https://reprap.org/mediawiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=MarcusWolschon&feedformat=atomRepRap - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T17:45:44ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Filament_supplier_reviews&diff=38992Filament supplier reviews2011-07-29T04:56:31Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* ABS from New Image Plastics */</p>
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==ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: 02. June 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity ordered and payed for: 21Kg<br />
<br />
@ Cost: 16.77usd/kg (shipping to Norway included)<br />
<br />
Quantity received: 18.627kg<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3mm<br />
<br />
Filament test measurements :<br />
<br />
3.4mm<br />
<br />
3.2mm<br />
<br />
3.3mm<br />
<br />
3.2mm<br />
<br />
2.8mm<br />
<br />
2.9mm<br />
<br />
3.0mm<br />
<br />
2.7mm<br />
<br />
2.5mm<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
received shape: oval: <br />
<br />
sample: 2.7mm->3.5mm in one spot on filament.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Other:<br />
The filament had oil on it some places from the manufacturing process.<br />
<br />
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[[User:ROTORIT|ROTORIT]]<br />
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==ABS from New Image Plastics==<br />
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Contact details: <br />
2411 S. Locust Street<br />
Canal Fulton, OH 44614<br />
USA<br />
Tel: +1 330 854-3010<br />
<br />
Date: April 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity: 30 lbs {one full spool}<br />
<br />
Minimum order: 10 lbs<br />
<br />
Cost: $7.95/lb {exclusive of shipping}<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3 mm<br />
<br />
Tested thickness: 3 mm +/- 0.04 mm<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
Delivered shape: round<br />
<br />
Notes: The filament was made from ABS resin produced in Taiwan. It is of high quality and delivers good prints. One thing noticed was that there is a larger than usual amount of volatiles in this resin. If your extruder hot end is left at extrusion temperature for more than a few minutes the volatiles will cook off and extrusion will not begin immediately after the stepper driving the extruder is turned on. With this filament you should run in your extruder manually for 10-15 mm of extruded thread for a 0.5 mm orifice hot end before you begin a print. Other than that, it is a pleasure to work with.<br />
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Last year, New Image had a great deal of difficulty finding a broker willing to fill small consignments of ABS resin. As a result it could often be months before an order could be filled. That's changed and now filament is made within 30 days. It is important to know that New Image is a producer and does not keep an inventory of filament. For that reason, deliveries take a little longer.<br />
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When you order you should call Donna directly. Do not order by email. 1.75 mm filament in ABS costs $9.95/lb. <br />
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New Image does not currently produce PLA. They do also supply first rate quality polypropylene and HDPE. I have experience with both of these. That said, neither is a good material for beginners and both have a very long learning curve.<br />
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[[User:Forrest Higgs|Forrest Higgs]] 04:44, 29 July 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: 23. July 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity ordered and payed for: 21Kg<br />
<br />
@ Cost: 16.15usd/kg (shipping to Germany included)<br />
<br />
Quantity received: TODO<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3mm<br />
<br />
Filament test measurements :<br />
<br />
3.14mm<br />
<br />
3.03mm<br />
<br />
3.42mm<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
Other:<br />
The filament is full of '''0.5-1.0mm air bubbbles''', surface is '''marred and not smooth'''.<br/><br />
Delivery was delayed, was tols a machine has broken down but this batch was from after the repairs.<br />
<br />
[[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]]<br />
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==PLA from [http://www.supply3dpla.com Supply3dPla.com]==<br />
<br />
Date: 11 May 2011<br />
<br />
Bought: 400g blue, 400g red.<br />
<br />
Free sample: Black, natural.<br />
<br />
Price: €35 (including shipping to Norway). ~$60/kg.<br />
<br />
Extrusion temp: 185deg C.<br />
<br />
Filament diameter: ~2.75-2.85. Slightly oval.<br />
<br />
Bottom line: Excellent! Easy to extrude, bonds well.<br />
<br />
Full length review (with pictures!): http://repraprip.blogspot.com/2011/05/pla-review-supply3dplacom.html<br />
<br />
--[[User:Nudel|Nudel]] 14:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==PLA from [http://www.ultimachine.com Ultimachine.com]==<br />
<br />
Date: 12 May 2011<br />
<br />
Bought: 1 spool each of silver, transparent blue, and white.<br />
<br />
Price: $297 (including shipping to Norway, not including tax ~$110). ~$58/kg.<br />
<br />
Free sample: Black.<br />
<br />
Extrusion temp: Silver@200deg C.<br />
<br />
Filament diameter: Silver@2.70-2.85.<br />
<br />
Bottom line: Silver: Good, looks great. Comes on spool, easy to handle.<br />
<br />
(Other colors not tested yet, more to come).<br />
<br />
--[[User:Nudel|Nudel]] 14:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==ABS from Tianjin Wallbosen Industrial Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: somtime late in 2010<br />
<br />
The filament was oval in shape.<br />
<br />
Other: <br />
Lots of bubbles and strains. abs granules were not dried before extrusion.<br />
<br />
ROTORIT (for someone else...)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Filament_supplier_reviews&diff=38989Filament supplier reviews2011-07-29T04:17:50Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* PLA from Ultimachine.com */ It's july 2011, you can't have ment december 2011</p>
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==ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: 02. June 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity ordered and payed for: 21Kg<br />
<br />
@ Cost: 16.77usd/kg (shipping to Norway included)<br />
<br />
Quantity received: 18.627kg<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3mm<br />
<br />
Filament test measurements :<br />
<br />
3.4mm<br />
<br />
3.2mm<br />
<br />
3.3mm<br />
<br />
3.2mm<br />
<br />
2.8mm<br />
<br />
2.9mm<br />
<br />
3.0mm<br />
<br />
2.7mm<br />
<br />
2.5mm<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
received shape: oval: <br />
<br />
sample: 2.7mm->3.5mm in one spot on filament.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Other:<br />
The filament had oil on it some places from the manufacturing process.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[User:ROTORIT|ROTORIT]]<br />
<br />
==ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: 23. July 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity ordered and payed for: 21Kg<br />
<br />
@ Cost: 16.15usd/kg (shipping to Germany included)<br />
<br />
Quantity received: TODO<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3mm<br />
<br />
Filament test measurements :<br />
<br />
3.14mm<br />
<br />
3.03mm<br />
<br />
3.42mm<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
Other:<br />
The filament is full of '''0.5-1.0mm air bubbbles''', surface is '''marred and not smooth'''.<br/><br />
Delivery was delayed, was tols a machine has broken down but this batch was from after the repairs.<br />
<br />
[[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]]<br />
<br />
==PLA from [http://www.supply3dpla.com Supply3dPla.com]==<br />
<br />
Date: 11 May 2011<br />
<br />
Bought: 400g blue, 400g red.<br />
<br />
Free sample: Black, natural.<br />
<br />
Price: €35 (including shipping to Norway). ~$60/kg.<br />
<br />
Extrusion temp: 185deg C.<br />
<br />
Filament diameter: ~2.75-2.85. Slightly oval.<br />
<br />
Bottom line: Excellent! Easy to extrude, bonds well.<br />
<br />
Full length review (with pictures!): http://repraprip.blogspot.com/2011/05/pla-review-supply3dplacom.html<br />
<br />
--[[User:Nudel|Nudel]] 14:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
==PLA from [http://www.ultimachine.com Ultimachine.com]==<br />
<br />
Date: 12 May 2011<br />
<br />
Bought: 1 spool each of silver, transparent blue, and white.<br />
<br />
Price: $297 (including shipping to Norway, not including tax ~$110). ~$58/kg.<br />
<br />
Free sample: Black.<br />
<br />
Extrusion temp: Silver@200deg C.<br />
<br />
Filament diameter: Silver@2.70-2.85.<br />
<br />
Bottom line: Silver: Good, looks great. Comes on spool, easy to handle.<br />
<br />
(Other colors not tested yet, more to come).<br />
<br />
--[[User:Nudel|Nudel]] 14:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
==ABS from Tianjin Wallbosen Industrial Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: somtime late in 2010<br />
<br />
The filament was oval in shape.<br />
<br />
Other: <br />
Lots of bubbles and strains. abs granules were not dried before extrusion.<br />
<br />
ROTORIT (for someone else...)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Filament_supplier_reviews&diff=38988Filament supplier reviews2011-07-29T04:17:33Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* PLA from Supply3dPla.com */ It's july 2011, you can't have ment november 2011</p>
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==ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: 02. June 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity ordered and payed for: 21Kg<br />
<br />
@ Cost: 16.77usd/kg (shipping to Norway included)<br />
<br />
Quantity received: 18.627kg<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3mm<br />
<br />
Filament test measurements :<br />
<br />
3.4mm<br />
<br />
3.2mm<br />
<br />
3.3mm<br />
<br />
3.2mm<br />
<br />
2.8mm<br />
<br />
2.9mm<br />
<br />
3.0mm<br />
<br />
2.7mm<br />
<br />
2.5mm<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
received shape: oval: <br />
<br />
sample: 2.7mm->3.5mm in one spot on filament.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Other:<br />
The filament had oil on it some places from the manufacturing process.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[User:ROTORIT|ROTORIT]]<br />
<br />
==ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: 23. July 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity ordered and payed for: 21Kg<br />
<br />
@ Cost: 16.15usd/kg (shipping to Germany included)<br />
<br />
Quantity received: TODO<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3mm<br />
<br />
Filament test measurements :<br />
<br />
3.14mm<br />
<br />
3.03mm<br />
<br />
3.42mm<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
Other:<br />
The filament is full of '''0.5-1.0mm air bubbbles''', surface is '''marred and not smooth'''.<br/><br />
Delivery was delayed, was tols a machine has broken down but this batch was from after the repairs.<br />
<br />
[[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]]<br />
<br />
==PLA from [http://www.supply3dpla.com Supply3dPla.com]==<br />
<br />
Date: 11 May 2011<br />
<br />
Bought: 400g blue, 400g red.<br />
<br />
Free sample: Black, natural.<br />
<br />
Price: €35 (including shipping to Norway). ~$60/kg.<br />
<br />
Extrusion temp: 185deg C.<br />
<br />
Filament diameter: ~2.75-2.85. Slightly oval.<br />
<br />
Bottom line: Excellent! Easy to extrude, bonds well.<br />
<br />
Full length review (with pictures!): http://repraprip.blogspot.com/2011/05/pla-review-supply3dplacom.html<br />
<br />
--[[User:Nudel|Nudel]] 14:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
==PLA from [http://www.ultimachine.com Ultimachine.com]==<br />
<br />
Date: 5.12.2011<br />
<br />
Bought: 1 spool each of silver, transparent blue, and white.<br />
<br />
Price: $297 (including shipping to Norway, not including tax ~$110). ~$58/kg.<br />
<br />
Free sample: Black.<br />
<br />
Extrusion temp: Silver@200deg C.<br />
<br />
Filament diameter: Silver@2.70-2.85.<br />
<br />
Bottom line: Silver: Good, looks great. Comes on spool, easy to handle.<br />
<br />
(Other colors not tested yet, more to come).<br />
<br />
--[[User:Nudel|Nudel]] 14:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==ABS from Tianjin Wallbosen Industrial Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: somtime late in 2010<br />
<br />
The filament was oval in shape.<br />
<br />
Other: <br />
Lots of bubbles and strains. abs granules were not dried before extrusion.<br />
<br />
ROTORIT (for someone else...)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Filament_supplier_reviews&diff=38987Filament supplier reviews2011-07-29T04:15:30Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd */</p>
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<br />
<br />
==ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: 02. June 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity ordered and payed for: 21Kg<br />
<br />
@ Cost: 16.77usd/kg (shipping to Norway included)<br />
<br />
Quantity received: 18.627kg<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3mm<br />
<br />
Filament test measurements :<br />
<br />
3.4mm<br />
<br />
3.2mm<br />
<br />
3.3mm<br />
<br />
3.2mm<br />
<br />
2.8mm<br />
<br />
2.9mm<br />
<br />
3.0mm<br />
<br />
2.7mm<br />
<br />
2.5mm<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
received shape: oval: <br />
<br />
sample: 2.7mm->3.5mm in one spot on filament.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Other:<br />
