On the weekend 29th & 30th of september we had a build competition at the Sheffield RepRap User Group. This was in conjunction with the University of Sheffields Festival of the Mind event and was hosted by the Gist Hub. 5 Teams competed to build a Mendel 90 each and print a wining entry that embodied the Craft and Magic of 3D printing. The winning team got to take away the Golden Spanner Trophy. Links to photos of the day can be found here :- [www.flickr.com] [www.flickr.com] The winning team was the Derby Makers team:- [attachment 10407 winteam.jpg] With their winning entry:- [attachment 10408 winent.jpg] Of course there were other things printed too eg :- [attachment 10409 manythings.jpg] The weekend was a huge success and more importantly was great fun for all who took part. I would like to say a big thankyou to everyone that made the event what it was:- Nophead for the Mendel90, design, kits and expert supervision. The university of Sheffield & The Festival of the Mind for sponsering the event. The Gist Foundation and Gist Lab for hosting the weekend. The Teams for taking part Sheffield University The Gist Lab Yorkshire Art Space Derby Makers Martin's Marvels And last but by no means least everyone who came to see what we were doing and the rest of the families who enjoyed a weekends rest while we played. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?192,161942,161942#msg-161942 Wed, 20 May 2026 18:08:23 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?192,161942,161942#msg-161942 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?192,161942,161942#msg-161942
This was in conjunction with the University of Sheffields Festival of the Mind event and was hosted by the Gist Hub.

5 Teams competed to build a Mendel 90 each and print a wining entry that embodied the Craft and Magic of 3D printing. The winning team got to take away the Golden Spanner Trophy.

Links to photos of the day can be found here :-

[www.flickr.com]

[www.flickr.com]

The winning team was the Derby Makers team:-

[attachment 10407 winteam.jpg]

With their winning entry:-

[attachment 10408 winent.jpg]

Of course there were other things printed too eg :-

[attachment 10409 manythings.jpg]

The weekend was a huge success and more importantly was great fun for all who took part. I would like to say a big thankyou to everyone that made the event what it was:-

Nophead for the Mendel90, design, kits and expert supervision.
The university of Sheffield & The Festival of the Mind for sponsering the event.
The Gist Foundation and Gist Lab for hosting the weekend.
The Teams for taking part

• Sheffield University
• The Gist Lab
• Yorkshire Art Space
• Derby Makers
• Martin's Marvels

And last but by no means least everyone who came to see what we were doing and the rest of the families who enjoyed a weekends rest while we played.]]> aka47 Sheffield RUG Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:40:58 -0400