Wikipedia needs updating

As I am new to the 3D-printing world, I don't have sufficient knowledge of RepRap details to do the update myself, but I notice that on the 3D Printing page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing) it has a small paragraph on RepRap, but does not list the RepRap Darwin or Mendel in the printer comparison table.

-Jesse

Hear Hear!!

I think that is something of an oversight!! I agree with Jesse - That page could do with inclusion of the 'official' reprap printers...

Maybe someone who is sharp and clever could do it... Sebastian??

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/31/2010 08:33AM by AgeingHippy.

Isn't wikipedia open to anyone? Why don't you just insert the relevant information?

it looks like it's just a short blurb. Then, there's a link to the main article:

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Main article: RepRap Project

Is there anything missing from the main article?

Maybe someone who is sharp and clever could do it... Sebastian??

I second JesseChisholm's suggestion and nominate Jacob Bayless to edit wikipedia again.

Jesse, you're an official RepRap developer, and very welcome to have a go at that page. I'd suggest toplisting BfB in the table, and also penciling in RepRap. I'd suggest padding out the RepRap paragraph with the mendel photo from wikipedia's article on reprap. Let me know if you have any trouble doing so.

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-Sebastien, RepRap.org library gnome.

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Remember, you're all RepRap developers (once you've joined the super-secret developer mailing list), and the wiki, RepRap.org, [reprap.org] is for everyone and everything!

Ha... I'm honoured

But currently the 3D printing page is a bit of a mess. All the printers in the comparison table are Stratasys, or RepRap derivatives. Plus, it's not clear to me what the distinction is between 3D printing and [en.wikipedia.org] .

Ha... I'm honoured
It's an honour to nominate you.

I had a bit of a go at the webpage. Added Ben Rockhold's Pirated_CupCake to the table, which was fun.

Plus, it's not clear to me what the distinction is between (snip)
All that stuff is written in the sand. Academics and Entrepreneurs make up the terminology as they go along; sometimes the distinction is useful, "Laminated Object Manufacturing", sometimes it is not. "Rapid Prototyping".

"3D printing" = Solid Freeform Fabrication, whereas "Rapid Prototyping" = Fused Filament Fabriction.
Unless you are RepFabbing@MakerFromBytes.

In which case it is definitely "CNC".

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-Sebastien, RepRap.org library gnome.

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Remember, you're all RepRap developers (once you've joined the super-secret developer mailing list), and the wiki, RepRap.org, [reprap.org] is for everyone and everything!

I would also say that 3D solid freeform printing is more the commercial side, and reprap more the DIY/homebrew side

Mike