The filament had oil on it some places from the manufacturing process.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[User:ROTORIT|ROTORIT]]<br />
<br />
==ABS from Qingdao TSD Plastic Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: 23. July 2011<br />
<br />
Quantity ordered and payed for: 21Kg<br />
<br />
@ Cost: 16.15usd/kg (shipping to Germany included)<br />
<br />
Quantity received: TODO<br />
<br />
Ordered thickness: 3mm<br />
<br />
Filament test measurements :<br />
<br />
3.14mm<br />
<br />
3.03mm<br />
<br />
3.42mm<br />
<br />
Ordered shape: round<br />
<br />
Other:<br />
The filament is full of '''0.5-1.0mm air bubbbles''', surface is '''marred and not smooth'''.<br/><br />
Delivery was delayed, was tols a machine has broken down but this batch was from after the repairs.<br />
<br />
[[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]]<br />
<br />
==PLA from [http://www.supply3dpla.com Supply3dPla.com]==<br />
<br />
Date: 5.11.2011<br />
<br />
Bought: 400g blue, 400g red.<br />
<br />
Free sample: Black, natural.<br />
<br />
Price: €35 (including shipping to Norway). ~$60/kg.<br />
<br />
Extrusion temp: 185deg C.<br />
<br />
Filament diameter: ~2.75-2.85. Slightly oval.<br />
<br />
Bottom line: Excellent! Easy to extrude, bonds well.<br />
<br />
Full length review (with pictures!): http://repraprip.blogspot.com/2011/05/pla-review-supply3dplacom.html<br />
<br />
--[[User:Nudel|Nudel]] 14:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
==PLA from [http://www.ultimachine.com Ultimachine.com]==<br />
<br />
Date: 5.12.2011<br />
<br />
Bought: 1 spool each of silver, transparent blue, and white.<br />
<br />
Price: $297 (including shipping to Norway, not including tax ~$110). ~$58/kg.<br />
<br />
Free sample: Black.<br />
<br />
Extrusion temp: Silver@200deg C.<br />
<br />
Filament diameter: Silver@2.70-2.85.<br />
<br />
Bottom line: Silver: Good, looks great. Comes on spool, easy to handle.<br />
<br />
(Other colors not tested yet, more to come).<br />
<br />
--[[User:Nudel|Nudel]] 14:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==ABS from Tianjin Wallbosen Industrial Co., Ltd==<br />
<br />
Date: somtime late in 2010<br />
<br />
The filament was oval in shape.<br />
<br />
Other: <br />
Lots of bubbles and strains. abs granules were not dried before extrusion.<br />
<br />
ROTORIT (for someone else...)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:RepRap&diff=34434Talk:RepRap2011-05-25T06:24:51Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* suggestions */</p>
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<div>==Editing the Main Page==<br />
If you would like to improve the main page please use [[Main Page/Sandbox]] to try your changes and leave a message on a sysop's talk page when it's ready for review (unless the sandbox is in use.. creating a sandbox under your username works fine also if you don't want your stuff messed with as much)<br />
<br />
--[[User:TheOtherRob|TheOtherRob]] 05:48, 29 December 2009 (UTC)<br />
<br />
: "on a sysop's talk page" how to find what the sysops are and which sysop to choose? --[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 05:03, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
I would take out the space used for Darwin, as Darwin is not the current stable machine, and it can confuse new users. I would place there instead a feed aggregation for new objects on Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/rss/newest -- Thingiverse is also a great show room for the pieces designed and printed :-)<br />
-- [[User:Casainho|Casainho]]<br />
<br />
: OK, I edited the [[Main Page/Sandbox]] proposal so it no longer mentions Darwin, and instead mentions more relevant things. Feel free to make further improvements. --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 02:47, 11 December 2010 (UTC)<br />
<br />
I think there needs to be some sort of general 'getting started' or 'RepRap Basics' link on the navigation menu. I keep finding stuff in the forums or blogs that i don't have any obvious place to put. This new category would be a place for all the non-machine-specific info, like the glossary, an introduction to 3d modeling and printing, and general techniques and tips like how to solder or how to use a lathe.<br />
--[[User:Buback|Buback]]<br />
<br />
: Could you tag pages like [[Glossary]] with [[:category:reference]]? --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 02:47, 11 December 2010 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== suggestions ==<br />
<br />
* reorder the 4 printer models by time. This order is confusing people to think that somehow huksley is newer then darwin but older then Mendel and Prusa Mendel and that Prusa Mendel is older then Mendel.<br />
* add a second row below the printers, in the same style (with exemplary photo) showing the 4 most important categories. Feel free to name the rightmost one "more" and link to the list of design-categories. (Do NOT use the list of all wiki-categories a that also contains lots of categories that are not for printable things.)<br />
* bring at least the main_pages of the other languages up to the same revision as the english one. That's confusing and more people out there are not native english speakers then are and would thus prefer one of the other pages to the english main page, expecting to find exactly the same information and structure there.<br />
--[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 05:09, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
: Want to do up [[Main_Page_With_Suggestions_by_MarcusWolschon]]?<br />
: --[[User:Sebastien Bailard|Sebastien Bailard]] 06:09, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
:: I don't understand your grammar and have no time left to help this project. --[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 06:24, 25 May 2011 (UTC)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:RepRap&diff=34427Talk:RepRap2011-05-25T05:09:34Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* suggestions */ new section</p>
<hr />
<div>==Editing the Main Page==<br />
If you would like to improve the main page please use [[Main Page/Sandbox]] to try your changes and leave a message on a sysop's talk page when it's ready for review (unless the sandbox is in use.. creating a sandbox under your username works fine also if you don't want your stuff messed with as much)<br />
<br />
--[[User:TheOtherRob|TheOtherRob]] 05:48, 29 December 2009 (UTC)<br />
<br />
: "on a sysop's talk page" how to find what the sysops are and which sysop to choose? --[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 05:03, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
I would take out the space used for Darwin, as Darwin is not the current stable machine, and it can confuse new users. I would place there instead a feed aggregation for new objects on Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/rss/newest -- Thingiverse is also a great show room for the pieces designed and printed :-)<br />
-- [[User:Casainho|Casainho]]<br />
<br />
: OK, I edited the [[Main Page/Sandbox]] proposal so it no longer mentions Darwin, and instead mentions more relevant things. Feel free to make further improvements. --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 02:47, 11 December 2010 (UTC)<br />
<br />
I think there needs to be some sort of general 'getting started' or 'RepRap Basics' link on the navigation menu. I keep finding stuff in the forums or blogs that i don't have any obvious place to put. This new category would be a place for all the non-machine-specific info, like the glossary, an introduction to 3d modeling and printing, and general techniques and tips like how to solder or how to use a lathe.<br />
--[[User:Buback|Buback]]<br />
<br />
: Could you tag pages like [[Glossary]] with [[:category:reference]]? --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 02:47, 11 December 2010 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== suggestions ==<br />
<br />
* reorder the 4 printer models by time. This order is confusing people to think that somehow huksley is newer then darwin but older then Mendel and Prusa Mendel and that Prusa Mendel is older then Mendel.<br />
* add a second row below the printers, in the same style (with exemplary photo) showing the 4 most important categories. Feel free to name the rightmost one "more" and link to the list of design-categories. (Do NOT use the list of all wiki-categories a that also contains lots of categories that are not for printable things.)<br />
* bring at least the main_pages of the other languages up to the same revision as the english one. That's confusing and more people out there are not native english speakers then are and would thus prefer one of the other pages to the english main page, expecting to find exactly the same information and structure there.<br />
--[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 05:09, 25 May 2011 (UTC)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:RepRap&diff=34426Talk:RepRap2011-05-25T05:03:56Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Editing the Main Page */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Editing the Main Page==<br />
If you would like to improve the main page please use [[Main Page/Sandbox]] to try your changes and leave a message on a sysop's talk page when it's ready for review (unless the sandbox is in use.. creating a sandbox under your username works fine also if you don't want your stuff messed with as much)<br />
<br />
--[[User:TheOtherRob|TheOtherRob]] 05:48, 29 December 2009 (UTC)<br />
<br />
: "on a sysop's talk page" how to find what the sysops are and which sysop to choose? --[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 05:03, 25 May 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
I would take out the space used for Darwin, as Darwin is not the current stable machine, and it can confuse new users. I would place there instead a feed aggregation for new objects on Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/rss/newest -- Thingiverse is also a great show room for the pieces designed and printed :-)<br />
-- [[User:Casainho|Casainho]]<br />
<br />
: OK, I edited the [[Main Page/Sandbox]] proposal so it no longer mentions Darwin, and instead mentions more relevant things. Feel free to make further improvements. --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 02:47, 11 December 2010 (UTC)<br />
<br />
I think there needs to be some sort of general 'getting started' or 'RepRap Basics' link on the navigation menu. I keep finding stuff in the forums or blogs that i don't have any obvious place to put. This new category would be a place for all the non-machine-specific info, like the glossary, an introduction to 3d modeling and printing, and general techniques and tips like how to solder or how to use a lathe.<br />
--[[User:Buback|Buback]]<br />
<br />
: Could you tag pages like [[Glossary]] with [[:category:reference]]? --[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 02:47, 11 December 2010 (UTC)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Recommended_File_Formats&diff=34425Recommended File Formats2011-05-25T05:02:31Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* File Formats */</p>
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<div>This page lists file formats and discussions about file formats that are suitable for use with RepRap and its support tools:<br />
<br />
== File Formats ==<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_(file_format) A description of the STL file format (on Wikipedia)]<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLY_(file_format) A description of the PLY file format (on Wikipedia)]<br />
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COLLADA A description of the COLLADA file format (on Wikipedia)]<br />
* remember to always also upload the file in the original file format of the program you used and to write what program it was.<br />
<br />
== Discussions about File Formats ==<br />
* [[A community specification for an improvement to STL files.]]<br />
* [[A community specification for an open 3D file wrapper.]]<br />
* [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,70418,70418 ""CAD" files vs CAM files - a designer's plea"]. ... "STLs are to CAD models as a PDF full of photographs of words is to a text file. You can send them both to a printer just fine, but it's a big hassle to fix a typo." ... "the .scad files contain formulas that document what we in the SolidWorks community call "design intent"." ...</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:Complete_Beginner_Help&diff=33536Talk:Complete Beginner Help2011-05-11T08:56:09Z<p>MarcusWolschon: why redirct?</p>
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<div>== why redirct? ==<br />
<br />
Why the redirect?<br />
This page has nothing to do with laser cutting and the usual way is to 3d print a [[Mendel]].</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:RepRap_Universal_Mini_Extruder&diff=33531Talk:RepRap Universal Mini Extruder2011-05-11T03:12:17Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* based on */</p>
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<div>[[User:Jkeegan|Jkeegan]] 18:32, 14 April 2011 (UTC) Hello! Adrian, what's the purpose of the hacksaw slot on the heater block? Is it just to compensate for expansion of the brass when it's heating up? Without threads, does the heater block hold on tightly? (I imagine it'd obviously depend on the size of the hole drilled, but in your prototype, is it easily slid out for maintenance, or tight?). On [[Geared extruder nozzle|this page]]'s discussion page I asked that too (sorry for repeating myself). On that page you mentioned you based your design on [http://reprapbr-ge.blogspot.com/2011/02/novo-bico-da-extruder-atibaia.html this one by Alain Mouette], and [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cu5V3pO-eRc/TVv3jVFbSpI/AAAAAAAAAMA/ay1bgRMCl9U/s1600/20110216c-BlocoAquecedor.jpg his pictures] show what looks like a tightening bolt through the side with the slot. Just curious if you found the bolt unnecessary but the slot necessary, or just hadn't noticed the bolt, etc. Thanks!<br />
