RepRap Morgan
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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:
- Cost of a stable structure, capable of a long service life at a high print quality
- Relatively hard to construct: Precise measurements are required
In addition to the GADA goals, the following goals will be added:
- Total material cost (excluding build platform) of <$100
- Print, Snap and Tighten assembly process for the main system components
- Vitamins should be kept to absolute minimum, and should be easily available, at very low cost - worldwide.
- Vitamins should additionally be used keeping in mind their original design specification, in order to maximize vitamin lifetime.
Details
The months of October 2012 to March 2013 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 is based loosely off the Printrun / Marlin combination. Firmware is under development, but can be downloaded here: https://github.com/qharley/Marlin
Electronics used is RAMPS 1.4 for the prototype.
RepRap Morgan is based on the SCARA concept, and is unique because of it's motor placement, and concentric drive shafts. 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.
The initial version of Morgan has been completed, and the STL and other source files are available, see below.
Recent shot of the Morgan Frame
Files and Parts
Quentin Harley officially released the RepRap Morgan plans on May 14th, 2013. The STL files are located here https://github.com/qharley/Morgan/tree/master/stl
