A friend and I are looking to make a RepRap and are a bit overwhelmed by the diversity of designs out there. I would very much appreciate some recommendations based on our skill levels, goals, and resources:
Team Skills: Woodworking, Mathematics/Physics/Programming (B.S. in Engineering Discipline level), Limited CNC milling experience
Goals: Developing hands-on mechanical and electrical assembly skills, embedded programming skills, learning as much as possible, at the end having a flexible design that is open to modification
Resources: Currently have very little in the way of tools, especially metric. At school, can definitely access a few 3-axis CNC mills for limited time. There are also a lot of manual machines but they are under the control of a department we aren't well acquainted with so it may be difficult to access those. I'm prepared to spend a modest amount (~$1000) on tools so long as they will be helpful for other electromechanical projects. We have lots and lots of time, and would prefer to solve problems for cheap for the learning experience as much as for cost savings.
Probably the most difficult decision from looking at the wiki is the electronics options. The more DIY options sound great but I'm not sure if they would be too difficult at our current soldering dexterity level.
Thanks in advance!