<br />
For the sake of documentation, here's the response from Adrian on reprap-dev:<br />
The slot is to allow for poor machining accuracy :-)<br />
You can drill the hole accurately, of course. But you then need to<br />
turn the nozzle to get a tight fit. If this ends up too tight, the<br />
slot allows a little give in the block. If it's too lose, you can<br />
compress the block plastically in a vice and the slot closes a bit;<br />
then it's tight...<br />
<br />
Alain Mouette also commented:<br />
I can say about my part of it: I like the slot because I use a screw to <br />
tighten the block on the nozzle, it makes it very convenient to remove <br />
it for mantainance or changing the nozzle.<br />
I understand that Adian's idea is just for the slot to allow for a <br />
little expansion as the block is press-fited on the nozzle.<br />
<br />
- [[User:Jkeegan|Jkeegan]] 20:27, 25 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== based on ==<br />
<br />
It's strange to see<br />
"based on: unknown"<br />
and then in the text<br />
"I based this design (loosely) on Jstkatz's extruder on Thingiverse".<br />
I also can't find any mention of this on the thingiverse page you linked.<br />
(It would allow people visiting that page to even know that an improved version exists at all.)<br />
--[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 03:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:RepRap_Universal_Mini_Extruder&diff=33530Talk:RepRap Universal Mini Extruder2011-05-11T03:09:12Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* based on */ new section</p>
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<div>[[User:Jkeegan|Jkeegan]] 18:32, 14 April 2011 (UTC) Hello! Adrian, what's the purpose of the hacksaw slot on the heater block? Is it just to compensate for expansion of the brass when it's heating up? Without threads, does the heater block hold on tightly? (I imagine it'd obviously depend on the size of the hole drilled, but in your prototype, is it easily slid out for maintenance, or tight?). On [[Geared extruder nozzle|this page]]'s discussion page I asked that too (sorry for repeating myself). On that page you mentioned you based your design on [http://reprapbr-ge.blogspot.com/2011/02/novo-bico-da-extruder-atibaia.html this one by Alain Mouette], and [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cu5V3pO-eRc/TVv3jVFbSpI/AAAAAAAAAMA/ay1bgRMCl9U/s1600/20110216c-BlocoAquecedor.jpg his pictures] show what looks like a tightening bolt through the side with the slot. Just curious if you found the bolt unnecessary but the slot necessary, or just hadn't noticed the bolt, etc. Thanks!<br />
<br />
For the sake of documentation, here's the response from Adrian on reprap-dev:<br />
The slot is to allow for poor machining accuracy :-)<br />
You can drill the hole accurately, of course. But you then need to<br />
turn the nozzle to get a tight fit. If this ends up too tight, the<br />
slot allows a little give in the block. If it's too lose, you can<br />
compress the block plastically in a vice and the slot closes a bit;<br />
then it's tight...<br />
<br />
Alain Mouette also commented:<br />
I can say about my part of it: I like the slot because I use a screw to <br />
tighten the block on the nozzle, it makes it very convenient to remove <br />
it for mantainance or changing the nozzle.<br />
I understand that Adian's idea is just for the slot to allow for a <br />
little expansion as the block is press-fited on the nozzle.<br />
<br />
- [[User:Jkeegan|Jkeegan]] 20:27, 25 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== based on ==<br />
<br />
It's strange to see<br />
"based on: unknown"<br />
and then in the text<br />
"I based this design (loosely) on Jstkatz's extruder on Thingiverse"<br />
--[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 03:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=ShoulderRig&diff=32368ShoulderRig2011-04-23T23:06:32Z<p>MarcusWolschon: </p>
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<div>[[image:Easterhegg ShoulderRig 800px.jpg]]<br />
<br />
{{Development<br />
|image = ShoulderRig.jpg<br />
|name = DSLR/EVIL Camera Shoulder Rig<br />
|description = rig for filming<br />
|license = [[CC-BY-NC-SA]]<br />
|author = [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]]<br />
|reprap = Darwin<br />
|categories = [[:Category:Gadget|Gadget]]<br />
|cadModel = http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7278<br />
|url = http://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Camera/ShoulderRig#status<br />
|statua = working<br />
}}<br />
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=Discussion=<br />
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* [http://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Camera/ShoulderRig#status notes]<br />
<br />
=Photos and Drawings=<br />
<br />
* [https://picasaweb.google.com/Marcus.Wolschon/20110325Bis201105ShulterRigBauen?feat=directlink picasa photo album]<br />
<br />
=Design Principles=<br />
<br />
* compatible and interchangable with industry standard parts (15mm rod systems)<br />
* cheaper then an indian shoulder rig<br />
* use clamping where possible, drilled holes only if the material demands it.<br />
<br />
=Results=<br />
<br />
Design files:<br />
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7278<br />
<br />
<br />
[[category:Gadget/CameraEquipment]]<br />
[[category:development]]<br />
[[Category:Working developments]]<br />
[[Category:Useful]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=ShoulderRig&diff=32362ShoulderRig2011-04-23T22:32:14Z<p>MarcusWolschon: </p>
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<div>[[image:Easterhegg ShoulderRig 800px.jpg]]<br />
<br />
{{Development<br />
|image = ShoulderRig.jpg<br />
|name = DSLR/EVIL Camera Shoulder Rig<br />
|description = rig for filming<br />
|license = [[CC-BY-NC-SA]]<br />
|author = [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]]<br />
|reprap = Darwin<br />
|categories = [[:Category:Gadget|Gadget]]<br />
|cadModel = http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7278<br />
|url = http://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Camera/ShoulderRig#status<br />
}}<br />
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__TOC__<br />
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<br />
=Discussion=<br />
<br />
* [http://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Camera/ShoulderRig#status notes]<br />
* [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?88,75536,page=2 reprap forum]<br />
<br />
=Photos and Drawings=<br />
<br />
* [https://picasaweb.google.com/Marcus.Wolschon/20110325Bis201105ShulterRigBauen?feat=directlink picasa photo album]<br />
<br />
=Design Principles=<br />
<br />
* compatible and interchangable with industry standard parts (15mm rod systems)<br />
* cheaper then an indian shoulder rig<br />
* use clamping where possible, drilled holes only if the material demands it.<br />
<br />
=Results=<br />
<br />
Design files:<br />
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7278<br />
<br />
<br />
[[category:Gadget/CameraEquipment]]<br />
[[category:development]]<br />
[[Category:Working developments]]<br />
[[Category:Useful]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=CameraRig&diff=32360CameraRig2011-04-23T22:29:55Z<p>MarcusWolschon: Redirected page to ShoulderRig</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[ShoulderRig]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=CameraRig&diff=32359CameraRig2011-04-23T22:29:50Z<p>MarcusWolschon: Created page with '#REDIRTECT ShoulderRig'</p>
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<div>#REDIRTECT [[ShoulderRig]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=ShoulderRig&diff=32358ShoulderRig2011-04-23T22:27:47Z<p>MarcusWolschon: </p>
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<div>[[image:Easterhegg ShoulderRig 800px.jpg]]<br />
<br />
{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|image = ShoulderRig.jpg<br />
|name = DSLR/EVIL Camera Shoulder Rig<br />
|description = rig for filming<br />
|license = [[CC-BY-NC-SA]]<br />
|author = Marcus Wolschon<br />
|reprap = Darwin<br />
|categories = [[:Category:Gadget|Gadget]]<br />
}}<br />
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__TOC__<br />
<br />
<br />
=Discussion=<br />
<br />
* [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Camera/ShoulderRig#status notes]<br />
* [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?88,75536,page=2 reprap forum]<br />
<br />
=Photos and Drawings=<br />
<br />
* [https://picasaweb.google.com/Marcus.Wolschon/20110325Bis201105ShulterRigBauen?feat=directlink picasa photo album]<br />
<br />
=Design Principles=<br />
<br />
* compatible and interchangable with industry standard parts (15mm rod systems)<br />
* cheaper then an indian shoulder rig<br />
* use clamping where possible, drilled holes only if the material demands it.<br />
<br />
=Results=<br />
<br />
Design files:<br />
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7278<br />
<br />
<br />
[[category:Gadget/CameraEquipment]]<br />
[[category:development]]<br />
[[Category:Working developments]]<br />
[[Category:Useful]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:Easterhegg_ShoulderRig_800px.jpg&diff=32357File:Easterhegg ShoulderRig 800px.jpg2011-04-23T22:26:54Z<p>MarcusWolschon: </p>
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<div></div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Everything_in_One_Place&diff=32138Everything in One Place2011-04-21T09:33:20Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Argument/Counter Argument */ typo</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Template:Working Notes]]<br />
<br />
=The Everything in One Place Library Scenario=<br />
[[Mister Bunny]] likes to make [[RepStraps]], but also neat [[Objects]] like a [[Carrot Cake Slicer]] or a [[Carrot Lathe]] like they use commercially to make baby carrots.<br />
<br />
And he wants to upload his RepStrap to the same [[Library]] as his [[Carrot Cake Slicer]]. The same way he only uses <br />
one website to upload his videos, and one website for his photos.<br />
<br />
=Motivation=<br />
==Example A==<br />
*[[Mendel]]<br />
*http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1832<br />
*[[Dremel Holder]]<br />
<br />
==Example B==<br />
*[[Post Mendel Candidate]]<br />
*http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1425<br />
<br />
<br />
==Argument/Counter Argument==<br />
Q:"You can just cut and paste that from the [[Other Space]] into the [[Library]], right? It's GPL/Creative Commons/..., so what's the problem."<br />
:A:"The problem is that the Library is supposed to be place where RepRap user-developers are supposed to feel welcome. If Joe User is comfortable using an [[Other Space]] but doesn't want to use the [[Library]], the Library is broken. Also, cutting and pasting by hand is work. And it introduces [[Hall of Mirrors]] issues. And lastly, the role of the [[Library]] is to make RepRap users feel welcome to upload, not only RepRap developers."<br />
<br />
:A2: We've tried that. It's no fun.<br />
<br />
Q: "But my design has nothing to do with RepRap. Why post it here if it works as well with any other tool?<br />
Why would people even look for it in this library?"<br />
:A:Well, if it is printed / laser cut with a RepRap, then it has something to do with RepRap. And it is more fun this way. And because making fun, beautiful, or useful things is the [[Wealth Without Money|whole point of RepRap]]. If we do it this way, people help make the wiki beautiful, and it will be fun. ('''TODO:''' not an answer)<br />
<br />
:A2: Helping reprap by uploading photographs or cad files is not compulsory. But it is more fun when people help.<br />
<br />
Q: "But this wiki does not support Video/3D-Previews/Rendering STL/large files/tags/newest things/featured things/ratings/flattr/Twitter/Buzz/Facebook/... My design would either not be found or poorly presented."<br />
:A:[http://gitduino.com/ Coming soon!] ('''TODO:''' not an answer --[[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]]) (Give it time. --[[User:Sebastien Bailard|Sebastien]]) (I gave it nearly 1.5 years. On the internet that's ages. [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]])<br />
<br />
=Library Job=<br />
It's the responsibility of the [[Library Staff and Volunteers]] to make this easy for [[Mister Bunny]] so he can spend more time<br />
doing research. (And eating Carrot Cake).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Library]][[Category:Library Problems]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Everything_in_One_Place&diff=32137Everything in One Place2011-04-21T09:32:59Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Argument/Counter Argument */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Template:Working Notes]]<br />
<br />
=The Everything in One Place Library Scenario=<br />
[[Mister Bunny]] likes to make [[RepStraps]], but also neat [[Objects]] like a [[Carrot Cake Slicer]] or a [[Carrot Lathe]] like they use commercially to make baby carrots.<br />
<br />
And he wants to upload his RepStrap to the same [[Library]] as his [[Carrot Cake Slicer]]. The same way he only uses <br />
one website to upload his videos, and one website for his photos.<br />
<br />
=Motivation=<br />
==Example A==<br />
*[[Mendel]]<br />
*http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1832<br />
*[[Dremel Holder]]<br />
<br />
==Example B==<br />
*[[Post Mendel Candidate]]<br />
*http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1425<br />
<br />
<br />
