I wanted to make a coin holder because we already have a phone holder at home from when my brother took IDEA a previous year
Sketches
First you Make your design in Inventor
Below is the step by step with snips from the process sketch to finished project
Map Out Dimensions
Place the holes for Coins and extrude down 2.5 inches add 4.5% to sizes so coins don't get stuck
Decorate
Add things like rounded edges and indents to give it a unique look
Print
Put it in maker bot and start your printing. mine was over 6 hours
Does it Work?
Due to sizing problems in maker bot after printing I realized that coins wont fit in any the holes so i'm turning my coin holder into a toothbrush holder because I an flexible and excepted that it cant hold coins like I wanted it too.
What I Learned
I learned that sometimes when printing the supports are not needed even if it looks like they need them. Like what happened with the handle of my project it printed with a gap with out supports. I learned that instead of having to take a picture of the printing right away. If the print time is long you can come in after school and if its still printing and you can take your picture than.