https://reprap.org/mediawiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=RosieDunn&feedformat=atomRepRap - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T09:24:51ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://reprap.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Wanted_Objects&diff=38465Wanted Objects2011-07-14T16:17:15Z<p>RosieDunn: </p>
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<div>This page collects suggestions for useful things for a [http://reprap.org RepRap] machine to make. If you are a designer and wish to help out the project, pick something from this list (or [[WhatWouldYouMake]]), design and test it - then add it to the [[List of available files]] and remove it <span class="plainlinks">[http://diamond-solitaire-engagement-rings.com <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">diamond solitaire engagement rings</span>] from here.<br />
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== Suggestions ==<br />
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==== Mechanical components ====<br />
*Gears and geartrains<br />
*Tracks and bogies<br />
*Wheels systems enclosures<br />
*Battery boxes for standard battery sizes<br />
*Pulley wheels and blocks<br />
*Gaskets<br />
*Chain<br />
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*Knobs<br />
*Handwheels<br />
*Electrical terminal blocks<br />
*Knife switch parts<br />
*Van Allen Geiger counter<br />
*Bearings<br />
*Skate bearing pillow block<br />
*Drive chain/belt<br />
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====RepRap 3D printer====<br />
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*RepRapSlurryHead<br />
*Recycler and filament extruder<br />
*RepStrapMini (smaller version, specialized to make <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mycaal.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">loan modification</span>] only RepRap parts for full-sized machine. Easy to give out. Palm sized?) ([[Mini-Mendel]] and [[Bonsai RepStrap]] are big (pun!) steps in this direction)<br />
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==== RepRap associated technology ====<br />
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*CameraScanningHead<br />
*TouchProbeScanningHead ([[Scanning]])<br />
*Generic keypad<br />
*Automated part unloader -- see thesis by Øivind Brockmeier: "AUTOMATED LOADING AND UNLOADING"[http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03242000-10440034/unrestricted/THESIS.pdf]<br />
*Adapter plates to mount a RepRap in a "cube" for http://cubespawn.com/ . [[Eiffel]] and [[doboz]] might be able to fit with some very minor tweaking.<br />
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==== Fabrication tools ====<br />
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*[[Laser cutter]]<br />
*Large [[CNC router]]<br />
*Micro lathe ([[VDX lathe]]?) -- can we use the [http://openlathe.wikidot.com/ Open Lathe] <br />
*[[Drexler Arm]] multi-material extruder/clasp<br />
*[[Basic sewing machine]]<br />
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=== Home improvement items ===<br />
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*Outlet cover<br />
*Light switch cover<br />
*Electrical outlet box<br />
*Child safety plug for electrical outlet<br />
*Sharp corner cover<br />
*Plastic light switch spacers for outlet boxes<br />
*Threaded wire nuts<br />
*Plastic drywall fasteners<br />
*Plastic C-clamps<br />
*Decorative light bulb covers for electric fans<br />
*Plastic electric cord hole covers for desk/cube work surfaces<br />
*Plastic end caps for clothes hangers<br />
*Electric conduit connectors (elbow and tee)<br />
*Drain pipe connectors and end caps<br />
*Flat plastic fence for a garden<br />
*Screw-on loops for hanging hollow tools that already have threaded ends<br />
*Door stops<br />
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=== Home improvement tools ===<br />
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*Ruler<br />
*T-square<br />
*Architect's 3 sided ruler<br />
*Level (just add water, requires clear plastic)<br />
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=== Architecture, construction and prototyping ===<br />
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*A scaled model of cities, such as London, for design and planning puposes<br />
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=== Toys ===<br />
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*Kazoo<br />
*Harmonica<br />
*Ocarina<br />
*Hollow plastic pins and bowling ball (with screw on caps for filling with water)<br />
*Poker chips<br />