==Argument/Counter Argument==<br />
Q:"You can just cut and paste that from the [[Other Space]] into the [[Library]], right? It's GPL/Creative Commons/..., so what's the problem."<br />
:A:"The problem is that the Library is supposed to be place where RepRap user-developers are supposed to feel welcome. If Joe User is comfortable using an [[Other Space]] but doesn't want to use the [[Library]], the Library is broken. Also, cutting and pasting by hand is work. And it introduces [[Hall of Mirrors]] issues. And lastly, the role of the [[Library]] is to make RepRap users feel welcome to upload, not only RepRap developers."<br />
<br />
:A2: We've tried that. It's no fun.<br />
<br />
Q: "But my design has nothing to do with RepRap. Why post it here if it works as well with any other tool?<br />
Why would people even look for it in this library?"<br />
:A:Well, if it is printed / laser cut with a RepRap, then it has something to do with RepRap. And it is more fun this way. And because making fun, beautiful, or useful things is the [[Wealth Without Money|whole point of RepRap]]. If we do it this way, people help make the wiki beautiful, and it will be fun. ('''TODO:''' not an answer)<br />
<br />
:A2: Helping reprap by uploading photographs or cad files is not compulsory. But it is more fun when people help.<br />
<br />
Q: "But this wiki does not support Video/3D-Previews/Rendering STL/large files/tags/newest things/featured things/ratings/flattr/Twitter/Buzz/Facebook/... My design would either not be found or poorly presented."<br />
:A:[http://gitduino.com/ Coming soon!] ('''TODO:''' not an answer --[[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]]) (Give it time. --[[User:Sebastien Bailard|Sebastien]]) (I gave it more then a nearly 1.5 years. On the internet that's ages. [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]])<br />
<br />
=Library Job=<br />
It's the responsibility of the [[Library Staff and Volunteers]] to make this easy for [[Mister Bunny]] so he can spend more time<br />
doing research. (And eating Carrot Cake).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Library]][[Category:Library Problems]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:Everything_in_One_Place&diff=32136Talk:Everything in One Place2011-04-21T09:30:09Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Question 2 and 3 */</p>
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<div>== Question 2 and 3 ==<br />
<br />
Comming soon is not an answer for a question designed to always contain points that this Mediawiki does not support.<br />
It was aimed at producing an answer with an example policy and best practices of how to deal with designs that ARE better presented on other sites.<br />
How to cross-reference best,...<br />
The answer to question 2 has absolutely nothing to do with the question.<br />
It's about reprap NOT being the only project doing 3d printing and why this library is then focused on forcing the user to use it as the ONLY library to post his/her/their designs.<br />
<br />
:Forced? We have the power to force people to do stuff?<br />
:We need an upload button. Then this stuff will be more fun.<br />
:--[[User:Sebastien Bailard|Sebastien Bailard]] 09:24, 21 April 2011 (UTC)<br />
:: Well, not really forced. But the policy of this site seems to be to have everything here and only here. That's what "everything in one place" means.<br />
:: As opposed to e.g. have a video in YouTube and a report in a Blog and a discussion in some forum and the design files on Thingiverse and the photos in a photo album and linking/embedding.<br />
:: You know, using the proper tools for the proper job.<br />
::--[[User:MarcusWolschon|MarcusWolschon]] 09:30, 21 April 2011 (UTC)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Everything_in_One_Place&diff=32131Everything in One Place2011-04-21T07:49:41Z<p>MarcusWolschon: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Template:Working Notes]]<br />
<br />
=The Everything in One Place Library Scenario=<br />
[[Mister Bunny]] likes to make [[RepStraps]], but also neat [[Objects]] like a [[Carrot Cake Slicer]] or a [[Carrot Lathe]] like they use commercially to make baby carrots.<br />
<br />
And he wants to upload his RepStrap to the same [[Library]] as his [[Carrot Cake Slicer]]. The same way he only uses <br />
one website to upload his videos, and one website for his photos.<br />
<br />
=Motivation=<br />
==Example A==<br />
*[[Mendel]]<br />
*http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1832<br />
*[[Dremel Holder]]<br />
<br />
==Example B==<br />
*[[Post Mendel Candidate]]<br />
*http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1425<br />
<br />
<br />
==Argument/Counter Argument==<br />
Q:"You can just cut and paste that from the [[Other Space]] into the [[Library]], right? It's GPL/Creative Commons/..., so what's the problem."<br />
:A:"The problem is that the Library is supposed to be place where RepRap user-developers are supposed to feel welcome. If Joe User is comfortable using an [[Other Space]] but doesn't want to use the [[Library]], the Library is broken. Also, cutting and pasting by hand is work. And it introduces [[Hall of Mirrors]] issues. And lastly, the role of the [[Library]] is to make RepRap users feel welcome to upload, not only RepRap developers."<br />
<br />
Q: "But my design has nothing to do with RepRap. Why post it here if it works as well with any other tool?<br />
Why would people even look for it in this library?"<br />
:A:Well, if it is printed / laser cut with a RepRap, then it has something to do with RepRap. And it is more fun this way. And because making fun, beautiful, or useful things is the [[Wealth Without Money|whole point of RepRap]]. If we do it this way, people help make the wiki beautiful, and it will be fun. ('''TODO:''' not an answer)<br />
<br />
Q: "But this wiki does not support Video/3D-Previews/Rendering STL/large files/tags/newest things/featured things/ratings/flattr/Twitter/Buzz/Facebook/... My design would either not be found or poorly presented."<br />
:A:[http://gitduino.com/ Coming soon!] ('''TODO:''' not an answer)<br />
<br />
=Library Job=<br />
It's the responsibility of the [[Library Staff and Volunteers]] to make this easy for [[Mister Bunny]] so he can spend more time<br />
doing research. (And eating Carrot Cake).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Library]][[Category:Library Problems]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:Everything_in_One_Place&diff=32130Talk:Everything in One Place2011-04-21T07:48:55Z<p>MarcusWolschon: Question 2 and 3</p>
<hr />
<div>== Question 2 and 3 ==<br />
<br />
Comming soon is not an answer for a question designed to always contain points that this Mediawiki does not support.<br />
It was aimed at producing an answer with an example policy and best practices of how to deal with designs that ARE better presented on other sites.<br />
How to cross-reference best,...<br />
The answer to question 2 has absolutely nothing to do with the question.<br />
It's about reprap NOT being the only project doing 3d printing and why this library is then focused on forcing the user to use it as the ONLY library to post his/her/their designs.</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Category:Gadget&diff=32105Category:Gadget2011-04-21T04:55:25Z<p>MarcusWolschon: Created page with 'This category is for gadgets. As opposed to e.g. RepRap parts. The usual thing in here does not rely on any reprap -specific tool.'</p>
<hr />
<div>This category is for gadgets.<br />
As opposed to e.g. RepRap parts.<br />
<br />
The usual thing in here does not rely on any reprap -specific tool.</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Category:Gadget/CameraEquipment&diff=32104Category:Gadget/CameraEquipment2011-04-21T04:54:19Z<p>MarcusWolschon: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[category:Gadget]]<br />
<br />
This category contains designs to be used with and of photo- and video-cameras.</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Category:Gadget/CameraEquipment&diff=32103Category:Gadget/CameraEquipment2011-04-21T04:54:01Z<p>MarcusWolschon: Created page with 'category:Gadget This category contains designs for photo- and video-cameras.'</p>
<hr />
<div>[[category:Gadget]]<br />
<br />
This category contains designs for photo- and video-cameras.</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=ShoulderRig&diff=32102ShoulderRig2011-04-21T04:53:31Z<p>MarcusWolschon: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|image = ShoulderRig.jpg<br />
|name = DSLR/EVIL Camera Shoulder Rig<br />
|description = rig for filming<br />
|license = [[CC-BY-NC-SA]]<br />
|author = Marcus Wolschon<br />
|reprap = Darwin<br />
|categories = [[:Category:Gadget|Gadget]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
<br />
=Discussion=<br />
<br />
* [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Camera/ShoulderRig#status notes]<br />
* [forums.reprap.org/read.php?88,75536,page=2 reprap forum]<br />
<br />
=Photos and Drawings=<br />
<br />
* [https://picasaweb.google.com/Marcus.Wolschon/20110325Bis201105ShulterRigBauen?feat=directlink picasa photo album]<br />
<br />
=Design Principles=<br />
<br />
* compatible and interchangable with industry standard parts (15mm rod systems)<br />
* cheaper then an indian shoulder rig<br />
* use clamping where possible, drilled holes only if the material demands it.<br />
<br />
=Results=<br />
<br />
Design files:<br />
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7278<br />
<br />
<br />
[[category:Gadget/CameraEquipment]]<br />
[[category:development]]<br />
[[Category:Working developments]]<br />
[[Category:Useful]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Everything_in_One_Place&diff=32101Everything in One Place2011-04-21T04:53:02Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Argument/Counter Argument */ added more questions</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Template:Working Notes]]<br />
<br />
=The Everything in One Place Library Scenario=<br />
[[Mister Bunny]] likes to make [[RepStraps]], but also neat [[Objects]] like a [[Carrot Cake Slicer]] or a [[Carrot Lathe]] like they use commercially to make baby carrots.<br />
<br />
And he wants to upload his RepStrap to the same [[Library]] as his [[Carrot Cake Slicer]]. The same way he only uses <br />
one website to upload his videos, and one website for his photos.<br />
<br />
=Motivation=<br />
==Example A==<br />
*[[Mendel]]<br />
*http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1832<br />
*[[Dremel Holder]]<br />
<br />
==Example B==<br />
*[[Post Mendel Candidate]]<br />
*http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1425<br />
<br />
<br />
==Argument/Counter Argument==<br />
Q:"You can just cut and paste that from the [[Other Space]] into the [[Library]], right? It's GPL/Creative Commons/..., so what's the problem."<br />
<br />
A:"The problem is that the Library is supposed to be place where RepRap user-developers are supposed to feel welcome. If Joe User is comfortable using an [[Other Space]] but doesn't want to use the [[Library]], the Library is broken. Also, cutting and pasting by hand is work. And it introduces [[Hall of Mirrors]] issues. And lastly, the role of the [[Library]] is to make RepRap users feel welcome to upload, not only RepRap developers."<br />
Q: "But my design has nothing to do with RepRap. Why post it here if it works as well with any other tool? Why would people even look for it in this library?"<br />
A:<br />
Q: "But this wiki does not support Video/3D-Previews/Rendering STL/large files/tags/newest things/featured things/ratings/flattr/Twitter/Buzz/Facebook/... My design would either not be found or poorly presented."<br />
A:<br />
<br />
=Library Job=<br />
It's the responsibility of the [[Library Staff and Volunteers]] to make this easy for [[Mister Bunny]] so he can spend more time<br />
doing research. (And eating Carrot Cake).<br />
<br />
[[Category:Library]][[Category:Library Problems]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=ShoulderRig&diff=32100ShoulderRig2011-04-21T04:45:59Z<p>MarcusWolschon: Category:Working developments</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|image = ShoulderRig.jpg<br />
|name = DSLR/EVIL Camera Shoulder Rig<br />
|description = rig for filming<br />
|license = [[CC-BY-NC-SA]]<br />
|author = Marcus Wolschon<br />
|reprap = Darwin<br />
|categories = [[:Category:Gadget|Gadget]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
<br />
=Discussion=<br />
<br />
* [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Camera/ShoulderRig#status notes]<br />
* [forums.reprap.org/read.php?88,75536,page=2 reprap forum]<br />
<br />
=Photos and Drawings=<br />
<br />
* [https://picasaweb.google.com/Marcus.Wolschon/20110325Bis201105ShulterRigBauen?feat=directlink picasa photo album]<br />
<br />
=Design Principles=<br />
<br />
* compatible and interchangable with industry standard parts (15mm rod systems)<br />
* cheaper then an indian shoulder rig<br />
* use clamping where possible, drilled holes only if the material demands it.<br />
<br />
=Results=<br />
<br />
Design files:<br />
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7278<br />
<br />
<br />
[[category:Gadget]]<br />
[[category:development]]<br />
[[Category:Working developments]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=CC-BY-NC-SA&diff=32057CC-BY-NC-SA2011-04-20T13:03:03Z<p>MarcusWolschon: Created page with 'license: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC-by-nc-sa]'</p>
<hr />
<div>license: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC-by-nc-sa]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=ShoulderRig&diff=32056ShoulderRig2011-04-20T13:00:49Z<p>MarcusWolschon: Created page with '{{Development:Stub}} {{Development |image = ShoulderRig.jpg |name = DSLR/EVIL Camera Shoulder Rig |description = rig for filming |license = CC-BY-NC-SA |author = Marcus Wolsc…'</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|image = ShoulderRig.jpg<br />
