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Open source 3D printer copies itself
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:33 am    Post subject: Open source 3D printer copies itself Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/2F5C3C5D68A380EDCC257423006E71CD

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The 3D printer works by building components up in layers of plastic, mainly polylactic acid (PLA), which is a bio-degradable polymer made from lactic acid. The technology already exists, but commercial machines are very expensive. They also can’t copy themselves, and they can’t be manipulated by users, says Olliver.

RepRap has a different idea. The team, which is spread over New Zealand, the UK and the US, develops and gives away the designs for its much cheaper machine, which also has self-copying capabilities. It wants to make the machine available to anybody — including small communities in the developing world, as well as people in the developed world, says Olliver.

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also .. could someone please turn down the thermostat a bit.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Thanks for posting this Jan. At first I was thinking April Fools joke, but then perhaps not? Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Wow - a step on the way to real synthesizers. Thinking about the A. C. Clarke variety here Very Happy

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
v-un-v wrote:
Thanks for posting this Jan. At first I was thinking April Fools joke, but then perhaps not? :D


Don't know, I got a pointer to it today and the article is dated april 8, so maybe not ... but even when .. I thought the idea to be interesting enough.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Apparently the Reprap is not an Aprils fool joke:

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The claims are perhaps a tad bold, since it can only replicate a few plastic parts as of now. The rest (electronics, motors, metal parts etc.) have to be acquired from elsewhere. Still a good project and a starting point though.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:12 pm    Post subject:   Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread
Oh wow, that's really cool. I thought that making sculptures out of wax and bits of plastic was cool...I'd have a field day with that thing.
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