Hello. My friends and I are building the Mendel, and we are a bit confused on how to go about in cutting the thick sheets. I read online that one person printed the drawings of the sheets and then traced them on to their board, and then cut them. We don't have a laser cutter at our disposal to laser cut the boards, so this seems as our only viable option. To view the drawings, we use DWGeditor. On what paper size would you recommend that we print the drawings on to so that we get the actual size of sheets? Thanks for the help. - rusdp https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39595#msg-39595 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:42:06 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,46252#msg-46252 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,46252#msg-46252
There is no need to drill or cut every hole or slot I used 6mm or 1/4" MDF.
Placed the aligned the MDF to the frame drilled mounting holes to mount on the frame. Then placed the electronic boards as required drilled the holes to mount them 4 per boards.

]]> BodgeIt General Mendel Topics Sun, 23 May 2010 03:02:53 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,41656#msg-41656 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,41656#msg-41656
I printed out all the parts in a 1-to-1 scale. Some parts are too big for regular paper, so I printed them out in parts and glued them together.

I used aerosol spray glue (got some at Michaels) to glue them onto the plywood. I like this stuff because it's a strong glue that doesn't soak into the paper, and it peels off easy when I'm done. Just spray it on the paper side and stick it on.

I used a drill to get get the circles out of the way. On the elongated gaps, I drilled on the ends.

Using a fret saw, I finished up the gaps. Since I already drilled out the ends, I just did a straight line across the circles and they fell right out. From there, I just used the saw to cut out the outlines.]]> Katai General Mendel Topics Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:29:12 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39713#msg-39713 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39713#msg-39713
[cgi.ebay.ca]]]> ksmith5135 General Mendel Topics Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:04:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39709#msg-39709 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39709#msg-39709
thanks for the responses so far.

- rusdp]]> rusdp General Mendel Topics Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:49:11 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39691#msg-39691 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39691#msg-39691
Also BigBlueSaw will cut the mendel all in 1 sheet in 1/4 acrylic for a little less than $50 dollars.]]> spacexula General Mendel Topics Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:29:04 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39651#msg-39651 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39651#msg-39651 so this seems as our only viable option.

Hmmm...
Holes: drill press, hand drill.
Body: cnc router, laser cutter, scroll saw, band saw, handheld saws of various types, etc.

What size is it?
That's not in the docs!? Could someone who knows fix it?]]> SebastienBailard General Mendel Topics Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:40:44 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39621#msg-39621 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39621#msg-39621
Josh]]> jupdyke General Mendel Topics Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:07:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39595#msg-39595 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?151,39595,39595#msg-39595
Thanks for the help.

- rusdp]]> rusdp General Mendel Topics Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:13 -0400