|name = DSLR/EVIL Camera Shoulder Rig<br />
|description = rig for filming<br />
|license = [[CC-BY-NC-SA]]<br />
|author = Marcus Wolschon<br />
|reprap = Darwin<br />
|categories = [[:Category:Gadget|Gadget]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br />
<br />
=Discussion=<br />
<br />
* [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Camera/ShoulderRig#status notes]<br />
* [forums.reprap.org/read.php?88,75536,page=2 reprap forum]<br />
<br />
=Photos and Drawings=<br />
<br />
* [https://picasaweb.google.com/Marcus.Wolschon/20110325Bis201105ShulterRigBauen?feat=directlink picasa photo album]<br />
<br />
=Design Principles=<br />
<br />
* compatible and interchangable with industry standard parts (15mm rod systems)<br />
* cheaper then an indian shoulder rig<br />
* use clamping where possible, drilled holes only if the material demands it.<br />
<br />
=Results=<br />
<br />
Design files:<br />
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7278<br />
<br />
<br />
[[category:Gadget]]<br />
[[category:development]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:ShoulderRig.jpg&diff=32055File:ShoulderRig.jpg2011-04-20T12:55:16Z<p>MarcusWolschon: </p>
<hr />
<div></div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=CAM_Toolchains&diff=15522CAM Toolchains2010-05-11T09:56:11Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* GCode, Etc. Compilers */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{merge|Alternative Software}}<br />
[[Image:eclipse-screenshot.png|right|thumb|400px|Java development of the RepRap Host Software]]<br />
<br />
A RepRap CAM toolchain consists of all the software elements needed to create printed 3d models from CAD models to firmware. It is the software part of the [[RepRap Toolchains]], as opposed to the [[RepRap_Hardware_Toolchains]].<br />
<br />
Here we lists the various toolchain components available and provides a comparison of their features, compatible toolchain components and how to get them.<br />
<br />
It should be noted that a comparison of CAD modeling programs is outside of the scope of this article however it should be noted that in general CAM toolchains are CAD program agnostic because they can accept standard STL models as input which almost all CAD programs can export directly or through plugins.<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br style="clear:both"/><br />
==Firmware==<br />
<br />
{|class="sortable"<br />
! Firmware<br />
! Author(s)<br />
! Compatible electronics<br />
! dc motor extruder?<br />
! stepper extruder?<br />
! extruder speed control?<br />
! movement speed control?<br />
! thermocouples?<br />
! heated build platforms?<br />
!class="unsortable"| Documentation<br />
!class="unsortable"| Download<br />
|-<br />
| RepRap FiveD GCode Interpreter<br />
| [[Main Page|RepRap.org]]<br />
| Gen 3 (more?)<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|<br />
* [[Microcontroller_firmware_installation|install guide]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/reprap/trunk/mendel/firmware/FiveD_GCode/FiveD_GCode_Interpreter/ download]<br />
|-<br />
| MakerBot<br />
| MakerBot.com<br />
| Gen 3 (more?)<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|<br />
* [http://wiki.makerbot.com/cupcake-motherboard-firmware-update manual]<br />
|<br />
* [http://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/reprap/trunk/mendel/firmware/FiveD_GCode/FiveD_GCode_Interpreter/ stable]<br />
* [http://github.com/makerbot/G3Firmware dev]<br />
|-<br />
| DavidBuzz<br />
| DavidBuzz<br />
| Gen 3 (more?)<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* [http://github.com/davidbuzz/reprap-firmware-fork src]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== RepRap Drivers ==<br />
<br />
{|class="sortable"<br />
! Driver<br />
! Author(s)<br />
! Compatible firmware(s)<br />
! Manual movement?<br />
! Manual extruder control?<br />
! Manual stepper disable?<br />
! Manual heated build platform control?<br />
! Live GCode terminal?<br />
! SD card upload?<br />
! GCode input?<br />
! Step-NC input?<br />
! Integrated GCode compiler?<br />
!class="unsortable"| Documentation<br />
!class="unsortable"| Download<br />
|-<br />
| RepRap Host Software<br />
| [[Main Page|RepRap.org]]<br />
|<br />
* 5D GCode Interpreter<br />
* more?<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
|<br />
* [[Installing_RepRap_on_your_computer|install guide]]<br />
* [[User_Manual:_Host_Software|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/reprap/ dev]<br />
|-<br />
| RepSnapper<br />
| Kulitorum<br />
|<br />
* 5D GCode Interpreter<br />
* 3D GCode Interpreter<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
|<br />
* [[RepSnapper Manual:Installation|install guide]]<br />
* [[RepSnapper Manual:Using RepSnapper|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://svn.kulitorum.com/RepSnapper/MSVC/Release/ windows]<br />
* [http://www.kulitorum.com/RepSnapper/ linux (dev)]<br />
|-<br />
| ReplicatorG<br />
| [http://replicat.org/ Replicat.org]<br />
|<br />
* Makerbot Firmware Fork<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
|<br />
* [http://replicat.org/installation install guide]<br />
* [http://replicat.org/usage user manual]<br />
|<br />
* [http://replicat.org/download stable]<br />
|-<br />
| send.py (bundled with SkeinForge)<br />
| Bits from Bytes Community?<br />
|<br />
* 5D GCode Interpreter<br />
* 3D GCode Interpreter<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
|<br />
* [[ArduinoSend|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://fabmetheus.crsndoo.com/latest builds]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br/><br />
'''Note:''' some drivers such as the [[User Manual: Host Software|RepRap Host Software]] are listed here and under GCode compilers as they serve both functions however for comparison purposes their features have been split into the relevant tables.<br />
<br />
== GCode, Etc. Compilers ==<br />
<br />
{|class="sortable"<br />
! Compiler<br />
! Author(s)<br />
! Compatible firmware features<br />
! STL input?<br />
! Multiple STL input?<br />
! Step-NC input?<br />
! RFO input?<br />
! GCode output?<br />
! Step-NC output?<br />
! RFO output?<br />
! Compilation Speed<br />
!class="unsortable"| Documentation<br />
!class="unsortable"| Download<br />
|-<br />
| RepRap Host Software<br />
| [[Main Page|RepRap.org]]<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| slow<br />
|<br />
* [[Installing_RepRap_on_your_computer|install guide]]<br />
* [[User_Manual:_Host_Software|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/reprap/ dev]<br />
|-<br />
| RepSnapper<br />
| Kulitorum<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| fast<br />
|<br />
* [[RepSnapper Manual:Installation|install guide]]<br />
* [[RepSnapper Manual:Using RepSnapper|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://www.kulitorum.com/?q=node/2 windows]<br />
* [http://www.kulitorum.com/RepSnapper/ linux (dev)]<br />
|-<br />
| SkeinForge<br />
| Bits from Bytes Community?<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| average<br />
|<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/wiki/index.php?title=Skeinforge manual]<br />
|<br />
* [http://fabmetheus.crsndoo.com/ latest builds]<br />
|-<br />
| Netfabb Engine<br />
| Netfabb<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| fast<br />
|<br />
* <br />
|<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&product_id=184&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&pop=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 latest release]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=Related=<br />
http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/Template:My_Toolchain<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=CAM_Toolchains&diff=15521CAM Toolchains2010-05-11T09:55:15Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* GCode, Etc. Compilers */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{merge|Alternative Software}}<br />
[[Image:eclipse-screenshot.png|right|thumb|400px|Java development of the RepRap Host Software]]<br />
<br />
A RepRap CAM toolchain consists of all the software elements needed to create printed 3d models from CAD models to firmware. It is the software part of the [[RepRap Toolchains]], as opposed to the [[RepRap_Hardware_Toolchains]].<br />
<br />
Here we lists the various toolchain components available and provides a comparison of their features, compatible toolchain components and how to get them.<br />
<br />
It should be noted that a comparison of CAD modeling programs is outside of the scope of this article however it should be noted that in general CAM toolchains are CAD program agnostic because they can accept standard STL models as input which almost all CAD programs can export directly or through plugins.<br />
<br />
__TOC__<br />
<br style="clear:both"/><br />
==Firmware==<br />
<br />
{|class="sortable"<br />
! Firmware<br />
! Author(s)<br />
! Compatible electronics<br />
! dc motor extruder?<br />
! stepper extruder?<br />
! extruder speed control?<br />
! movement speed control?<br />
! thermocouples?<br />
! heated build platforms?<br />
!class="unsortable"| Documentation<br />
!class="unsortable"| Download<br />
|-<br />
| RepRap FiveD GCode Interpreter<br />
| [[Main Page|RepRap.org]]<br />
| Gen 3 (more?)<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|<br />
* [[Microcontroller_firmware_installation|install guide]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/reprap/trunk/mendel/firmware/FiveD_GCode/FiveD_GCode_Interpreter/ download]<br />
|-<br />
| MakerBot<br />
| MakerBot.com<br />
| Gen 3 (more?)<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|{{true}}<br />
|<br />
* [http://wiki.makerbot.com/cupcake-motherboard-firmware-update manual]<br />
|<br />
* [http://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/reprap/trunk/mendel/firmware/FiveD_GCode/FiveD_GCode_Interpreter/ stable]<br />
* [http://github.com/makerbot/G3Firmware dev]<br />
|-<br />
| DavidBuzz<br />
| DavidBuzz<br />
| Gen 3 (more?)<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|style="color:black; font-weight: bold;"| ?<br />
|<br />
|<br />
* [http://github.com/davidbuzz/reprap-firmware-fork src]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== RepRap Drivers ==<br />
<br />
{|class="sortable"<br />
! Driver<br />
! Author(s)<br />
! Compatible firmware(s)<br />
! Manual movement?<br />
! Manual extruder control?<br />
! Manual stepper disable?<br />
! Manual heated build platform control?<br />
! Live GCode terminal?<br />
! SD card upload?<br />
! GCode input?<br />
! Step-NC input?<br />
! Integrated GCode compiler?<br />
!class="unsortable"| Documentation<br />
!class="unsortable"| Download<br />
|-<br />
| RepRap Host Software<br />
| [[Main Page|RepRap.org]]<br />
|<br />
* 5D GCode Interpreter<br />
* more?<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
|<br />
* [[Installing_RepRap_on_your_computer|install guide]]<br />
* [[User_Manual:_Host_Software|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/reprap/ dev]<br />
|-<br />
| RepSnapper<br />
| Kulitorum<br />
|<br />
* 5D GCode Interpreter<br />
* 3D GCode Interpreter<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
|<br />
* [[RepSnapper Manual:Installation|install guide]]<br />
* [[RepSnapper Manual:Using RepSnapper|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://svn.kulitorum.com/RepSnapper/MSVC/Release/ windows]<br />
* [http://www.kulitorum.com/RepSnapper/ linux (dev)]<br />
|-<br />
| ReplicatorG<br />
| [http://replicat.org/ Replicat.org]<br />
|<br />
* Makerbot Firmware Fork<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
|<br />
* [http://replicat.org/installation install guide]<br />
* [http://replicat.org/usage user manual]<br />
|<br />
* [http://replicat.org/download stable]<br />
|-<br />
| send.py (bundled with SkeinForge)<br />
| Bits from Bytes Community?<br />
|<br />
* 5D GCode Interpreter<br />
* 3D GCode Interpreter<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
|<br />
* [[ArduinoSend|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://fabmetheus.crsndoo.com/latest builds]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br/><br />
'''Note:''' some drivers such as the [[User Manual: Host Software|RepRap Host Software]] are listed here and under GCode compilers as they serve both functions however for comparison purposes their features have been split into the relevant tables.<br />
<br />
== GCode, Etc. Compilers ==<br />
<br />
{|class="sortable"<br />
! Compiler<br />
! Author(s)<br />
! Compatible firmware features<br />
! STL input?<br />
! Multiple STL input?<br />
! Step-NC input?<br />
! RFO input?<br />
! GCode output?<br />
! Step-NC output?<br />
! RFO output?<br />
! Compilation Speed<br />
!class="unsortable"| Documentation<br />
!class="unsortable"| Download<br />
|-<br />
| RepRap Host Software<br />
| [[Main Page|RepRap.org]]<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| slow<br />
|<br />
* [[Installing_RepRap_on_your_computer|install guide]]<br />
* [[User_Manual:_Host_Software|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/reprap/ dev]<br />
|-<br />
| RepSnapper<br />
| Kulitorum<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| fast<br />
|<br />
* [[RepSnapper Manual:Installation|install guide]]<br />
* [[RepSnapper Manual:Using RepSnapper|user manual]]<br />
|<br />
* [http://www.kulitorum.com/?q=node/2 windows]<br />
* [http://www.kulitorum.com/RepSnapper/ linux (dev)]<br />
|-<br />
| SkeinForge<br />
| Bits from Bytes Community?<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| {{true}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| {{false}}<br />
| average<br />