*Dice of different sizes (6 sided, 8 sided, 10, 12, 20, 4, etc)<br />
*Chess set<br />
*Checkers (different faces on each side, so you can tell when it has been 'kinged')<br />
*Generic playing piece pawns to replace the lost pieces in other games (with variations? like Monopoly pieces)<br />
*Stackable playing pieces (like Trouble)<br />
*Juggling balls - hollow, filled, solid<br />
*Juggling clubs - hollow, one-piece<br />
*Golf tee<br />
*Wiffle ball<br />
*Frisbee<br />
*Hula hoops <I>(on a really big RepRap!)</I><br />
*Paddle blades<br />
*Pentomino set<br />
*Tabletop items, e.g. free own army units and W*hammer compatible bases, templates, markers, dice, ...<br />
*Toy tea set<br />
*Toy plates, cups, bowls, etc.<br />
*LEGO compatible spare parts<br />
*Tangram puzzle<br />
*Spiral drawing toy (a.k.a Spirograph) - older, fun toy. Some lo-res [http://www.samstoybox.com/toys/Spirograph.html images].<br />
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===Ornaments===<br />
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*Picture frame<br />
*[[Mighty RepRap Power Ring]], perhaps using [[Casting/Pewter]]<br />
*Klein bottle<br />
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=== Useful items ===<br />
'''Simple household items'''<br />
*Plates<br />
*Cutlery ([[File:Fork.blend]],[[File:Spoon.blend]])<br />
*Protective cases ''(e.g. for phone, glasses)''<br />
*Tupperware and other containers<br />
*Rulers<br />
*Bottles<br />
*Coat hanger<br />
*Rope<br />
*Vase<br />
*Clothes pin (just add spring)<br />
*Old-fashioned clothes pin (no spring necessary)<br />
*Ice tray<br />
*Coasters<br />
*Pretty display pieces for holiday parties<br />
*Measuring cups and spoons<br />
*Fly swatter<br />
*Letter opener<br />
*Pet dish (various sizes - with support for big dogs so they don't have to squat to eat/drink)<br />
*Sprouter<br />
*Salad tongs<br />
*Chopsticks<br />
*Comb<br />
*CD case<br />
*Bookends<br />
*Screwdriver<br />
*Coffee filter holder (problem with thermoplast?)<br />
* Pillbox -- rounded shapes so that people with arthritis can easily slide pills out of today's slot. Perhaps someday a [http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/Project_Smart_Pill_Box smart pill box].<br />
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'''More complex / functional household items'''<br />
*Coin sorter<br />
*[http://www.popsci.com/popsci/technology/c0b72ee32fb82110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html Slidingly engaging fasteners]<br />
*Fish tank filter body<br />
*Fish tank light hood<br />
*Fish tank rock vacuum<br />
*Drawers (might have to extrude the frame in multiple pieces)<br />
*Sports glasses frames (for when your glasses break, but you have two lenses)<br />
*Coffee machine<br />
*Clothes washing machine: perhaps something like [http://openmaterials.org/2010/03/17/the-open-source-washing-machine-project/ the open source washing machine project]<br />
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'''Handy aids for the handicapped'''<br />
*Easy grip handles for toothbrush, keys, etc.<br />
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=== Educational items ===<br />
'''Mathematical items'''<br />
*Platonic solids<br />
*3D model of a function<br />
*Slide rules (can a RepRap use the gcode generated by [http://www.forth.org/novice.html "slide rule" software] by Hugh Aguilar?)<br />
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'''Biological models'''<br />
*Skull / vertebra / hip joint (human)<br />
*Entire skeleton that can be wired together (human and various animals)<br />
*Inner ear anatomy<br />
*Animal tracks (various example animals)<br />
*Animal jaws (herbivore, carnivore, rodent, etc.)<br />
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'''Chemical models'''<br />
*Simple molecules<br />
*Enzyme (active site and substrate)<br />
*DNA helix<br />
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'''Physics models'''<br />
*Boomerang<br />
*Archimedes screw<br />
*3D model of a 2D dipole scalar field<br />
*Mystery object (sphere with an internal structure to be probed non-destructively by students)<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
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* [http://forums.reprap.org/index.php?93 RepRap forums: "RepRap Marketplace and Job Shop"]<br />
* [http://forums.reprap.org/list.php?88 RepRap forums: "Let's design something! (I've got an idea ...)"]<br />
* [http://wiki.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php?title=User:MarcusWolschon/Challenges MarcusWolschon: design challenges]<br />
* [[StyleGuide]]</div>RosieDunn