Jacob Franz
About Me
- I am a second year undergraduate student at Michigan Technological University majoring in Mechanical Engineer. I joined Open Source Hardware Enterprise Fall 2016. I am the lead on the Granulator MKll project which is apart of the C3 Grant. I am shop trained and help with any machining that needs to be completed for OSHE.
Enterprise Fall 2016
Ford College Community Challenge Project:
This semester I started working on the Ford C3 Grant Project. My main project was to design a belt cover for use on the plastic granulator. I also collaborated with Peter Gorecki and Walker Nelson in the early stages of designing the new plastic granulator. During this time we brainstormed ideas of cutting methods, potential design features, and what test, and calculations will need to be done. The main design goal for creating a belt cover was to have the cover be 3D printed using a Open Source 3D Printer, as well not having to do any modifications to the current machine. My design uses the 4 preexisting holes on the legs. In order to attach the 3D printed parts to the machine it will require new parts to fit through both the 3D printed part and legs. Currently The main components of the Belt cover are designed and on the waitlist to be printed at the start of next semester.
Bill Of Materials for adding on belt cover (added on to original BOM):
4 - 3/8" x 4" Course thread bolts
1 - 3/8" coarse thread locknuts
4 -1/2" x 5/8" x1" Steel Spacers
4 - 3/8" Washers
PLA Filament
Interests
I am interested in Open Source Machines such as 3D printers and other CNC machines. Also I am interested in the ways that 3D printing will help save money and economic benefits of 3D printers in the home.
Experience
Assembled a Prusa i3 MKll Kit Built a Athena 3D Printer over the summer.