|<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/wiki/index.php?title=Skeinforge manual]<br />
|<br />
* [http://fabmetheus.crsndoo.com/ latest builds]<br />
|-<br />
| Netfabb Engine<br />
| Netfabb<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| '''?'''<br />
| <br />
|<br />
* <br />
|<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&product_id=184&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&pop=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 latest release]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=Related=<br />
http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/Template:My_Toolchain<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]]</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15516Huxley2010-05-11T09:25:47Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Steppers */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print an '''(experimental!!!)''' [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 single parts] can of cause be printed too<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_75 German RepRap Foundation]<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Bowden cable ===<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation] (currently sold out)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://kd85.com/makerbot.html KD85 (NEMA17)]<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_77 German RepRap Foundation (NEMA14 and NEMA17)] (currently sold out)<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Plastruder-MK4-Bausatz wattenrott] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=85 German RepRap Foundation] <br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
** [http://www.watterott-electronic.com Watterott] (2010-05-05: avaliable within this week)<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Bearings ===<br />
<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15500Huxley2010-05-08T20:18:18Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Steppers */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print an '''(experimental!!!)''' [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 single parts] can of cause be printed too<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_75 German RepRap Foundation]<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Bowden cable ===<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation] (currently sold out)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_77 German RepRap Foundation (NEMA14 and NEMA17)] (currently sold out)<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Plastruder-MK4-Bausatz wattenrott] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=85 German RepRap Foundation] <br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
** [http://www.watterott-electronic.com Watterott] (2010-05-05: avaliable within this week)<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Bearings ===<br />
<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15493Huxley2010-05-07T20:23:35Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Bowden cable */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print an '''(experimental!!!)''' [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 single parts] can of cause be printed too<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_75 German RepRap Foundation]<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Bowden cable ===<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation] (currently sold out)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=214 German RepRap Foundation (NEMA17)]<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Plastruder-MK4-Bausatz wattenrott] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=85 German RepRap Foundation] <br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
** [http://www.watterott-electronic.com Watterott] (2010-05-05: avaliable within this week)<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Bearings ===<br />
<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15490Huxley2010-05-07T20:09:07Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Printed parts */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print an '''(experimental!!!)''' [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 single parts] can of cause be printed too<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_75 German RepRap Foundation]<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=214 German RepRap Foundation (NEMA17)]<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Plastruder-MK4-Bausatz wattenrott] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=85 German RepRap Foundation] <br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
** [http://www.watterott-electronic.com Watterott] (2010-05-05: avaliable within this week)<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Bearings ===<br />
<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15489Huxley2010-05-07T20:08:32Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Printed parts */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print an '''(experimental!!!)''' [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_75 German RepRap Foundation]<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=214 German RepRap Foundation (NEMA17)]<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Plastruder-MK4-Bausatz wattenrott] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=85 German RepRap Foundation] <br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
** [http://www.watterott-electronic.com Watterott] (2010-05-05: avaliable within this week)<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Bearings ===<br />
<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15450Huxley2010-05-06T02:38:02Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Steppers */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=68_75 German RepRap Foundation]<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=214 grrf NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Plastruder-MK4-Bausatz wattenrott] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=85 German RepRap Foundation] <br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
** [http://www.watterott-electronic.com Watterott] (2010-05-05: avaliable within this week)<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Bearings ===<br />
<br />
* EU<br />
** [https://shop.grrf.de/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=86_87 German RepRap Foundation](2010-05-05: avaliable next week) <br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15444Huxley2010-05-05T05:38:38Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Timing belt */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Plastruder-MK4-Bausatz wattenrott] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott-electronic.com Watterott] (2010-05-05: avaliable within this week)<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Mendel_X-axis&diff=15409Mendel X-axis2010-05-02T14:51:22Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* BOM */ linkt to stl-files in BOM</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Template:Mendel Documentation Header|Mechanical Construction}}<br />
<br />
You may find the [[Mendel assembly data sheet]] useful during assembly. <br />
<br />
[[Image:x-axis-assembly.PNG|800px]]<br />
<br />
This diagram shows the main components of the X axis.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-axis-nearly-done.jpg|800px]]<br />
<br />
This shows the X axis almost completed. The opto-switch and opto-switch flags haven't been fitted, and nor have the motor, the extruder, and the toothed belt.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Carriage ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| x-carriage-belt-clamp_2off||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-carriage-lower_1off||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-carriage-upper_1off||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nut||12||12||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock||10||10||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer||58||58||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x16-cap||6||6||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x40-cap||14||14||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| x-flag||1||1||Thin sheet<br />
|-<br />
| 624-bearing||10||10||Bearing<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Before this assembly it's important to understand the key mechanical concepts of how the axes work. If you haven't already, check this video out:<br />
<br />
<videoflash type="vimeo">6982104|640|480</videoflash><br />
<br />
Assemble the lower carriage first (1). Note trapped nuts.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-lower-assembly.PNG|500px|border]]<br />
<br />
Then assemble the upper carriage (2).<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-upper-assembly.PNG|500px|border]]<br />
<br />
Assemble the two halves together (3) using 6 M4x40 caps (don't forget the optoflag!). Tighten the middle two caps, keep the outer two pairs loose. When fully assembled use a piece of ø8 mm bar to set the distances between the bearings. Slide the bar between the bearings and tighten/slacken the outer two pairs of M4x40 caps to achieve a smooth, low resistance, running fit.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-without-extruder-assembly.PNG|500px|border]]<br />
<br />
Finally assemble the extruder (4).<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-with-extruder.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
Put one of the X-axis rods down the 3-bearing side of the carriage. It should be lose or just tight, and it should run freely. If it's tight (even though you have not yet tightened the adjusting bolts), then take the two halves of the carriage apart and put M4 washers between the pillars that hold them apart. Get it running either just lose, or touching but freely-rolling.<br />
<br />
== Idler bracket ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| x-180-z-bearing-plate_2off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar-clamp-m3_6off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-end-bracket_2off.par||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| m3-capx20.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-nylock.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-washer.par||8||8||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock.par||11||11||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer.par||36||36||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x16-cap.par||2||2||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x40-cap.par||9||9||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m5-mudguard-washer.par||2||2||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| 624-bearing.par||6||6||Bearing<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-idler-bracket-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Do not tighten the two adjuster bolts marked with a * in this diagram. These will be used to set the contact between the bearings and the Z shaft. If you attempt to tighten them now you may damage the bracket. N.B. there are 3 washers under each of the four z-axis bearings, and each mudguard washer has an ordinary M4 washer between it and its bearing.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-idler-bracket-assembly.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
== Vert bearing 180 ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| z-flag.par||1||1||Thin sheet<br />
|-<br />
| x-axis-side-plate-nut-jig_2off.par||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar-clamp-m4_4off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-drive-nut-trap_4off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-drive-side-plate-180-end_2off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nut.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer.par||16||16||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x40-cap.par||8||8||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m8-nut.par||1||1||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-vert-bearing-180-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Use the ‘side plate nut jig’ to trap the nuts for the bar clamp bolts. There is room between the jig and the side plate for washers on both sides.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-vert-bearing-180-assembly.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Vert bearing 360 ==<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/x-360-z-bearing-plate-mirror_2off.stl x-360-z-bearing-plate-mirror_2off.stl]||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/x-360-z-bearing-plate_2off.stl x-360-z-bearing-plate_2off.stl]||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/x-axis-side-plate-nut-jig_2off.stl x-axis-side-plate-nut-jig_2off.stl]||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/x-bar-clamp-m4_4off.stl x-bar-clamp-m4_4off.stl]||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/x-vert-drive-nut-trap_4off.stl x-vert-drive-nut-trap_4off.stl]||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/x-vert-drive-side-plate-360-end_2off.stl x-vert-drive-side-plate-360-end_2off.stl]||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/opto-endstop-v2-1-pcb.stl opto-endstop-v2-1-pcb.stl]||1||1||PCB<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m3-capx20.stl m3-capx20.stl]||1||1||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m3-nylock.stl m3-nylock.stl]||1||1||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m3-washer.stl m3-washer.stl]||2||2||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/624-bearing.stl 624-bearing.stl]||6||6||Bearing<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m4-nut.stl m4-nut.stl]||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m4-nylock.stl m4-nylock.stl]||14||14||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m4-washer.stl m4-washer.stl]||44||44||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m4x16-cap.stl m4x16-cap.stl]||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m4x40-cap.stl m4x40-cap.stl]||14||14||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/m8-nut.stl m8-nut.stl]||1||1||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-vert-bearing-360-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
