Development Pathway
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http://objects.reprap.org/wiki/Development
Increased Resolution
Increased Build Area
Development:Mendel Apollo and MegaRap
Materials Selection
discussions of the pros and cons of various frame materials go in frame material.
discussions of the various materials that can be shaped by a RepRap are currently at MaterialsScience.
discussions of the various techniques used to shape various materials are currently at Materials/Appropriate Machines.
discussions of particular tool heads used on a RepRap to shape particular materials are at RepRapToolHeads and FutureToolIdeas.
Post-Mendel Designs
Basic Box
Basic Box is a waypoint to developing a RBS SplineScan cabinet.
RepStraps
MegaRap
Mendel is great, but I can currently
- Carry it through a standard doorway
- Lift it by myself
- Fit it in the back seat or trunk of a car
- Use it on a corner of my desk (as opposed to a dedicated room in a house, or a shed, garage, or barn)
We at RepRap agree this is a real problem. That's why MegaMendel is here to help!
Gert Joergensen has built the MegaMendel, a mighty machine with a build area of 766mm x 453mm x 497mm.
If that is not big enough, MegaRap is a (currently hypothetical) RepRap. It may be a PourStrap or WeldStrap and is definitely a CNC Router which can process 4 ft x 8 ft sheets of plywood, foam, etc.
Many people would like a CNC machine big enough to hold a "full-sized sheet" of 1.2 m × 2.4 m ( 4 feet × 8 feet, aka "four by eight" or "48 x 96") sheet of Wikipedia: plywood or MDF or other Wikipedia: engineered wood or foam, etc.; and then cut it into FlatPack parts.
Are there any good ideas we can take from larger devices -- the open-source torch table, the RouterStrap#MechMate, etc. -- that we can scale down and apply to the MegaRap?
Laser Cutter
PourStrap
FlatPack PourStrap
A Flatpack PourStrap is a PourStrap where the mold is made from sheets of acrylic or wood. The sheets are cut using a laser cutter, cnc router, or table saw.
SLSRap
SLSRap is a RepRap which SLSs its own optics fixtures like lens holders and so on.
By SLS, are you referring to selective laser sintering ?
Library
Along with a few dozen post-mendel and RepStrap designs, we want a library of 10,000 or so things to make with RepRaps.
Note, these Development Pathway notes may slightly replicate and encapsulate the Gada Prize stuff.
