Building Your Own 3D Printer. Home-built 3D printers are booming. In 2006 there were no such printers and 5 years later there are tens of thousands. There are currently hundreds of thousands of people wanting to start their own build waiting for the right moment to get started. The project that single-handily propelled home-built 3D printers out of nowhere is RepRap. It’s an open-source project meaning that all the information and design plans you’ll need are available free for all. Building a 3D printer is very hands-on and will require all your technical skills. These are the sections of this book: How a RepRap 3D printer worksParts of the printerA word on the most commonly used plasticsTools and skills requiredSoftware required to run a RepRap 3D printerBuyer’s guideLinks to build instructions This book is not a replacement for build instructions.
Image 1 shows a fully assembled working home-built 3D printer. The printer is usually controlled by a PC with special software installed. 9. Prusa i3 (Iteration 3) Kit with 0,5mm Hotend (Beta) - reprap source – components and consumables for Reprap replicating rapid prototyping machines. Untitled. Professional 3D Printers. Home. The Cult of Maker prays for a burst-resistant bubble. Is 3D printing creating a movement strong enough to move beyond the imminent threat of a sudden pop? By Randall S. Newton Most of us at Jon Peddie Research are old enough to have witnessed more bubble moments in the tech industry than we care to recall.
Like stock market bubbles (to which they are usually connected at the bubble-hip) tech bubbles start with hype, grow with enthusiasm, float on a greedy breeze, and pop when poked by a pin of bitter unfulfilled expectations. Most of the promises made during the dotcom bubble era (1997-2001) came true only after a series of spectacular failures, when “burn rate” (the speed at which a start-up could spend its investors’ money) went from being a Dionysian mantra to a prophecy of sudden doom. By 2001 it was all over but the coining of new terms for spectacular failure (dot-bomb, irrational exuberance, 404, dark fiber, AO-Hell). The infamous Bubble. RepRap is an open source 3D printer popular with hobbyists. Charte des Fab Labs. Imprimantes 3D & Impression 3D • 3D-Makers. Bespoke Innovations | Because Every Body Is Different. My Mini Factory. iRapid - A new 3D printer built with “rack and pinion” concept.
April 19, 2012 iRapid, a new 3D printer made by iRapid.de in Germany is ready to hit the market. iRapid is a complete assembled 3D printer, one of the first fully assembled 3D printers in Europe. iRapid is built with a brand new and unique "rack and pinion" concept that uses no belts and thread rod. This design keeps the machine neat and very easy to build. According to iRapid.de, this is a pending patent in Germany and Europe and when it is successful they will apply for an international patent. The system is a ready to use 3 axis CNC machine with an extrusion toolhead and the total build envelope is approx. 140x140x140mm. Unlike any other in it's price range, iRapid has a rigid aluminum frame and a reliable gear rack solution.
The iRapid's current quality is owed largely to it's rigidity and well thought out mechanical design. Some critical technical data of iRapid 3D printer listed in the website are: Watch the video below the printing test of iRapid: Thanks Rainer for the tip! Reprap development and further adventures in DIY 3D printing. Fabbster Personal 3D Printer 3D-printing for everybody.