Looking for RepRap in Columbus, OH

I've been looking at building a RepRap for over a year now, and now my interest has risen to the level that I wanted to see if anyone in or near Columbus already has one.

Thanks,

-ethan

The RepRap Map shows 1 person in Columbus.

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(If the link doesn't work, go to RepRap's Home page, and scroll down the left side of the page until you see "World Reprap Map" and click on that)

If you're willing to go to Dayton, there's a couple of people there as well. I believe the user in Englewood is a frequent poster in these parts. There's also talk of a Dayton Reprap group - look for "Ohio, Dayton Reprap" on the main forum page.

Good luck!

Thanks for the pointer to the map; that just the sort of thing I was looking for.

That location is less than 5 miles from my house. I'll definitely start there. I don't mind enlarging the circle to Dayton, but if I can stay local, I will do that.

Thanks,

-ethan

I'm in Toledo, but I make frequent trips to Dayton/Cincinnati. I'm looking to build one. I guess it'd be possible for me to head up north to Ann Arbor/Ypsi.

Greg Wrote:
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> I'm in Toledo, but I make frequent trips to
> Dayton/Cincinnati. I'm looking to build one. I
> guess it'd be possible for me to head up north to
> Ann Arbor/Ypsi.

I don't know about the Dayton or Cincinnati areas, but Detroit has a few from what I remember.

I did eventually contact the user listed in Columbus - he has a Panko (laser cut) Darwin, but as recently as last week, he was still having extruder problems.

With a lack of local support, my group in Columbus decided to RepStrap ourselves. We have acquired 90%+ of what we need to make a McWire and are far along in the construction. I think after our next build night, we'll have a working X stage and maybe a working Y stage. I've been following the Mendel discussions on the main RepRap blog, and I'm pretty sure we will end up making Mendel parts on our McWire and skipping the Darwin.

-ethan