Comments on: Reprap Open Source Fabrication http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/reprap-open-source-fabrication/ ::Technology is Power:: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:06:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Organ Printer Could Save Countless Lives : PaulTech Network http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/reprap-open-source-fabrication/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Organ Printer Could Save Countless Lives : PaulTech Network Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:32:01 +0000 http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/16/reprap-open-source-fabrication/#comment-1118 [...] print some organs the way you would print a picture of your kids.  This is along the lines or the reprap project that I posted on a while ago.  That printer is a 3D printer that can fabricate objects.  Anyway, [...] [...] print some organs the way you would print a picture of your kids.  This is along the lines or the reprap project that I posted on a while ago.  That printer is a 3D printer that can fabricate objects.  Anyway, [...]

]]> By: The Age of the Network · PaulTech http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/reprap-open-source-fabrication/comment-page-1/#comment-519 The Age of the Network · PaulTech Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:28:22 +0000 http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/16/reprap-open-source-fabrication/#comment-519 [...] the biggest eye opener of the last year, at least for me, was the RepRap project. As the previous post notes, the RepRap project aims to develop an open source fabrication [...] [...] the biggest eye opener of the last year, at least for me, was the RepRap project. As the previous post notes, the RepRap project aims to develop an open source fabrication [...]

]]> By: admin http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/reprap-open-source-fabrication/comment-page-1/#comment-518 admin Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:59:07 +0000 http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/16/reprap-open-source-fabrication/#comment-518 Forrest, thanx for the links and update. I'm glad you added the info about your Tommelise project. I had looked at it and forgot to include that info. Btw, that's a nice price! Forrest, thanx for the links and update. I’m glad you added the info about your Tommelise project. I had looked at it and forgot to include that info. Btw, that’s a nice price!

]]> By: Forrest Higgs http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/reprap-open-source-fabrication/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Forrest Higgs Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:35:21 +0000 http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/16/reprap-open-source-fabrication/#comment-517 erratum... The passage... "This is an interesting site in that they originally wrote the program in VB (they say it is slow) and offer that to you as well. Which is free but not open source code." Should be trimmed to... This is an interesting site in that they originally wrote the program in VB (they say it is slow) and offer that to you as well. erratum…

The passage…

“This is an interesting site in that they originally wrote the program in VB (they say it is slow) and offer that to you as well.

Which is free but not open source code.”

Should be trimmed to…

This is an interesting site in that they originally wrote the program in VB (they say it is slow) and offer that to you as well.

]]> By: Forrest Higgs http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/reprap-open-source-fabrication/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Forrest Higgs Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:33:43 +0000 http://gopaultech.com/blog/2007/01/16/reprap-open-source-fabrication/#comment-516 "I’m sure there are object scanners out there. This will allow 3d modeling of current objects." You will be happy to know that there are several well-developed DIY 3D scanner projects that let you build for yourself out of a laser pointer and web cam. One is... http://www.cs.tu-bs.de/rob/david.html Another which is written in Python and which is open source as well is... http://www.splinescan.co.uk/index.php This is an interesting site in that they originally wrote the program in VB (they say it is slow) and offer that to you as well. Which is free but not open source code. My own replicator, a spinoff of the RepRap project called Tommelise, is focussed on the American parts environment and uses somewhat different technology and a different control strategy. It's also an open source specification will let anybody with a few hand tools and primitive woodworking skills bootstrap themselves into 3D fabrication for about $150. Tommelise's extruder is qualified for polycapralactone and is presently being qualified as well for both high density polypropylene (HDPE, the stuff your plastic cutting board is made of) and polypropylene (HPP, the stuff your coffee maker and plastic electric kettle is made of). You can keep an eye on the Tommelise project at... http://3dReplicators.com Have fun! “I’m sure there are object scanners out there. This will allow 3d modeling of current objects.”

You will be happy to know that there are several well-developed DIY 3D scanner projects that let you build for yourself out of a laser pointer and web cam. One is…

http://www.cs.tu-bs.de/rob/david.html

Another which is written in Python and which is open source as well is…

http://www.splinescan.co.uk/index.php

This is an interesting site in that they originally wrote the program in VB (they say it is slow) and offer that to you as well.

Which is free but not open source code.

My own replicator, a spinoff of the RepRap project called Tommelise, is focussed on the American parts environment and uses somewhat different technology and a different control strategy. It’s also an open source specification will let anybody with a few hand tools and primitive woodworking skills bootstrap themselves into 3D fabrication for about $150. Tommelise’s extruder is qualified for polycapralactone and is presently being qualified as well for both high density polypropylene (HDPE, the stuff your plastic cutting board is made of) and polypropylene (HPP, the stuff your coffee maker and plastic electric kettle is made of). You can keep an eye on the Tommelise project at…

http://3dReplicators.com

Have fun!

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