Grants Pass High School and 3D Printing

It's time to start getting the word out. Most folks know us as the "Woodshop" when in reality things-they-are-a-changing. We are beginning to transition into what will be known for the foreseeable future as a "Manufacturing" program.

What does this mean? Well, it means that we are working hard to promote multiple materials manufacturing in our program. Ok, so what does this really mean? We will still continue to design and create beautiful and functional pieces of furniture and cabinetry right here in our little shop, but we will also expose our students to other design strategies and materials. This includes but is not limited to design software such as Solidworks, Google Sketchup, Inventor, Photoshop to name a few. We also have 3D printers available to our students and we are working diligently to get CNC routing embedded inot our program.

What this all means is that students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge base and to acquire hands-on experience with some of the current and emerging technologies used in today's industrial environments.

We are currently using the following equipment:

Makerbot Replicator 3D printer
Makerbot Replicator 2 3D Printer
Afinia 3D printer
Techno Mini CNC router