As with the Vert Bearing 180, there is room between the nut jig and the side plate for washers on both sides.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-vert-bearing-360-assembly.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Motor bracket ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar.par||2||2||Bar<br />
|-<br />
| drive-pulley_3off.par (alternative [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2079 #1] [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1625 #2] [http://blog.arcol.hu/?p=312 #3])||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar-clamp-m3_6off.par||4||4||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-end-bracket_2off.par||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| m3-capx20.par||8||8||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-nylock.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-washer.par||12||12||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| 624-bearing.par||4||4||Bearing<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer.par||12||12||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x16-cap.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m5-mudguard-washer.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| stepper-motor-nema17-fl42sth47-1684A-01.par||1||1||Motor<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-motor-bracket-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Assembly is also compatible for NEMA 14 motors.<br />
<br />
'''For all axis motors''' you'll need to file your own flats onto both sides of the drive shafts. There's a few essential tips for doing this:<br />
<br />
* Put blue-tak/tape around the base of the drive shaft to prevent alloy filings getting dragged into the bearings (the motor's magnets will try to suck them in!)<br />
* The flat should extend down the shaft to ~ 3mm from the face of the motor.<br />
* Clamp the shaft, not the motor; carefully get it parallel to the vice by eye, <br />
* The depth of the flat depends on your drive pulley hole profile, so have a good look before you do this. <br />
* Ensure flat depths are even or you'll get a wobbly drive pulley.<br />
* When filing, check frequently: if the flat shape is a rectangle, it's parallel to the axis; if it's a trapezium, it's not.<br />
* The fit should be tight so that it won't come off on its own, but not too tight or you'll split the drive pulley. <br />
* When pushing the drive pulley onto the motor shaft make sure the rear of the shaft is supported so that you can lightly tap the pulley with a hammer. Failure to support the back of the motor shaft will result in a broken motor. <br />
* While you're tooled up you may as well do all the motors in one shot.<br />
<br />
NOTE: Check the diameter of your stepper motor shaft first. Some motors have 5mm shafts while some have 3/16". The standard pulley above won't fit on a 5mm shaft (without lots of drilling and hammering, which usually leads to a wobbly, unusable pulley).<br />
<br />
If you wish, you can leave the motor and toothed belt off at this stage and fit them later. (Maybe like me you are waiting for the postman...) If you do this, temporarily put four M3 washers and four ordinary M3 nuts (not nylocks) on the screws that will hold the motor.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-motor-bracket-assembly.PNG|500px]] <br />
<br />
If the bars are still covered in a film of oil to prevent rusting, thoroughly wipe this off now with a paper towel or similar. (Mineral oil can damage some plastics that RepRap uses to build parts.) It will be replaced with silicone grease later.<br />
<br />
Fit the bars. Make sure the bars do not touch the bearings.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-motor-bracket-assembly-with-bars.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
== Final x-axis assembly ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| x-motor-bracket||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| x-motor-bracket-spacer_2off||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-bearing-360||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-bearing-180||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| x-idler-bracket||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| x-belt||1||1||Belt<br />
|-<br />
| x-carriage||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-axis-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Don’t tighten the belt until the x-axis is mounted on the main assembly. Lightly grease the rods with silicone grease. Silicone grease is inert as far as almost all plastics are concerned, and won't damage them.<br />
<br />
The spacers are to get the dimensions roughly right on initial assembly. You may find, when you put the whole machine together, that they are a little short and that both their ends do not touch the neighboring parts. This is fine.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-axis-final-assembly.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
== Links to users pictures and explanations ==<br />
* [http://www.keegan.org/reprapblog/archives/734 Jeff RepRap X Axis assembled]<br />
----<br />
Back to [[Mendel mechanical construction]] root.</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Mendel_X-axis&diff=15408Mendel X-axis2010-05-02T14:37:46Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* BOM */ link from BOM to printable STLs</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Template:Mendel Documentation Header|Mechanical Construction}}<br />
<br />
You may find the [[Mendel assembly data sheet]] useful during assembly. <br />
<br />
[[Image:x-axis-assembly.PNG|800px]]<br />
<br />
This diagram shows the main components of the X axis.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-axis-nearly-done.jpg|800px]]<br />
<br />
This shows the X axis almost completed. The opto-switch and opto-switch flags haven't been fitted, and nor have the motor, the extruder, and the toothed belt.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Carriage ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| x-carriage-belt-clamp_2off||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-carriage-lower_1off||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-carriage-upper_1off||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nut||12||12||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock||10||10||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer||58||58||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x16-cap||6||6||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x40-cap||14||14||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| x-flag||1||1||Thin sheet<br />
|-<br />
| 624-bearing||10||10||Bearing<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Before this assembly it's important to understand the key mechanical concepts of how the axes work. If you haven't already, check this video out:<br />
<br />
<videoflash type="vimeo">6982104|640|480</videoflash><br />
<br />
Assemble the lower carriage first (1). Note trapped nuts.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-lower-assembly.PNG|500px|border]]<br />
<br />
Then assemble the upper carriage (2).<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-upper-assembly.PNG|500px|border]]<br />
<br />
Assemble the two halves together (3) using 6 M4x40 caps (don't forget the optoflag!). Tighten the middle two caps, keep the outer two pairs loose. When fully assembled use a piece of ø8 mm bar to set the distances between the bearings. Slide the bar between the bearings and tighten/slacken the outer two pairs of M4x40 caps to achieve a smooth, low resistance, running fit.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-without-extruder-assembly.PNG|500px|border]]<br />
<br />
Finally assemble the extruder (4).<br />
<br />
[[Image:Carriage-with-extruder.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
Put one of the X-axis rods down the 3-bearing side of the carriage. It should be lose or just tight, and it should run freely. If it's tight (even though you have not yet tightened the adjusting bolts), then take the two halves of the carriage apart and put M4 washers between the pillars that hold them apart. Get it running either just lose, or touching but freely-rolling.<br />
<br />
== Idler bracket ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| x-180-z-bearing-plate_2off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar-clamp-m3_6off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-end-bracket_2off.par||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| m3-capx20.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-nylock.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-washer.par||8||8||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock.par||11||11||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer.par||36||36||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x16-cap.par||2||2||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x40-cap.par||9||9||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m5-mudguard-washer.par||2||2||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| 624-bearing.par||6||6||Bearing<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-idler-bracket-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Do not tighten the two adjuster bolts marked with a * in this diagram. These will be used to set the contact between the bearings and the Z shaft. If you attempt to tighten them now you may damage the bracket. N.B. there are 3 washers under each of the four z-axis bearings, and each mudguard washer has an ordinary M4 washer between it and its bearing.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-idler-bracket-assembly.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
== Vert bearing 180 ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| z-flag.par||1||1||Thin sheet<br />
|-<br />
| x-axis-side-plate-nut-jig_2off.par||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar-clamp-m4_4off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-drive-nut-trap_4off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-drive-side-plate-180-end_2off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nut.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer.par||16||16||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x40-cap.par||8||8||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m8-nut.par||1||1||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-vert-bearing-180-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Use the ‘side plate nut jig’ to trap the nuts for the bar clamp bolts. There is room between the jig and the side plate for washers on both sides.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-vert-bearing-180-assembly.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Vert bearing 360 ==<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/x-360-z-bearing-plate-mirror_2off.stl x-360-z-bearing-plate-mirror_2off.stl]||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/mechanics/solid-models/cartesian-robot-m4/printed-parts/x-360-z-bearing-plate_2off.stl x-360-z-bearing-plate_2off.stl]||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-axis-side-plate-nut-jig_2off.par||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar-clamp-m4_4off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-drive-nut-trap_4off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-drive-side-plate-360-end_2off.par||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| opto-endstop-v2-1-pcb.par||1||1||PCB<br />
|-<br />
| m3-capx20.par||1||1||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-nylock.par||1||1||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-washer.par||2||2||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| 624-bearing.par||6||6||Bearing<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nut.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock.par||14||14||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer.par||44||44||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x16-cap.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x40-cap.par||14||14||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m8-nut.par||1||1||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-vert-bearing-360-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
As with the Vert Bearing 180, there is room between the nut jig and the side plate for washers on both sides.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-vert-bearing-360-assembly.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Motor bracket ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar.par||2||2||Bar<br />
|-<br />
| drive-pulley_3off.par (alternative [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2079 #1] [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1625 #2] [http://blog.arcol.hu/?p=312 #3])||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-bar-clamp-m3_6off.par||4||4||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-end-bracket_2off.par||1||1||RP<br />
|-<br />
| m3-capx20.par||8||8||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-nylock.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m3-washer.par||12||12||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| 624-bearing.par||4||4||Bearing<br />
|-<br />
| m4-nylock.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4-washer.par||12||12||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m4x16-cap.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| m5-mudguard-washer.par||4||4||Fastener<br />
