Minimum Working area for a RepStrap.

Okay if one has a CNC machine and you want to adapt it to create Reprap Darwin parts by making an extruder for it. What is the minimum working area that CNC machine needs to be able to make all the parts for Darwin? I am most concern about height i.e. z-axis

actually, a reprap can only be produced by another reprap. if you do this, it will be a repstrap (I think).

hintss, you're correct on definitions, but you didn't answer Keith's question,

" The X carriage (upper and lower) is the largest single parts of Mendel. It's ruffly 98 mm by 60 mm (so big you can't print it with a raft on Makrbot). That's part of the reason that warping is such an issue. "
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What kind of CNC machine are you using? A Taig Mill?

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I am fairly sure there are no parts taller than 10 cm... =)

"the largest single parts of Mendel. It's ruffly 98 mm by 60 mm"

But what about z-axis? I have heard a figure of 35mm is that correct?

KeithSloan Wrote:
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> "the largest single parts of Mendel. It's ruffly
> 98 mm by 60 mm"
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> But what about z-axis? I have heard a figure of
> 35mm is that correct?

That sounds about right.

Worst case, you could get by with less -- tweak the models and print parts in slices (just avoid cutting holes laterally); bond them with epoxy (if necessary) after printing to create a first generation part. Use the machine build from these parts to print out the full unlayered parts, if you're concerned about durability, accuracy, or take the purist point of view.