RepRap Morgan

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Reprap Morgan

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Description	Future Default RepRap and GADA prize applicant
License	GPL
Author	User:qharley
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Based-on	Everything / Nothing
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RepRap Morgan

Reprap Morgan is intended to be the next default RepRap, while conforming to the specification of the Gada Prize. In the opinion of the author the main problem prohibiting faster replication of RepRap system are:

1. Cost of a stable structure, capable of a long service life at a high print quality
2. Relatively hard to construct: Precise measurements are required

In addition to the GADA goals, the following goals will be added:

1. Total material cost (excluding build platform) of <$100
2. Print, Snap and Tighten assembly process for the main system components
3. Vitamins should be kept to absolute minimum, and should be easily available, at very low cost - worldwide.
4. Vitamins should additionally be used keeping in mind their original design specification, in order to maximize vitamin lifetime.

Details

The months of October to December 2012 has been (so far) a period of renewed rapid development of the RepRap Morgan concept. There are some initial details on my blog: http://reprap.harleystudio.co.za

The complete unit mechanical design is being done in OpenSCAD. Software / Firmware likely to be based loosely off the Printrun / Marlin combination. Electronics used will be RAMPS 1.4 for the prototype, already built and running a mendel for the printing of the prototype

RepRap Morgan is based on the SCARA concept, and is unique because of it's motor placement. Planning and design started July 2011, and the project morphed through a couple of concepts and prototypes to get to this point:

The Scara concept as it is today started in December 2011, when I let go of an initial prototype because of the high vitamin count of that project.

[[[1]]] Recent shot of the Morgan Frame