disneytoy, thank you for the encouragement. I had thought about doing just what you suggest, although I was thinking about going the printrbot simple to 3DR "Simple" route. I still may. I'm interested in building it from scratch, my father and I do a lot of mechanical engineering, although neither of us have any formal schooling in it, we've just done it for a long time. I'm actually about toby JesseS - Delta Machines
Wow, thanks nicholas.steward! I'm just starting to look at what is possible with the water-jet. A friend of mine is getting it for a rather adventurous business venture, and I will likely be the one to help them set it up and show them how to draw for it, but I don't have much experience myself, and I definitely don't have any experience in 5-axis and it's capabilites. That concave roller is iby JesseS - Delta Machines
Let me preface by saying that I really don't fully understand some of the geometry involved in a delta yet, so I don't understand why some of the items (like ball end jointed rods) are used in them. If I was to do a Quantum Delta style, are there alternatives to the rails that I could fabricate? Could the 3/4" PVC sheet be cut to form rails? What about sheet aluminum (or other metal) strips atby JesseS - Delta Machines
I would like to build a delta reprap, fabricating as many of the components myself as possible. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction/engage in spirited debate about what designs and materials will work best for my goals. My goals: 1) I would like to build as much of the machine myself as possible. I will have access to a 5-axis water-jet, but not a 3d printer, so Iby JesseS - Delta Machines