Printed replica of the bust of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius.
Israel is sitting in the office’s new location in Jewett Hall, where three printers hum gently in the background as they gradually assemble their objects. A bust of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius is being constructed piece by piece, the replica of an original artifact that sits in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
It’s made from a degradable plastic alternative called PLA, and by the time it’s complete this piece will have taken around 135 hours to print, says Israel, who is keen for students to know that this technology is available for anyone to come and try out. The design work is done on a…
