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Hey everybody, [Nbitwonder] is building his own RepRap 3D printer. What's special about that? Well, not much and and lot all at the same time. The art of building a self-replicating 3d printer still has a lot to do with luck and forum-crawling to make all of the decisions that go into this complicated project. Back in March [Nbitwonder] did a collaborative project over at Thingiverse and scored … [Read more...]
Okay, it's more like the 23 days but who's counting? [Kliment] is giving the gift of self-replication this holiday season by uploading one new printable part a day. If you follow along and print each one you'll have a Prusa Mendel by Christmas (this started on 12/2 so you'll need to catch up). The Prusa is a variation on the Mendel that uses bushings wherever possible, reducing the need for … [Read more...]
[Gavilan Steinman] just printed and assembled his own RepRap machine and filmed the process. This isn't news but we found it very interesting to watch. He started with a RepStrap, a rapid-prototyping 3D printer that as built by hand instead of printed by a similar machine. This is the seminal step in the self-replicating process. From there he prints an extruder head which improves the quality … [Read more...]
Generation 2.0 of RepRap, the self replicating 3d printer, is approaching realization. Code named "Mendel", the new design will be wedge shaped rather than a box which offers a few benefits. The overall design is smaller than the original RepRap but the printable area is larger. This means more functionality with less building material. With each new generation of this project the assembly gets … [Read more...]
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