Get your own personal 3D printer/prototyper

[Pollock]

RepRap

Anyone ever heard of this before?

Looks pretty interesting.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Wow. You can print your own printer. It replicates itself...isn't that the definition of a virus?

 

[Newbian]

Something similar showing some of the parts they made with it.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Wow. You can print your own printer. It replicates itself...isn't that the definition of a virus?

Can only build 60% of itself. So no, not a virus.

 

[Bignate603]

It's the first step towards the replicators from stargate...

 

[Cheesetogo]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Wow. You can print your own printer. It replicates itself...isn't that the definition of a virus?

Can only build 60% of itself. So no, not a virus.

Not to mention, you probably have to put all the pieces together yourself.

 

[Leros]

The quality of the parts doesn't seem so great. You have a rather large "resolution". You would need to sand down whatever part you made to get it smooth.

And I wonder how strong these parts are.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Wow. You can print your own printer. It replicates itself...isn't that the definition of a virus?

Can only build 60% of itself. So no, not a virus.

Not to mention, you probably have to put all the pieces together yourself.

If you watched the Leno video, several complex items were made fully assembled and working, complete with meshing gears...amazing!

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: rbV5

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Wow. You can print your own printer. It replicates itself...isn't that the definition of a virus?

Can only build 60% of itself. So no, not a virus.

Not to mention, you probably have to put all the pieces together yourself.

If you watched the Leno video, several complex items were made fully assembled and working, complete with meshing gears...amazing!

On that machine, there was a water soluble material they put in between the parts so it would hold its shape. You would rinse the final product in water and the material would wash away leaving you with pre-assembled parts. For example, they made a working adjustable wrench that was pre-assembled. .

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: rbV5

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Wow. You can print your own printer. It replicates itself...isn't that the definition of a virus?

Can only build 60% of itself. So no, not a virus.

Not to mention, you probably have to put all the pieces together yourself.

If you watched the Leno video, several complex items were made fully assembled and working, complete with meshing gears...amazing!

On that machine, there was a water soluble material they put in between the parts so it would hold its shape. You would rinse the final product in water and the material would wash away leaving you with pre-assembled parts. For example, they made a working adjustable wrench that was pre-assembled. .

They also talked about different materials that could be used to provide gaskets between the parts rather than dissolve...nice 🙂