Ridgewood Library to unveil 3D printer
JUNE 27, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY LIZ WELLINGHORST
STAFF WRITER
Imagine designing an image of the Eiffel Tower on a computer, saving it to a zip drive, then heading to the local library to make or “print” the three-dimensional plastic miniature statue.
It’s now possible with the Ridgewood Library’s new MakerBot 3D Replicator, a new consumer-grade, desktop-size 3-D printer.
The 3-D printer arrived in mid-May, but hasn’t been officially unveiled yet because the library’s IT department has been working out the kinks.
“We’ve been generating programming, learning its new features and design programs,” said Charles Gallo, technology manager at the Ridgewood Public Library and an alumnus of Ridgewood High School. “What I can say is that the 3D MakerBot is extremely user friendly and accessible to all age groups, and when it’s officially open to the public, they will really enjoy it.”
Friends of the Ridgewood Library, a fundraising arm of the library, donated a $5,000 grant to make the 3-D printing possible.
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Thanks for the money grant that made this possible.