Any Ideas for ULS-25E for middle school students

[Bruce Dorworth]

Al, the program you are talking about is a key chain maker and can be found here...http://www.scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/ He works off of donations and has tons of DXF files there also.

Good Luck,
Bruce

[AL Ursich]

Thank you!!!!!

[Keith Outten]

Consider the Dinosaur Projects like the Wooly Mammoth

[Mike Mackenzie]

Mike,

The important thing to keep in mind here is your machine, These ideas are all great however your system will have a difficult time working with these materials.

Your system is pushing 20 years old and is only a 25 watt 12x24 system so my suggestion would be to work with materials that will be easier to process. Paper, Chip Board, Poster board, frame matting, 1/8 wood maybe 1/4 etc.

Because of the age of the system if you try to push the limits it may only discourage the kids from using it when there projects do not cut.

[Kay Bengtson]

I suggest making stencils that they can use to personalize their bikes or anything they have at home. Make it possible for them to employ their favorite stuff too like logos from TV shows or movies or video games. That will engage them more than making a key chain for mom. Use 1/16" bass sheets for the material. Show them hoe to get the image from the net, insert it into a program to make the tracing and the resulting vector file. They learn several interesting design steps and don't get bored.

Kay

[Brian R Cain]

Hi,
Here in the UK lasers are very popular in schools. Not all schools have one but some have several. They are invariably found in the Design & Technology depts. I understand that the UK as a country is somewhat unique in the extent to which laser s are used.

The nature of the projects the kids undertake depend on the courses each school runs, but typically the school would have the kids start off designing clocks or iphone holders, fancy memory sticks. They use the lasers quite a bit for packaging projects if they run graphics as a separate course and if they run a textile course the laser would be used to make parts for purses etc. Jewellery projects are popular too.

The best thing to do is to try and have a look at some UK school websites. If you search for "school laser cutter UK" you'll be able to find some schools showing what they've been making.