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Current Documentation
The most current version of the RepRap documentation. These documents are what you want to use if you wish to construct your own.
Extruder Mk II
The extruder is a core component of the RepRap project. It is the part that feeds, melts, and extrudes the working material in a fine stream. It is basically the print head.
PICCommsLibrary
The PIC Comms Library is used to ...
JavaCommsLibrary
The Java Comms library is used to talk to PIC devices using the PICCommsLibrary.
Stepper Motor Controller
The Stepper Motor Controller library is used to control unipolar stepper motors.
Developer Documentation
This area is intended for developers actively working on the RepRap project. Information on how to contribute, tips on various developmental things, etc.
Archived Documentation
Earlier versions of various RepRap documentation preserved here for historical reasons.
- Extruder Mk I
- [[reprap_2005.odp: Presentation on RepRap to LinuxConf Australia 2006 by Vik Olliver|thumb]]
- Seminar slides. These are the slides (in sxi format for OpenOffice) for a seminar on the project given at Bath University on 9 March 2005 by (AdrianBowyer).
- Rapid Prototyped Electronic Circuits. University of Bath Department of Mechanical Engineering Technical Report 01/04 in .doc format for Microsoft Word or OpenOffice. This is a detailed report on Stage One of the RepRap Project, which is now complete. (EdSells)
- Rapid Prototyping Electronic Circuits: Supplementary Manual in .doc format for Microsoft Word or OpenOffice. (EdSells)
- Press release. This is in .doc format for Microsoft Word or OpenOffice. It was put out by the Bath University Press Office after the BBC Radio 4 Designs on Nature programme that featured the project.
- Report in .doc format: Automatic deposition of molten alloy into a casting channel to create a (very) simple electro-mechanical component (May 2005). This was done on an axis designed for self-replication (EdSells).
ReallyOldStuff
Here you can find stuff from the really early days of RepRap. It's been moved here so the documentation page stays clear and concise.