Math elements stopped working on reprap wiki, see transparent polygon scanning. It used to work in the past. Could you fix this? I like equations. By the way, latest version of the scanner can be seen here; hexastorm.by Henri Starmans - Administration, Announcements, Policy
Video of recent progres; Working prototype;by Henri Starmans - Crowdfunding Projects Announcements
Video; Build an open-hardware laser scanner;by Henri Starmans - Reprappers
Prior art is indeed stuff already created. By creating prior art, i mean that you claim new ideas. I am now working on an article here recoating. You have to understand that the patent attorney sometimes accepts stuff which is not novel at all and straightforward to see by someone experienced in the field. To help the patent attorney; I have created a quick list of ideas. I have had many questionby Henri Starmans - Crowdfunding Projects Announcements
Mechabits, I am glad you are willing to help. Renders are useful; you can make a render from a transparent prism and how that looks. This would help me sell the Hexastorm. For the Reprap project it is better if you focus on creating prior art. How do you create a 3D printer with a transparent prism. How do you apply a new layer!? Where is your calibration system? These are the key questions. I doby Henri Starmans - Crowdfunding Projects Announcements
The prism changes the position of the focus point longitudinally and transversally. The laser lens assembly indeed still has to cover the rest of the working area. Here is a great example of how that could work; infinite field of view. Formlabs indeed is cool; but they have a 140 micrometers spot in the form 2. Hexastorm should give you something below 60 micrometers. Great renders; what did youby Henri Starmans - Crowdfunding Projects Announcements
The prism is used to maneuver the laser beam. The laser is focused by an aspheric lens. If you focus a laser bundle into a very small spot you have to move it fast in order to illuminate a large substrate. Think about painting the wall with a very small brush --> it takes a long time. In printing you can use a laser to melt powders or solidify polymers an example is formlabs.by Henri Starmans - Crowdfunding Projects Announcements
Hey Reprap community, I need your help! As you might have read on 3ders.org or on the Reprap wiki, I have launched a Kickstarter for an open-hardware transparent polygon scanner. Laser scanning, the process of deflecting a laser beam in a controlled manner, plays an important role in 3D printing, laser engraving, and many other modern technologies. Laser-equipped 3D printers could bring a huge bby Henri Starmans - Crowdfunding Projects Announcements