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 ===== Lab Announcements ===== ===== Lab Announcements =====
-03/14/2025 \\+4/27/26 \\
  
-With finals week + Spring Break coming up, the Workshop Wizards will have little availability. Therefore, **our training and job capacity will be diminished until Spring quarter** starts up. Sorry for any inconvenience and please reach out to the lab manager if you have any urgent concerns.+The **Bambu H2D is Back Up**. After replacing the hotend cooling fan (and the nozzle camera after accidentally damaging it during repairs) it's back in business!
  
 +3/16/2026 \\
  
-02/11/2025 \\+The **Bambu H2D is Down**. The hotend cooling fan has gone bad and needs to be replaced. Parts have been ordered but no ETA yet. 
  
-As some of you may know, we recently installed a **new laser cutter.** It's much more powerful than the Trotec, with a larger bed and a more effective air assist. +Most likely, it will not be up until after Spring Break.
-This means it can cut a much wider range of materials. You can learn more about the new laser cutter [[thunderlaser_nova35 | here]]+
  
  
-We are currently phasing out the old Trotec. If you need to laser cut, please request training on the new laser cutter asap. **The Trotec will no longer be available for regular use.** You can find the training request form below the announcements.+3/12/26 \\
  
 +After a moderate amount of testing and user feedback, **we now only recommend Clear Resin for 3D Printed Microfluidics Molds printed on the Form 4.**
  
-01/13/2025 \\+While our users had a lot of success with Tough 2k V1 and V1.1 on the Form 3, the new V2 formulation does not work well with PDMS casting.
  
-**The CrystalMark is currently down.** We are waiting for some replacement parts before we continue troubleshooting. The tool has also been moved to the back of the room, to make space for a new laser cutter.+The upside is clear prints on the Form4 have an incredibly smooth finish, even better than the glossy treatment that we developed a couple years ago.
  
-Update from 2/11/25 - still no luck. We've troubleshot the tool quite a bit and are taking a break for now to focus on other lab tasks. If you are deeply concerned with the status of the CrystalMark, please contact the lab manager. 
  
 +10/10/25 \\
  
-12/05/2024 __**\\ Winter Mega Announcement**__ \\ \\ +**Fall Update:** Wizards are back and training is ramping up. 
-There will be **no training offered from 12/20/24 through 01/06/25.** Additionally, training will be extremely limited from 12/9/24 through 12/20/24 due to limited Workshop Wizard availability.  +
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-Elings Hall will be closed to those without swipe access from 12/20 through 01/06. During this time, there will be **intermittent DI Water and Exhaust work, preventing safe use of the fume hoods.** Please take this time for vacation, data analysis, or other activities that do not require lab use. +
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-**We are currently experiencing some waterjet issues.** The pinch valve that controls abrasive flow is cracked. We are working on a fix, but it may require some replacement parts. **ETA for new parts is Tuesday 12/17** +
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-Happy holidays and see you next year!! ⭐🌲⛄ +
  
 +Over the summer we installed one **Form 4 resin printer**, as well as a new wash and cure station. For those who are trained on the Form 3 printers, feel free to try the Form 4 -- the workflow is nearly identical and up to 10x faster. Once we've used most of our Form 3 consumables, we'll install another Form 4 and retire our Form 3s.
  
 +This year we are launching the Future Makers program - a series of field trips and workshops to inspire young students to want to make things. **The lab will be closed from 9am - 4pm on November 14** for our first field trip. Please do not plan to access the Innovation Workshop during that time.
  
  
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 __Workshop Wizards__ __Workshop Wizards__
  
-Yanis: yanis@ucsb.edu  +Yanis: yanis@ucsb.edu  
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-Rachel: rylin@ucsb.edu +
  
 Colin: ckwok520@ucsb.edu  Colin: ckwok520@ucsb.edu 
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-Jason: jwei@ucsb.edu  
  
 Remy: remywong@ucsb.edu Remy: remywong@ucsb.edu
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 Grace : grace_zhang@ucsb.edu Grace : grace_zhang@ucsb.edu
  
-Flynn: flynnirvine@ucsb.edu (In Edinburgh until Winter quarter)+Flynn: flynnirvine@ucsb.edu 
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 +Marcos: marcos150@ucsb.edu 
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 +Ava: agraef@ucsb.edu
  
 __Feedback__ __Feedback__
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