ESME SAYS THAT HE'S EXPECTED TO
BE ON THE STAND FOR SEVERAL
DAYS.
WHILE ASSIGNED CLASSES HAVE
COME A LONG WAY IN THE LAST
DECADE.
YEAH THEY SURE HAVE, MAKING
IT POSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS TO DO
CREATIVE THINGS LIKE THIS.
STUDENTS AT OAKLAND JUNIOR HIGH
AND THE STILLWATER SCHOOL
DISTRICT ARE MAKING 3D PRINTERS
TO DESIGN ON A COMPUTER.
AS WCCO ANGELA DAVIS SHOWS US
THAT THEY EVEN MAKING MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS.
Reporter: A WAND INSTRUMENT
WITH A CLASSIC SOUND.
AND SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT
EDGIER.
NOT ONLY IS THIS VIOLENT
PURPLE, BUT IT IS PLASTIC AND
MADE BY THE 3D PRINTER.
SO IT IS A LOT MORE OF A
MUTED SOUND AND ALSO THE NECK
IS A BIT SHORTER SO YOU CANNOT
GET A HIGHER TONE OR PITCH.
Reporter: JENNA SLATEN IS A
SENIOR AT STILLWATER, HIGH
SCHOOL.
SHE WAS EXPERIMENTING ON SOUND
WAVES.
IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A
WAY FOR MORE STUDENTS WHO
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD A
VIOLIN TO GET A STUDENT STARTER
VIOLIN.
Reporter: THE VIOLIN PARTS
WERE MADE ONE AT A TIME.
INSIDE A LAB AT NEARBY OAKLAND
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN LAKE
ELMO.
THE DESIGN ONLINE MONITORED THE
PRINTING, THEN ASSEMBLED IT.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS
THE TOP PART OF THE VIOLIN
THAT'S BEING PRINTED.
Reporter: INSTRUCTOR MATT
HOWELL EXPLAINS HOW THE PROCESS
WORKS.
THE FILAMENT GOES THROUGH
THE EXTRUDER HEAD, AS IT IS
HEATED IT COMES IN A VERY FINE
POINT AND THEN LAID DOWN IN
DIFFERENT LAYERS.
I WAS FASCINATED ON HOW THEY
WORK AND HOOKED THE FIRST TIME
I SAW THEM.
I'VE BEEN CREATING THINGS SINCE
SEMESTER TWO.
Reporter: THE COOLEST
CREATION SO FAR, THE VIOLIN.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
THAT COST $40 IN MATERIALS TO
MAKE THE VIOLIN.
BY COMPARISON A WOODEN VIOLIN
