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A group of high schoolers looking for feedback on their RepRap project

Posted by harkerinnovation 
A group of high schoolers looking for feedback on their RepRap project
February 11, 2011 01:22PM
We are a high school engineering team, and we're looking to talk to someone familiar with RepRap. For our project, we wanted to build a RepRap that can produce some sort of thermoelectric device like a power generator. What type of materials can a RepRap print? Can a RepRap print materials with high melting points? Also, how easy is it to adapt a RepRap to print circuit boards?
Re: A group of high schoolers looking for feedback on their RepRap project
February 12, 2011 12:21PM
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What type of materials can a RepRap print?

The only regular materials currently in wide use are ABS ans PLA. Plenty of other materials were tested, though, with varying success.

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Can a RepRap print materials with high melting points?

Yes, if you create an extruder extruding some 2-part material like Polyester or Epoxy.

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Also, how easy is it to adapt a RepRap to print circuit boards?

That's a field getting a lot of attention recently:

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Direct printing of some conductive was tried, but didn't get beyond basic experimenting, yet.


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