plexer Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Look what I just picked up: It's a reprappro Mendel 3D printer kit. Got 2, ho ho ho Ben
witch Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Blimey Ben, they aren't cheap! I would love one myself - I first saw them whilst visiting unis with my daughter - they were called 3D prototyping machines then. Wish I could afford one. *what are you going to use it for?
X-13 Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 *what are you going to use it for? 3D piracy. I want a 3D printer... How much was it @plexer?
plexer Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 £499 each for the full kit. They are from some funding to promote stem subjects with students. Ben
plexer Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 Hehe happy to print plastic components for people at filament cost + postage. Ben
denon101 Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 We are waiting for our Makerbot Replicator 2..... I am like a kid at Christmas..... Hold on!!!
plexer Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 RepRapPro - Home - RepRapPro Adrian Bowyers company. Ben
plexer Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 Watch this: I want to build one of ours now but have to wait until the new year as it's a project with students. Ben
TechMonkey Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 I want to build one of ours now but have to wait until the new year as it's a project with students. Ben Surely you have to do one now to make sure all the bits are there, familiarise yourself with the building so you can help the kids, work out any caveats or issues you can explain to the kids and have one working to demonstrate what the finished article looks like..... They can play with the other one. 1
bondbill2k2 Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Warhammer 40k piracy business here we come!. Or maybe even music piracy: http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/21/3790224/joy-division-and-daft-punk-reproduced-with-3d-printed-records Edited December 21, 2012 by bondbill2k2
X-13 Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Hehe happy to print plastic components for people at filament cost + postage. Ben Watch this: If you can make that as components [tail, hair, body, eyes, iris] in colour... With peg/hole connectors to put it together.
bondbill2k2 Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 If you can make that as components [tail, hair, body, eyes, iris] in colour... With peg/hole connectors to put it together. Yes you could and you could use water soliable plastics and make it as one model, then dip it in water and watch then all come loose for a perfect fit
X-13 Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Yes you could and you could use water soliable plastics and make it as one model, then dip it in water and watch then all come loose for a perfect fit It's to early in the afternoon to think... I was actually just thinking of a full colour version. Which it totally possible as a single figure because you can do parts in different colours. @plexer make me a colour version please? I'll be your best friend... FOREVER!
plexer Posted December 21, 2012 Author Posted December 21, 2012 It's to early in the afternoon to think... I was actually just thinking of a full colour version. Which it totally possible as a single figure because you can do parts in different colours. @plexer make me a colour version please? I'll be your best friend... FOREVER! Let me get the things built and I'll see what we can do, atm only have white filament but want to order some different stuff from Faberdashery Ltd. - 3D Printing Things look at the aurora stuff. Ben
X-13 Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Let me get the things built and I'll see what we can do [ATTACH=CONFIG]16526[/ATTACH] I have no idea how I'm going to get any moniez to you to pay for it... I may need to look into making my own. [Apparently the guy who did the video you linked made his with parts from a printer and a scanner.]
plexer Posted December 21, 2012 Author Posted December 21, 2012 Anything I print for myself will be with my own filament so I'm sure something can be sorted. Ben
Chris_ Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Could you 3D print a gun? The world’s first 3D-printed gun | ExtremeTech
plexer Posted February 15, 2013 Author Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) 3D Printer is all built and wired just got to hook up the psu and comission it. Ben Edited February 15, 2013 by plexer
Garacesh Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Realistically, how cheap is it to print something with it? Are the materials expensive, or is most of the cost just for the machine itself? C'mon, you've had this for 2 months now, you've got to have decided what your first print will be. Let's hear it
Arthur Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Can you make 3D Nyan Cats? http://i.imgur.com/8rfR7rj.jpg 1
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