RepRap
From reprap.org:
- RepRap is short for Replicating Rapid-prototyper. It is the practical self-copying 3D printer shown on the right - a self-replicating machine. This 3D printer builds the parts up in layers of plastic. This technology already exists, but the cheapest commercial machine would cost you about €30,000. And it isn't even designed so that it can make itself. So what the RepRap team are doing is to develop and to give away the designs for a much cheaper machine with the novel capability of being able to self-copy (material costs are about €500).
The RepRap project is a bit optimistic in their description -- their "self-replicating" machine is capable of printing all of the non-commodity parts of their machine, but still needs stepper motors, steel rods, screws, nuts, control circuitry, and of course a human to assemble the pieces.
Links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project
- http://reprap.org/
- http://www.reprap.org/bin/view/Main/McWire_Cartesian_Bot_1_2 - easy to follow instructions for a kit version of reprap.
- http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/Builders - the RepRap Builders wiki
- http://store.rrrf.org/ - the RepRap Research Foundation store
Participants
Plan
- decide what system to build
- Print head
- Chassis
- what design? (lasercut acrylic, plywood + steel rod, ...)
- The McWire
- Electronics
- control electronics design (something better than "one Arduino to rule them all" please)
- purchase parts
- * Consult the McWire BOM for what to buy
- build it!
Some parts of RepRap can be developed independently. In particular, the Extruder "print head" is pretty much independent of the chassis mechanism, and looks like a fun project. Might want to consider other print mechanisms too; this one may be specific to a few of the thermoplastics.
Status
- TurksHead has started building a McWire chassis. (10/22)
- adi is researching print materials and print heads. (10/23)
- adi has ordered components and PCBs for the following boards: (10/29)
Parts Orders To Place
All the electronics have been ordered!
Parts Orders Completed
adi ordered a bunch of components for RepRap from Mouser on 2008-10-29:
SHIPPED TO: NOISEBRIDGE 83C WIESE ST SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 ----+-----------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------- | MOUSER PART NO. | EST | | | LINE| CUSTOMER PART NO. | SHIP | QTY | UNIT | EXTENDED NO. | DESCRIPTION | DATE | ORDERED | PRICE | PRICE ----+-----------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------- 1 652-3362U-1-202LF 10/29/08 10 0.720 7.20 1/4"SQ 2KOHMS 10% 2 517-4814-3000-CP 10/29/08 5 0.190 0.95 14P DUAL WIPE DIPSKT 3 517-4816-3000-CP 10/29/08 5 0.190 0.95 16P DUAL WIPE DIPSKT 4 571-2828374 10/29/08 5 0.720 3.60 5.08MM PCB MOUNT 4P 5 512-MM74HC00N 10/29/08 5 0.390 1.95 Qd 2-Input NAND Gate 6 512-LM78L05ACZX 10/29/08 5 0.180 0.90 TO-92 .1A Pos Volt 7 595-L293DNE 10/29/08 2 2.740 5.48 Quad Half-Hs 8 291-220-RC 10/29/08 200 0.014 2.80 220ohms 9 512-1N4005 10/29/08 100 0.038 3.80 1.0a Rectifier 10 511-TIP120 10/29/08 10 0.400 4.00 NPN Power Darlington 11 517-952-10 10/29/08 12 0.150 1.80 .100 SHUNT BLUE 12 538-09-50-3041 10/29/08 6 0.250 1.50 HSG 4P W/LKG RAMP 13 538-08-52-0072 10/29/08 24 0.080 1.92 TERMINAL 18-20 BULK 14 538-26-48-1245 10/29/08 1 2.020 2.02 VERT B/A HDR 24P TIN 15 294-0.5-RC 10/29/08 100 0.050 5.00 0.5ohms 16 581-5OK102KABJH 10/29/08 12 0.180 2.16 500volt 1nF 10% 17 581-5ZH104ZACJA 10/29/08 32 0.160 5.12 50volt 100nF -20+80% 18 140-XRL50V100-RC 10/29/08 18 0.096 1.73 50V 100uF 20% 19 291-100K-RC 10/29/08 200 0.014 2.80 100Kohms 20 291-2.7K-RC 10/29/08 200 0.014 2.80 2.7Kohms 21 517-4820-3000-CP 10/29/08 6 0.220 1.32 20P DUAL WIPE DIPSKT 22 538-22-23-2031 10/29/08 12 0.290 3.48 VERT PCB HDR 3P TIN 23 538-22-01-3037 10/29/08 24 0.190 4.56 HSG 3P W/RAMP/RIBS 24 140-50P5-332K-RC 10/29/08 6 0.100 0.60 50V 3300pF Y5P 25 538-15-24-4745 10/29/08 10 0.770 7.70 HI TEMP VERT HDR 26 291-560-RC 10/29/08 200 0.014 2.80 560ohms 27 696-SSL-LX5093GD 10/29/08 24 0.120 2.88 5mm Green Diff 28 604-WP937EGW 10/29/08 12 0.340 4.08 RED/GREEN DIFFUSED 29 567-290-1AB 10/29/08 6 0.380 2.28 TO-220 VERT/HORZ BLK 30 538-08-50-0114 10/29/08 100 0.090 9.00 CRIMP TERM 22-30 TIN 31 511-L297 10/29/08 6 9.660 57.96 Stepper Motor 32 511-L298 10/29/08 6 3.470 20.82 Dual Full Bridge 33 512-SB360 10/29/08 48 0.420 20.16 3a/60V Schottky 34 571-41031850 10/29/08 2 3.150 6.30 40P HEADER GOLD 35 140-XRL50V10-RC 10/29/08 10 0.048 0.48 50V 10uF 20% 36 871-B57560G104F 10/29/08 2 2.740 5.48 100k 4085 37 571-2828372 10/29/08 8 0.300 2.40 5.08MM PCB MOUNT 2P ============= MERCHANDISE TOTAL: $210.78
adi ordered the following from http://store.rrrf.org/ on 2008-10-29:
- 6 x Opto Endstop v2.1 Kit (ordering kit because RRRF has bought out the entire north american stock of H21LOI and this kit is the only way to get them)
- 2 x PWM Driver v1.1 Raw PCB
- 2 x Temperature Sensor v1.1 Raw PCB
- 6 x Stepper Motor Driver v1.1 Raw PCB
- 2 x DC Motor Driver v1.1 Kit (raw PCB out of stock)