ve got it printed I’m very happy with it. For next time, I’d adjust the print maybe 5% smaller to allow tolerances in fitting the piece onto the watch. To get the piece to fit as-is I had to file it down slightly — but it still looks great and works fine! Thanks to the staff who helped me ou
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  • Matthew Andres Moreno
3D Printed Belt-Loop Watch Adapter
Having dug up an older watch face missing its band, I wondered what else I could do with it. I found a design for an adapter to let a watch hang from a belt loop, and thought it was a great idea to try out.
3d printed blue and purple model airplane.
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  • Conan Lee
Decorative Model Plane
A user 3D printed model plane used as a fun desk decoration!
3d printed blue and purple star wand
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  • Victoria Qiu
Magical Payment Wand
User created magic wand for payments (credit card not included!)
A gray, layered 3D model sits on a table, featuring a prominent red line that traces a bike trail along a section of the Andean mountain range, highlighting the trail’s path over varied elevations.
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  • Alejandro Riano-Molina
Printing My Bike Trail
3d printed topograpy of bike trail
Black 3d printed mini figurine on a wicker table
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  • Nathaniel Carlson
3D Printed Mini Figurine
First time 3d printing for a personalized gift!
purple, blue, and pink iridescent 3D model of the Steven's quintet galaxy cluster
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  • Steven Umbarger
3D print - galaxy
A researcher used software to convert an image of stars into a 3D model and used the shapiro design lab 3D print resources to finish the project!
one pink and one sandy colored 3D printed macaron cookies with animal figurines sandwiched between them
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  • Kate Kyoungmin Lee
3D print - macaron fidget clicker
A student returns to the design lab for their second 3D print project.
A fidget clicker featuring two faces outlined in red on a yellow background
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  • Kate Kyoungmin Lee
3D print - Fidget clicker
A first time 3D printer user creates a fidget clicker using Blender and Shapiro Design Lab tools.
black 3d printed block M logo cookie cutter on manila background
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  • Luis Lavieri
3D print - Block M cookie cutter
An enthusiastic culinary professional prototypes a cookie cutter at the Shapiro Design Lab.
A pan flute prototype on a crowded laboratory work bench
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  • Brooks Ransom
3D print - Recorder mouthpiece with screw threading
An engineering team works to prototype a recorder mouthpiece for an innovative pan flute instrument.