Kinirap
Release status: concept
Description | a k'nex repstrap variation
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Kinirap, a K'nex Repstrap
After discussing about the possibility to make a Lego RepStrap with a friend, I thought about the K'nex. Since April, I had the time to collect some inspiration bellow, but today I started to play with that :)
Good to know : the standard hole in the k'nex pieces fit m6 rod (that's also why I wanted to make a sort of huxley'k'nex)
Inspiration
- Lego_RepStrap
- MendeLego
- 3D printer made from Lego
- K'nex reprap frame
- Reprap Mendel K'nex Frame
- and the minimaker, to finally try with a cubic shape
First thought
This frame, used to support a white background to take photos, reminded me the mendel frame <flickr>5752210400|center</flickr>
I started by trying to reproduce the triangular shape <flickr>5751667213|center</flickr>
The cubic shape
The k'nex were not really practical to make a mendel-like structure. So I tried the other known approach : a cube. <flickr>5752210928|center</flickr>
More on flickr here
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It's far from working (adding motor mount, etc).
But it was already fun to build. And maybe can serve to introduce reprap to people and childrens (even if we know some who already love their 3d printer ^^)
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