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3D Printed Bag

DIY Build

Beginner

Decorations

Gift Ideas

Valentine's Day

Fashion
Learn how to 3D print a bag. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 10Time to build: depending on printing density and acuracy What you do This project will guide you through downloading a printable file, slicing it, installing your preferred color, and finally printing it. How to start Press the instructions button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the SPH Makerspace....
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3D Printer Kit

Alumni

DIY Build

Art, culture and entertainment

Community empowerment

Consumer goods

Education

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering

Advanced

Digital Fabrication

Electronics
The Project 3D Printer Kit aims to provide Makerspace users with an instruction manual for constructing a 3D printer using materials available at SPH Makerspace. The manual will detail the specific SPH machines and tools required for the assembly. Additionally, it will guide users on how to acquire components not stocked in the Makerspace shop, such as extruders and electronic boards. This project aims to offer ETH students a platform for learning about and delving into 3D printer design....
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Acrylic LED Sign

DIY Build

Intermediate

Gift Ideas

Electronics
Combine laser cutting and soldering into a custom LED sign. Make an interesting sign that can be fully customized to say whatever you want it to. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 40Time to build: 90min What you do This project guides you through engraving your custom sign unto an acrylic sheet. After you will laser cut and assemble the base where the LED's for lighting up the sign will be housed. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Chocolate Bunny

DIY Build

Beginner

Easter
Learn how to combine 3D printing and our vacuum thermoformer to make your own chocolate molds. Create your own chocolate bunny. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 7Time to build: 60min What you do This project will guide you through preparing a model for usage as a positive for a chocolate mold then printing it. You will then use the vacuum thermoformer to make your own chocolate molds. Afterwards you can make your own chocolates in whatever form you might want. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Cookie Cutters

DIY Build

Beginner

Gift Ideas

Household

Christmas
Learn to 3D Print your own cookie cutters. Make your first self made kitchen utensils and make unique cookies. Start to fill your house with your own creations. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 3Time to build: 60min What you do We provide a variety of Christmas themed cookie cutter 3D models from which you can choose to print what you like. This way you can get started printing your own kitchen supplies. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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DLP Printed Christmas Ornaments

DIY Build

Beginner

Decorations

Christmas

Digital Fabrication
Print Christmas ornaments with our DLP printers. They allow for detailed Prints in gorgeous colors. Learn to make your own Christmas decor in our Makerspace. General Information Costs for the materials: CHF 1Time to build: 120min What you do We provide you with different ornaments to choose from. After slicing them, you simply have to 3D print them and finish them up with some processing. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Easter Eggs Sachet

DIY Build

Beginner

Easter

Textile
This project will teach you how to sew a basic drawstring bag and add details with the cutting plotter. Learn simple sewing and combine it with cutting out stickers. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 3Time to build: 40min What you do This project guides you through sewing your own little bag for Easter eggs with creative graphics. Perfect for gifting or as Easter decor, these sachets add a special handmade touch to any occasion. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Laser Cut Christmas Coasters

DIY Build

Gift Ideas

Christmas

Digital Fabrication
Use the laser cutter to make cork coasters. Learn to make this simple Christmas gift in our Makerspace. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 21 per sheet of corkTime to build: 10min What you do We provide you with a template file for a Christmas themed coaster. You are free to adjust the design to fit your needs. Using the modified file you can then cut out any number of your own custom coasters. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Laser Cut Christmas Ornaments

DIY Build

Beginner

Decorations

Christmas

Wood
Laser cut your own Christmas ornaments and give your Christmas tree a custom touch. Learn to use our laser cutter to make house decor. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 7Time to build: 20min What you do We provide you with a variety of ornament files from which you can choose to laser cut whichever one you like. Then you need to use the laser cutter to cut out the individual shapes. Lastly you can assemble them into beautiful Christmas ornaments. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Laser Cut Egg Lamp

DIY Build

Intermediate

Easter

Electronics
Make your own egg shaped lamp for Easter. This project teaches you how to combine laser cutting and soldering to create home decor. General Information Costs for the materials: CHF 7Time to build: 90min What you do This project guides you through the laser cutting and assembling of the outer shell of the lamp, as well as soldering the electronics for your own piece of home decor. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Macropad with Raspberry Pi

DIY Build

Intermediate

Gadgets

Electronics

IOT - Internet of Things
Make a custom macropad with all the shortcuts you need. This project will teach you how to combine 3D printing and your electronics knowledge to create a useful tool for your computer. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 9Time to build: 60min What you do This project guides you through building a custom macropad with a Raspberry Pi Pico—a small, programmable keyboard that can run shortcuts and commands for tasks like editing, coding, or gaming. The Pico acts as the microcontroller, with mechanical switches wired to it and programmed using Thonny. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Plant IoT Sensor

DIY Build

Beginner

Household

Electronics

IOT - Internet of Things
Learn to make your own plant moisture sensor and connect it to a simple overview. This project will teach you how to use your electronics knowledge to create a useful tool for your household. General Information Costs for the materials: CHF 6.60Time to build: 30min What you do This project aims to monitor the moisture level of a plant to prevent both dehydration and overhydration. Through the use of a capacitive soil sensor we can measure the humidity/moisture level in the plant’s soil and present it in a real-time custom dashboard. That way, we can also set up automatic notifications to water the plants when needed. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Raclette for One

DIY Build

Intermediate

Christmas

Wood
Use these step by step instructions to build an offgrid, candlepowered cheese melting device.General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 10Time to build: 90min What you do This project will guide you through marking, cutting, drilling and finishing a Reclettestove for one. The step by step Instructions are a guide, you are free to change design, layout and look of this cooker. How to start Press the get Instructions button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the woodstudio https://sph.ethz.ch/wood...
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Recycling 3D Printer Plastics

Active

DIY Build

Looking for a team member

Education

Environmental Sustainability

Open source
After finding out that SPH doesn't recycle its waste plastic from the 3D printers, I wanted to do something about that. Recycling these plastics is possible, and with enough care taken to sort them, they can be reused for 3D printing with results comparable to original filament. The extrusion is carried out with an Artme MK3. Most of the input material is failed 3D prints, design iterations, and support material. That needs to be sorted for a high quality result, removing impurities and other types of plastics. One difficulty for reaching a good quality result is polymer separation: PLA and PETG need to be reliably separated. After shredding into granules, the material is extruded into 1.75+/-0.03mm filament. This is comparable to Prusa's commercial PRUSAMENT at 1.75+/-0.02mm.Custom colours are then also possible.Polycarbonate from recycling the sides of Prusament spools is also possible to extrude into filament, but more difficult. ...
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