add $500 for laser cut plastic parts (hopefully we can print them cheeperby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
Hi all, The project was overshadowed for a little while by more pressing matters but it's on again! I just ordered the laser cut plastic parts kit from bitsfrombytes.co.uk ($500cad). I was going to order the frame kit as well but it bumped the shipping up to $200cad so I'll be looking locally for that stuff. If anyone knows of a good source let me know. Updates soon -Tysonby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
Some progress so far. It would appear that bitsfrombytes is having a supply problem so construction is, again, at a standstill until I can get parts. The good news is he's going to be taking orders again at the end of the month. In the meantime: [8833.ca]by squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
would a really long woodscrew with the threads machined or ground down in certain areas work for an auger?by squalus - Mechanics
I rather like the idea. I'm currently building a machine and have just completed the electronics. Having gotten this far I went to the bitsfrombytes.com website to get my hands on moulded pieces to find that they are having a bit of a supply problem. I'm sure they'll get it sorted soon but I'd be alright with trying rep-rapped parts, especially considering I could make some spares for the moby squalus - General
Update! I have the rest of the electronic components (still minus the steppers) and am nearly done soldering. So far the three boards I have passed the basic power on test. I have two of the stepper driver boards left to complete but one is almost done. Once I have that done I'm going to wire up what I have and test what I can using some of the test programs for the arduino (which is a reallyby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
For sure. I'm in a holding pattern right now waiting for components to arrive in the mail but I'll be posting here as I make some progress. The more eyes the better (only we need something to look at) *looks at the mailbox anxiously* -Tysonby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
I'll try to keep track of the cost as I go. So far I'm about $200 in and I have only the elecronics minus the stepper motorsby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
Sounds like a good design for a kayak. For a large format version I had it in mind to make some moulds for fibreglass body parts used on race cars. The front end is particularly hard to make. There's a lot of ground to cover between here and there though. I was at an industrial trade show last night and saw a simple 2axis robotic cutting table. The elecronics look very similar to those usedby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
Oops my bad, Arduino based electronics, I see it there now Thanks!by squalus - Reprappers
oh.. and what type of boat did you have in mind? That sounds funby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
Hi Enrique, Good news. Payday was this friday so I can continue building. Orders for the rest of the electronics components are going out this week. Once that stuff's in I can at least hook the electronics up and give them a try. FYI I'm going with the arduino based electronics. I have the Arduino unit here in front of me but I haven't hooked it up to mess with it yet. Once I start gettinby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
Hey Enrique! Unfortunately I'm not too far yet with the reprap's construction. I have the PCBs here and about half of the electronics and am building away. Unfortunately I won't be ordering the rest of the electronics until next payday but it's soon enough I live in the west end near the foot of the burrard bridge so pretty close. There isn't much to see yet but I'll let you know as soon asby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group
This might not be the right forum but.. Can the parts lister tool be used to produce a parts list for the arudino based setup yet? I seem to have ordered all the parts necessary to build a PIC based reprap by mistake but I have the V1.1 version PCBs and would be happy to work on a parts list for the arudino based setup if it's needed Cheersby squalus - Reprappers
Hello fellow web-footed hobbyists I've decided to build a reprap.. I'm fairly new to electronics but doing alright so far. My PCBs showed up and, after getting part way through them I see I've used the wrong bill of materials to order components but I think I have most of the important and hard to find bits. does anyone else in the area have one of these guys up and going? Cheers, -Tysonby squalus - Canada, Vancouver RepRap User Group