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3D Printing & Design Summer Camp in Lompoc, CA

Lompoc has a population of about 43,509. The case for 3d printing & design summer camp here is not that the area lacks camps — it is that most of them end without the child being able to explain what they made.

Ages 9-14 · For families · California · West

3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Lompoc, CA
3D Printing & Design Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Lompoc, CA

What the week actually is

3D printing teaches patience in a way nothing else does: the model is wrong, the print takes four hours, and the fix has to be found before the next run. Children learn to check their work before spending time, which is a life skill disguised as a hobby.

Day by day

  1. Design in CAD, badly, on purpose
  2. First print, first failure
  3. Tolerance and why it matters
  4. Redesign and reprint
  5. Showcase: the part that fits

Lompoc, CA — what applies locally

  • Lompoc has a population of about 43,509.
  • State: California · Region: West

Questions we get from Lompoc, CA

Do they design their own models?
Yes, from the first day, in beginner CAD.
What if a print fails?
It will, and diagnosing why is half the week.
Do they keep what they print?
Yes.

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