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People building or using RepRaps.
Re: Prusa i3 or the Smart Rap? - 11 years ago
Thanks sir! I really found the Rack and Pinion one quite interesting. The official Smartrap has also upgraded to the GT2 belt making it more robust. I think i should go with the GT2 one. Rack and Pinion one seems fragile and might have repair-ability issues unless one has a spare printer. There is little mention of specs of stepper motors used (like Torque and height, frame is a standard NMEA 17by IndianTinker - Reprappers
Prusa i3 or the Smart Rap? - 11 years ago
Hi folks, i have played with CNCs in the past and i think its really time to graduate to 3D Printers. Which one should be the first one to make? The SmartRap design is inviting in the sheer simplicity and form. Should i make a Smart Rap or go forward with making the Prusa i3 ? And is the #IRC active? Thanks for reading!by IndianTinker - Reprappers
Re: Noob Post:Need Help in building a repstrap - 12 years ago
Thanks a lot for words of encouragement.. Im too currently building one from scraps ! More of Prusa and printerBot mix. I intend to make it print parts for reprap and then make a reprap and convert the older one to a CNC ! Thats quite ambitious but i am working .. Thanks a lot!!by IndianTinker - Reprappers
Re: Noob Post:Need Help in building a repstrap - 12 years ago
Thanks a lot for the quick reply! I got the printrbot LC plans of thingverse it seems pretty easy to make! everything is laser cut. The scraps dealer in my area is selling some HP deskjets for less than $5 . I plan to recover some of the gears and belts from there and also the linear bearing from the print cradle. Which is better i you view? PrintrBot LC or Prusa i3 to assemble and has lesser 3Dby IndianTinker - Reprappers
Noob Post:Need Help in building a repstrap - 12 years ago
Hi Reprappers, I am an electrical engineer by education and know about the stepper and control aspects of 3D printers but the mechanical nomenclature confuses me a lot. I want to build a rep strap as cheap as possible while not compromising on the key aspects.I have access to a laser cutter in India and can also 3D print some parts provided they are in budget. I have read the website most of itby IndianTinker - Reprappers