<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/1398/new-reprap-printer-some-cool-ideas/ Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:12:23 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/15814/#p15814 DePartedPrinter wrote:
tealvince wrote:
DePartedPrinter wrote:

heated build chamber would be nice to have.

Get it while you can.  Heated build chambers are patented by Stratasys.

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/02/3-d … g-patents/

According to this same article, a lot of the tech that 3D printing reprap printers enjoy is only possible because the applicable patents have expired.


That article is great.

This printer is definitely cool. We wish they'd put the full schematics on their Github. So much for open source wink

]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:12:23 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/15814/#p15814 <![CDATA[Re: New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/13388/#p13388 tealvince wrote:
DePartedPrinter wrote:

heated build chamber would be nice to have.

Get it while you can.  Heated build chambers are patented by Stratasys.

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/02/3-d … g-patents/

According to this same article, a lot of the tech that 3D printing reprap printers enjoy is only possible because the applicable patents have expired.


That article is great.

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:04:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/13388/#p13388 <![CDATA[Re: New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/13386/#p13386 Not a big deal, sell it with heaters attached with no doors, and the user's modify it to add doors.

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:47:00 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/13386/#p13386 <![CDATA[Re: New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/13383/#p13383 DePartedPrinter wrote:

heated build chamber would be nice to have.

Get it while you can.  Heated build chambers are patented by Stratasys.

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/02/3-d … g-patents/

According to this same article, a lot of the tech that 3D printing reprap printers enjoy is only possible because the applicable patents have expired.

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:28:53 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/13383/#p13383 <![CDATA[Re: New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/13381/#p13381 Manx wrote:

if you have to ask the price you can't afford it

...affording is one thing, being worth the money is another.

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:22:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/13381/#p13381 <![CDATA[Re: New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/13380/#p13380 if you have to ask the price you can't afford it

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:16:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/13380/#p13380 <![CDATA[Re: New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/13375/#p13375 Yeah some cool solutions on that one.  Haven't seen the price of it yet though, I'm guessing $2000USD

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:05:32 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/13375/#p13375 <![CDATA[Re: New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/13374/#p13374 heated build chamber would be nice to have.

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:04:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/13374/#p13374 <![CDATA[New reprap printer, some cool ideas]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/13369/#p13369 http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130220- … inter.html

Some neat features that could apply to our printers.

Let's start implementing them into the SD2's and 3's

printing ABS with zero warping
Rigid frame made of t-slot aluminium extrusion
Fully enclosed by acrylic and wood, doors on the front
A heated chamber capable of 65-70°C recirculating air temperature
Heated PCB print bed
Water cooled hot-ends and extruder steppers to ensure reliable extrusion in high ambient air temperature
Activated-carbon air filter to remove unpleasant smell of molten plastic
Semi-automatic print bed levelling makes calibrating the machine a matter of seconds
Z-leadscrew bearing supported on both ends, sugru spider coupling for absolutely wobble-free operation
Tool-free belt tensioning with built-in thumbwheels
Direct-drive extruders with high torque geared stepper motors
Permanent printbed material (FR4) – no Kapton or PET tape needed
Adjustable nozzle height to align both extruders on the same level
Custom designed, precision extruder drive gears to provide enough grip on the filament in a heated enviroment
Integrated LED lighting

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