Summary Notes:

Large turnout for Science Sunday with more interest than expected for silver mirroring.  Mirroring took up the entire Science Sunday period so we did not get to the 3D print chamber development part.  Thanks to glassworks for the collaboration: the hand-blown then silver mirrored ornaments turned out great!

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Ornaments blown by Megan Murray (glass blowing instructor) 

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Green Orb by Yieu Chyan 

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Pre-Science Sunday Information:

Fun Activity: Silver Mirroring: Make your own shiny Christmas ornaments

Have you blown your own glass ornaments with glass blowing? Want to make a makerspace logo ornament?  Interested in seeing the mirroring process in person and learning a bit of chemistry?  Then this activity is for you! ($5 each materials fee - $3 to silver ornaments you bring).  

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Figure 1. Hand-blown glass ornaments before and after silver mirroring.  

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Figure 2. Makerspace logo silver mirrored ornaments. 

Research Project: 3D-Print Vapor Smoothing Chamber Working Session 2

• Two vapor chamber smoothing designs were selected for development.  We will be developing a simple chamber that anyone can build in order to further open source knowledge as well as a more complicated chamber that gives us more control over the process conditions in terms of controlling temperature, pressure, acetone concentrations, etc.
• There will be two main objectives and teams: Build/Design and Metrology. Everyone will be working together during the group working session on Sundays.  Teams are more for volunteering for specific additional take-home work.  

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