Quoting Hoeken <[log in to unmask]>:
> i read about the reprap project and i think its great!
Thanks.
> i'd like to help out if possible.
Thanks again. That's really kind.
> this project is something i've
> dreamed about for a while =) anyways... i'll get down to business
> here. imho the syringe pump design looks like it would work well.
> since we're basically building a rapid prototype machine out of
> rapidly prototypable parts, we should get a cad model of the parts
> made.
We've done some of that. It'll be going up on the downloads page soon.
> We have a rapid prototyper here at my school and it would be
> cool if i could download the plans and work on it.
>
> for the file format part if we are using standard openRP files then
> the program that creates it is irrelevant. it would be nice to have
> one to point to people and say 'this is a good one'. i tried a few
> and blender seems to be the most mature project. the main problem i
> had was just not knowing how to manipulate objects... there seems to
> be a steep learning curve but that isnt too major of a problem.
>
> if we use the ldvt calibration and control method, then hopefully it
> would be possible to reprap the whole thing w/o much assembly. from
> what i gather it allows you to energize the coils to move the unit
> linearly. that would be awesome and would allow us to not have to buy
> as many motors since we could print it out.
No - the LVDT is a measuring system, not an activation system. There would be
electric motors too.
> i've enclosed a very
> rough image of what i think would be a starting point. i'd love to
> get this into a cad program and see what we could really do.
Screw drives are nice in that they are easy to run, but they're not very fast.
We may use them, or we may use toothed belts and sliders.
Thanks again for your offer of help. Keep an eye on the ideas page. That's
where all requests for assistance will appear.
Best wishes
Yours
Adrian
http://staff.bath.ac.uk/ensab
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