New user, several new ideas. September 14, 2008 01:55AM |
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Re: New user, several new ideas. September 14, 2008 05:27AM |
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I'm new here, but have a few ideas:
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The ability for the next version of RepRap to have, say, three slots off to the side with different write heads to be slotted into
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it would be easy to tell the thing to solder electronics
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but I read that people were looking for sensors to give it some feedback
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Machining in plastic will allow people to cast a mold around them
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Recycling - Imagine not only being able to recycle fabricated parts, but also make RepRapable granules out of different kinds of materials, such as bottles, cans, and old discarded plastic items
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the ability to RepRap things like automated spinners and textile machines
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I'd be interested to know what the current obstacle is to making RepRap perform very finely and accurately
Re: New user, several new ideas. September 14, 2008 08:20AM |
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Re: New user, several new ideas. September 14, 2008 10:37PM |
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my limited understanding of this technology leads me to think that it senses mass vs. non-mass extremely sensitively by picking up the distortions mass creates in the earth's electromagnetic field. This is very exciting stuff when it's picking up a crack 3 mm long and 18 mm below the surface of an aluminum plate - evidently not because it's made of metal, but because it has mass.
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I noticed that RepRap needed a website built. Is this it, or does it still need one? I can do them quickly and easily in Drupal. What about a FAQ with sections about where RepRap is on aspects like these, so that new users can quickly and easily get up to speed and pitch in?
Re: New user, several new ideas. September 15, 2008 03:51AM |
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leads me to think that it senses mass vs. non-mass extremely sensitively
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I'm thinking of what RepRap could do for developing countries
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Live off the grid, churn out cheap, inefficient solar panels in droves from readily-available materials, automate a farm, and sell clothing to the outside world for the few things you actually need to buy
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developing countries that can neither produce nor afford such a medium, and the ability to eventually escape the trap of embedded Digital Rights Management and other such totalitarianism combined with being locked into proprietary corporate technologies
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Re: New user, several new ideas. September 15, 2008 09:36AM |
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I think that Satori has a legitimate point here. It certainly merits further investigation.
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So why not experimenting with similar techniques for rigid, usefull and extreme lightweight frames and mechanics?