|-<br />
| stepper-motor-nema17-fl42sth47-1684A-01.par||1||1||Motor<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-motor-bracket-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Assembly is also compatible for NEMA 14 motors.<br />
<br />
'''For all axis motors''' you'll need to file your own flats onto both sides of the drive shafts. There's a few essential tips for doing this:<br />
<br />
* Put blue-tak/tape around the base of the drive shaft to prevent alloy filings getting dragged into the bearings (the motor's magnets will try to suck them in!)<br />
* The flat should extend down the shaft to ~ 3mm from the face of the motor.<br />
* Clamp the shaft, not the motor; carefully get it parallel to the vice by eye, <br />
* The depth of the flat depends on your drive pulley hole profile, so have a good look before you do this. <br />
* Ensure flat depths are even or you'll get a wobbly drive pulley.<br />
* When filing, check frequently: if the flat shape is a rectangle, it's parallel to the axis; if it's a trapezium, it's not.<br />
* The fit should be tight so that it won't come off on its own, but not too tight or you'll split the drive pulley. <br />
* When pushing the drive pulley onto the motor shaft make sure the rear of the shaft is supported so that you can lightly tap the pulley with a hammer. Failure to support the back of the motor shaft will result in a broken motor. <br />
* While you're tooled up you may as well do all the motors in one shot.<br />
<br />
NOTE: Check the diameter of your stepper motor shaft first. Some motors have 5mm shafts while some have 3/16". The standard pulley above won't fit on a 5mm shaft (without lots of drilling and hammering, which usually leads to a wobbly, unusable pulley).<br />
<br />
If you wish, you can leave the motor and toothed belt off at this stage and fit them later. (Maybe like me you are waiting for the postman...) If you do this, temporarily put four M3 washers and four ordinary M3 nuts (not nylocks) on the screws that will hold the motor.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-motor-bracket-assembly.PNG|500px]] <br />
<br />
If the bars are still covered in a film of oil to prevent rusting, thoroughly wipe this off now with a paper towel or similar. (Mineral oil can damage some plastics that RepRap uses to build parts.) It will be replaced with silicone grease later.<br />
<br />
Fit the bars. Make sure the bars do not touch the bearings.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-motor-bracket-assembly-with-bars.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
== Final x-axis assembly ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== BOM ===<br />
<br />
Total # of assemblies: 1 <br />
{| {{table}}<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Name'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Qty/assembly'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Total Qty'''<br />
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Type'''<br />
|-<br />
| x-motor-bracket||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| x-motor-bracket-spacer_2off||2||2||RP<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-bearing-360||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| x-vert-bearing-180||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| x-idler-bracket||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| x-belt||1||1||Belt<br />
|-<br />
| x-carriage||1||1||Assembly<br />
|-<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Reprapped parts ===<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-axis-printed-parts.PNG]]<br />
<br />
=== Assembly ===<br />
<br />
Don’t tighten the belt until the x-axis is mounted on the main assembly. Lightly grease the rods with silicone grease. Silicone grease is inert as far as almost all plastics are concerned, and won't damage them.<br />
<br />
The spacers are to get the dimensions roughly right on initial assembly. You may find, when you put the whole machine together, that they are a little short and that both their ends do not touch the neighboring parts. This is fine.<br />
<br />
[[Image:x-axis-final-assembly.PNG|500px]]<br />
<br />
== Links to users pictures and explanations ==<br />
* [http://www.keegan.org/reprapblog/archives/734 Jeff RepRap X Axis assembled]<br />
----<br />
Back to [[Mendel mechanical construction]] root.</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15391Huxley2010-05-01T20:41:39Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Extruder */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Plastruder-MK4-Bausatz wattenrott] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store] (use the hot-end -part of the MK4-kit)<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15390Huxley2010-05-01T20:36:36Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Timing belt */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store]<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farnell] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15389Huxley2010-05-01T20:36:20Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Timing belt */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store]<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
** [http://de.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1001157+500003+165572+5177&Ns=PLS_SKU|1&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=de_DE&catalogId=&prevNValues=1001157+500003+5960619+165572+5177&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1001157%2B500003%26Ns%3DPLS_SKU%257C1%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dde_DE%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1001157%2B500003 farness] (slightly different lengthes, need adjustment in other parts)<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15388Huxley2010-05-01T20:32:12Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Timing belt */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store]<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,800Lx10Wmm" and <br/><br />
"Synchroflex(R) timing belt,550Lx10Wmm"<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15387Huxley2010-05-01T20:26:08Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Electronics */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources:<br />
<br />
EU:<br />
* [http://www.watterott.com/de/Makerbot/Elektronik Warrenrott]<br />
* [http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=175&category_id=5&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 BitsFromBytes] (alternative Elektronik)<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store]<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15360Huxley2010-04-30T06:41:12Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Timing belt */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store]<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/#drive-belts/=6vqduv mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15359Huxley2010-04-30T06:34:14Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* Timing belt */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== Printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== Electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card. When using the BitsFromBytes electronics, be advised that this requires a proprietary tool chain to build new firmware that works with the mini-mendel. Also, the latest versions of the source code for their electronics are frequently not publicly available.<br />
<br />
=== Steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive than on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
Sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
Sources (Allegro A4983 based stepper-drivers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== Extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
Sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store]<br />
<br />
=== Timing belt ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel uses the same 5mm pitch Synchroflex timing belt as is used on the [[Mendel]].<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.mcmaster.com/# mcmaster]<br />
<br />
=== Nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== Thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== Success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== Ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschonhttps://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Huxley&diff=15328Huxley2010-04-29T13:14:07Z<p>MarcusWolschon: /* parts */</p>
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<div>{{Development:Stub}}<br />
{{Development<br />
|status = experimental<br />
|image = Mini-mendel.jpg<br />
|description = <br />
|author = Ed<br />
|reprap = Mendel<br />
|cadModel = <br/><br />
* [https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mini-mendel/ STEP]<br />
* [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1745 STL]<br />
|categories = <br />
|url = [http://blog.reprap.org/2010/02/mini-me.html Original Blog Post]<br />
}}<br />
A miniaturization of the Mendel design. The machine uses M6 threaded rods and M3 nuts and bolts (as opposed to the M8/M4 used on Mendel) and NEMA 14 steppers. The reprapped parts are about 30% of the volume of those for Mendel, which is to say it could reproduce three times faster.<br />
<br />
Here's a close up rendered by M.BrittCrane:<br />
[[Image:MiniMendel.png]]<br />
<br />
I've found suppliers for all of the parts, and the estimated cost of the Mini-mendel would be under 350 euros (in Europe). Note that because the design is not yet stable, you may need to order more to get everything working satisfactory.<br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=0&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe width='900' height='400' frameborder='0' src='http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tw60t_E6G8tVNhBgMqAjcbw&single=true&gid=1&output=html&widget=true'></iframe><br />
<br />
You can ask [[ErikDeBruijn]] for edit permissions to this Google Docs sheet.<br />
<br />
<br />
== parts ==<br />
<br />
Apart from the sources listed here, also check out the [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?94 forSale-subforum] in the RepRap-forum.<br />
<br />
=== printed parts ===<br />
<br />
* You can easily print these [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2577 production files] in 14 makerbot-sized plates.<br />
* You may print a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 shelled MiniMendel] using less material and time<br />
<br />
=== electronics ===<br />
<br />
Identical to [[Mendel]] or you can use the [[BitsFromBytes]] -electronics that allow standalone operation from SD-card.<br />
<br />
=== steppers ===<br />
<br />
Standard 3xNEMA14 and 1xNEMA17(extruder) steppers. Smaller and less expensive then on the full sized Mendel.<br />
<br />
sources (steppers):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/stepper-motors.shtml active-robots.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.totalrobots.com/bipolar-27mm-stepper-35byg304-nema14-p-1045.html?main_page=product_info&products_id=1045 totalrobots NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://store.makerbot.com/featured-products/nema-17-stepper-motor.html makerbot store NEMA17]<br />
** [http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?category=23&product_id=3301 phidgets.com NEMA14 and NEMA17]<br />
<br />
<br />
sources (A4983 stepper-driver):<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://www.watterott.com/de/Pololu-A4983-Schrittmotortreiber-R warrenrott.de]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201 pololu]<br />
(or use the [[BitsFromBytes]]-electronic that include stepper-drivers)<br />
<br />
=== extruder ===<br />
<br />
The MiniMendel contains a bowden-extruder that has less moving mass and thus higher speed due to the stepper not being on the print-head.<br />
<br />
sources for parts:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://shapercube.com/en/shop/list/201 reprapsource/shapercube]<br />
* US<br />
** [http://makerbot.com makerbot-store]<br />
<br />
=== timing belt ===<br />
<br />
sources:<br />
* EU<br />
** [http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=4745779 rs-online]<br />
<br />
=== nuts and bolts ===<br />
<br />
All metric and obtainable in every home-improvement-store. 608-bearings can be found cheap everywhere you can buy or repair a skateboard.<br />
<br />
=== thick sheets ===<br />
<br />
These 2 sheets can be cut from plexiglass or wood with simple tools.<br />
<br />
== success stories ==<br />
* Erik<br />
** I've [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/129-Mini-mendel-printed!.html printed all RP parts in ABS], they weigh about 300 g. This means you can print 2 sets with your first kg of ABS if you use rafts.<br />
** Update: [http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/archives/131-Mini-mendel-built-and-working!.html Mini-Mendel built and working!]<br />
<br />
== ongoing development ==<br />
<br />
* Main development seems to be going on in the RepRap-forum<br />
** [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?35,41147,42543#msg-42543 German sub-forum]<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus Wolschon]] is currently [https://sourceforge.net/userapps/mediawiki/marcuswolschon/index.php?title=Projects/Improved_MiniMendel trying to create a hollowed Mini-Mendel] that can be found [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 HERE] and uses even less material. Prints and tests for mechanical stability will have to be conducted.<br />
<br />
* [[User:MarcusWolschon|Marcus]] created a [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2204 Shelled MiniMendel] that only required 110g of ABS and less then 10h to print. (It may be filled with epoxy after printing but that is not required in all cases.)</div>MarcusWolschon