Hey kids, my Rapid-Prototyping-robot-printer-of-plastic-parts arrived today!!!!
So far I have :
1. Received the package.
2. Rearranged our spare room to fit in a new desk.
3. Opened and (in true OCD style) photographed the contents of the package.
4. Stared at the overwhelming amount of wood, electronics and indescribable parts that were in the package.
5. Had a break.
6. Looked online, then back at the parts, then looked online, then back at the parts.
7. Got a headache. Had a drink of water.
8. Uploaded Photos to my computer.
9. Started a blog post about it…
… which leads me to here. I am currently making confused/ squinty eyed faces at the desk full of parts, as if that will somehow make it allllll make sense. No luck so far.
So, bear with me over the next few weeks as I attempt to apply my limited knowledge of engineering, electronics, hardware and software assembly to a thing that I have never seen complete with my own eyes. It should be fun!
Below are some pics of what I unwrapped today, so you too can get an idea of how daunting this is.
Listening to : nothing today, sometimes silence is golden.
awwwwsome, it’s like the biggest, bestest, most complicated 3D jigsaw puzzle ever… Ikea eat your heart out.
Can’t wait to see how you go with it… hope it came with instructions, preferably in English.
Self replicating 3D printer? But it doesnt build itself? Damn you got ripped.. haha, cant wait to see it makin stuff…
yeah, it’s going to take a whole lot of building that’s for sure… and the ‘instructions’ are all online, so I hope they make sense, no booklets included with my purchase!!
It is slightly more assembled than I thought though, as you can see in the pics, the bags of wooden parts are mostly pre-assembled… the online instructions for that part of the build lists a drill press, a router and a whole lot of other tools as ‘required’ … so that’s a relief.
Would love to be able to add your build to the reprap blog agregator, but your reprap stuff is mixed in with personal… could you tag your reprap stuff so I can add it?
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