The Physics and Astronomy department was in need of a very small scale for one of their lab telescopes. The professor reached out to the DMC to have the part modeled and 3D printed. 3D printing can be a suitable alternative when a missing or broken part is hard to obtain.

Below is the 3D model created in Blender:

 

With the help of Moody Center for the Art’s Makerspace, Robert Purvis printed the piece using a resin printer. Below is the finished piece with graphite brushed into the incised markings: