Yesterday afternoon we had four of the MakerBot Replicator 2X machines fired up and running to print out the wheels for the CSM Lunabotics competition team. It is impressive to see so many 3D printers running and producing parts.
Exciting news! The Colorado School of Mines and the 3D Printing Store are now officially collaborating
Today was an exciting day here in the mechanical engineering department at the Colorado School of Mines. We are now officially collaborating with The 3D Printing Store on a range of topics related to additive manufacturing. Already we are working on putting together an additive manufacturing professional development short course for this summer and are working on several interesting research initiatives. The sky is the limit with this relationship.
Above is a photo of today’s signing ceremony in the new College of Engineering and Computation Sciences Design Lab. From left to right, the people in the photo are: John Steuben (grad student), Erik Charrier (grad student), Cameron Turner (CSM faculty), Kevin Moore (CSM Dean), Jered Dean (CSM faculty), Debra Wilcox (3D Printing Store), Douglas L. Van Bossuyt (CSM Faculty), Kenton Kuhn (3D Printing Store), Daniel Anderson (grad student), Nathan Pickle (grad student).
Debra Wilcox from the 3D Printing Store discussing some of the challenges of industry with Kevin Moore, the dean of the College of Engineering and Computation Sciences.
Mount Galbraith Park Hike
Heather and I went hiking at Mount Galbraith Park today. It is part of the extensive Jefferson County Open Space network. This is the creek at the bottom of Golden Gate Canyon.
Heather ready to head up the mountain.
The road that winds up Golden Gate Canyon.
Crossing a sketchy ice section in the shade. We encountered several very sketchy areas on the hike.
Some big houses with great views live on the hills on the other side of the canyon.
Panorama looking from west to east and to the north of lower Golden Gate Canyon.
North Golden and North Table Mountain.
Heading up the trail.
Looking up toward Mount Galbraith Park.
Looking over the saddle toward South Table Mountain and beyond.
The Coors plant down in Golden.
Coors ahoy!
Huge houses with gorgeous views.
The snowy path in the shade.
Walking through an older fire burn.
Snowy peaks on the continental divide in the distance.
Giants looming in the distance.
Looking west.
Heather looking down toward Golden. The Colorado School of Mines is visible in this photo. Denver is just over Heather’s left shoulder.
At the top of the mountain.
There were a bunch of cactus all over the mountain. I guess we live in a desert!
Big peaks a bit to the north.
Heather looking out to the east.
Pointing toward downtown Denver. Next weekend, the Portland Timbers will be playing the Colorado Rapids. We will be in attendance in the Timbers Army.
From near the top of the mountain.
Golden in all its glory.
Heading down through the snowy shade back to the car. It was a fun little hike.