Guys - Barton Dring is the fellow doing this and he is the guy who has the DIY laser site. I think that he and his group have enough knowledge about wear and such for these rails. The wheels that he uses are v-wheel running on a v-rail. The wheels surface is made from delrin. Any questions about the system is answered in his forum on this: Bob Teeterby bobt - General
This project was just funded thru KickStart. I just might solve your problem. Bob Teeterby bobt - General
I got this from one of my news feeds. This might just fill a need in reprap. Uses 40w CO2 laser.by bobt - Laser Cutter Working Group
Here is a link to the story in our local press.by bobt - General
Here is the winner of the Open Source Kinect driver contest. It can talk to the video camera and the depth analizer array. How about using this for a 3d scanner??? Also the contest only lasted about 1 week. I love it when a plan comes together. We have a plan right.... Bobby bobt - General
It appears that the entry page for reprap has changed to a wiki page. PLEASE put it back. I know that you are trying to help. But it is better that the main page be a static page so that if there are any problems with the wiki then you can still get to the other parts of the site like the forums here. Bob Teeterby bobt - General
Forrest: Given a RepStrap with Threaded rod drive. How long do you think that it would take to make 3 - 9" racks and 2 pinion gears. Also will the racks fit together to create 1 - 18" rack. If so this is a good upgrade for the basic RepStrap unit to get it to be able to generate Mendel parts.by bobt - General
Yes It can. By doing the following: Build the original repstrap with the threaded rods for movement and use that structure to create only the herring bone rack and pinion that Forrest designed. Then replace the threaded rod assemblies with the rack and pinion assemblies and get the speed increase necessary to build a Mendel. Forrest how long do you think that it would take to make a rack that iby bobt - Reprappers
They also have kapton heater films on page 512 that are 6" x 6" for about $80.00 with glued surface. Put it on top and get a build surface and heater in one. Bobby bobt - General
If you want to know what it takes to build a mini-lathe start with this set of books. You also get to play with fire and molten metal..... You all be real careful when doing this. Bob Teeterby bobt - Mechanics
Sebastien - Do set up the forum. Just think being to create the molds needed to cast all the parts for a mendel in one afternoon using a "Gingery Foundry". It makes the process ten times faster. Bob Teeterby bobt - Casting and Moldmaking Working Group
You can find the diagrams and such here: Both arduino and Sanguino diagrams are about 1/2 way down the page. This is for the gen 2 electronics. Bobby bobt - Controllers
How about making a "Babbage Machine". This I believe is defined as one of the first computers and is made from gears and such. Bob Teeterby bobt - Let's design something! (I've got an idea ...)
Here is a tutorial about how to make an Isolation type PCB instead of etching the PCB. Bob Teeterby bobt - Controllers
How about if Dr. ED writes the book. He know everything about the RepRap. Also being a brand new PHD in the academic world it is publish or perish. You just gotta love the slam dunk items when they come up. Sorry Dr. Ed but you are the best person to write this besides Dr. Bowyer and he has seniority.by bobt - Administration, Announcements, Policy
The above provided link does not work. Here is a working link.by bobt - RepRap Host
Might I suggest that you use bit torrent or one of it variants to assist in the bandwidth issue. That way the user downloads the torrent file and the network does the distribution.by bobt - RepRap Host
I did that and nothing changed. I have installed the same software on my portable computer and it works fine. The only difference is that this machine had an older version installed and I removed it before installing this one. Could it be junk left over in the registry? I just checked the registry and did not find anything. The error box is from the "Java Virtual Machine Launcher". Is thereby bobt - RepRap Host
I have installed Replicator 10 and get the following error message. What is missing? Could not find the main class. Program will exit! What have I not installed.by bobt - RepRap Host
Here is what appears on the short horizon. Now where was the camera body. Bob Teeterby bobt - 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics
This company uses standardized designs and custom builds in large scale.by bobt - General
Just checked. It is not on HULU yet. Expect it on Monday or so. That looks like the pattern on the show displays.by bobt - General
I have fired back up my bit torrent for the 0.7 and 0.6 versions of the LiveDVD images.by bobt - RepRap Host
I just ordered one and want to see how far I can drive it.by bobt - Controllers
The boards are a kit of parts and you have to assemble them yourself.by bobt - Controllers
What I found is that it does not matter where I buy the items that I need for my repstrap and cnc machine. The prices at Makerbot are just slightly higher than what was at the RRRF store. But they have stock and the items ship just as fast as before. I also agree that the directors of RRRF are the people who have to be satisfied with Zachs arrangements. So that puts that issue to bed for me.by bobt - General
Has anyone put the gcode in a sanguino with the SD card for the files and a display with buttons together in one code base? If this was done then 99% of the work to get a reprap/repstrap operational is done.by bobt - RepRap Host