▼This page was part of an MTU course MSE4777 OA and MSE4777 OB/MSE5777/EE4777/EE5777: Open-source 3-D printing
Please leave comments using the talk page. The course runs in the Fall semester. It is not open edit.

Assignment

  1. Identify an OSAT that you would like to design to be a 3D printable technology
  2. Make sure someone else has not already done it : existing designs here.
  3. Reserve your OSAT by signature tagging with ~~~~ next to the OSAT on the list generated by the Appropedia community: Requests for 3-D printable open source appropriate technology. You can add your own ideas to the list, more than one of you can tackle the same tech in a different way, you may improve upon existing designs if you do so in a significant way. Do this by 11/18
  4. Design 3D printable components with ONLY OS CAD packages (e.g. OpenSCAD, FreeCAD, or Blender)
  5. Create a Appropedia page for your project. (Easiest way to create a page is to search for the name of it and then click on the red link or in the list put double square brackets around it)
  6. Include the following sections on your page using the template below (copy and paste wiki markup into your page)
  7. Add picture and link to your project page in gallery below.
  8. Print component and bring to class - Complete and due by 12/4

Grading

Automatic reductions:

Add your image and link the gallery below in a single line after the last one in the list

Template

Copy the wiki markup below to your page to use as a template
▼This page was part of an MTU course MSE4777 OA and MSE4777 OB/MSE5777/EE4777/EE5777: Open-source 3-D printing
Please leave comments using the talk page. The course runs in the Fall semester. It is not open edit.

Title of the device or system

Project developed by [your name linked to your user account]

Abstract

  1. Paragraph description of the OSAT - why is it Appropriate? What need does it fulfil? Are there case studies you have found of a technology being used successfully?
  2. Picture of completed print using

Bill of Materials

  1. Provide a full BOM -- Materials needed for fabrication of device and alternative materials if they are not available, prices/sources of non-printable parts
    1. Upload and link to all source files
    2. Upload and link to all STLs

Tools needed

  1. MOST Delta RepRap or similar RepRap 3-D printer

Skills and knowledge needed

Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions

  1. Provide directions for print/assembly - be detailed enough in your "how to" to ensure that someone could construct the device from your description. Consider the elegance of IKEA like instructions.
  2. Include print time estimate
  3. Include assembly time estimate
  4. Including drawings or pictures of the device at stage of assembly at minimum. (Upload)
  5. Consider video if appropriate
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Example video summary of textbook

Common Problems and Solutions

Cost savings

  1. Estimate your costs
  2. Find a commercial equivalent
  3. Calculate $ savings and % savings

References

  1. ↑ web page: Department of Energy (DOE) Landscaping and Energy Efficiency, DOE/GO-10095 (1995) Available: http://web.archive.org/web/20021201231338/http://www.eren.doe.gov:80/erec/factsheets/landscape.html

Based on the developmental needs addressed (e.g. food, heat, electricity, clean water, health care, etc.) be sure to label your device in the proper categories e.g. use . Be sure to categorize your device so that it will be easy to find – for example "Low voltage connection basics" is categorized in

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Created November 12, 2014 by Joshua M. Pearce
Last edit June 23, 2026 by Irene Delgado
Cite as Bjholtz, J.M.Pearce, Jack Hicks (2014–2026). "777 OSAT projects 2014". Appropedia. Retrieved September 28, 2026.
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