My RepRap 3D printer printing itself an upgrade (Bowden extruder clip)

[TrainingMuscle25]

the ending was too fast, display the finished product and all your hard work off a little.

[pureawesomeness2012]

now all i have to do is make it print circuitry, and able to find resources to build itself, make it into a spaceship, make it print tiny little robot helpers, put human DNA in it, and BAM! Von Neumann Probes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[merccc1]

I just hate how they are not smooth... arent there printers that just carve or something idk ...

[Varaxfire]

@merccc1

try cnc mill, they "carve" ;)

[WatchmenDrManhattan]

what is the best type of 3D printing methode

[fabfauna]

How much does it take to build one of these? A metal one that's going to last forever. Maybe I can get parts made at a hackerspace from a reprap to put on a reprap I want to build.

Does it stick of burning plastic or of anything when in use? I would assume it would. I'd also wonder how it would work in cold weather(in my garage)?

[BromeoMcBrostein]

if we can get a colossus version of a 3d printer, we can build a city in no time.

[RJHTommy]

printing yourself upgrades is cheating xD

but hey, maybe in the future you only have to buy some fuel, pay the E-bills and buy downloadable plots from the internet.

[Vlatce01]

Skynet origins.

[Bululululu]

Plastic sux!

[Rubdos]

@Bululululu He?

[helicrashpro]

Its like a computer controlled hot glue gun accept the glue is a harder plastic.

[RedDaggerXL]

if you had two of these, if one of them had a broken part would the other be able to print it? That'd be awesome :D

[PlKatxu]

@RedDaggerXL

Thats the point of being self replicating.

[PlKatxu]

@RedDaggerXL

Thats the point of being self replicating.

[RedDaggerXL]

@PlKatxu this printer is even better then

[frankenshizzle]

well dont show this to any evil AIs and I would say its pretty cool

[smartroadbiker]

Love these high speed video, but could you keep the camera still lol makes me feel sea sick lol

[PunkRockCovers]

Can you also print iron things?

[CncObsession]

@PunkRockCovers Yes it is called DDM "Direct Digital Machining". I have not seen it but it has been explained to me how it works.

[caffeinato]

It looks to me from the video like the surface of the models come out pretty rough, or at least ridged, how smooth can the models get?

[circusboy90210]

how accurate is this machine??tolerances?? in finishedproduct??use this machine to devlop your own higher tech version of this??? seems like the sky is the limit & not only big developers will be able to make high tech pieces from dreams.

[lluhu]

hi everybody, any machine in London or near to make a simple test of our project in a Reprap? Of course help will be paid.

Thanks

[turf7227]

Can't wait till 3D printers are as common as normal printers are now :)

[rodrigonh]

Excellent head !

just discovered this about reprap and its really amazing

Congrats for the nice vid also

[blahdob]

It decided our fate in a microsecond

[SkotFischer]

@blahdob Watch Terminator much? LOL, Nice to see I wasn't the only one to think of that! Was like "a machine making an upgrade for itself" was very skynet.

[DrakeMagnum]

I really like where this is going!

[ErikKiliam]

This is technology that will change the meaning of industry forever.

[KarriKoivusalo]

@ErikKiliam

This technology was retired from industry over a decade ago.

[ErikKiliam]

@KarriKoivusalo And how much did you have to pay for a machine capable of this over ten years ago? The age of centralized industry is gone. This is one piece in that solution.

[KarriKoivusalo]

@ErikKiliam

Let's be clear on one thing. This is a hobby tool. It's nowhere NEAR industrial quality. It wouldn't have been very expensive back then either.

[ErikKiliam]

@KarriKoivusalo Was it even accessible to start with? Released through open source licensing? With the same community-building effort being made? If so, i missed it completely (which is not impossible considering the large amount of information on the net ^^).

[KarriKoivusalo]

@ErikKiliam

No, there wasn't any hobbyist level hardware available then, but it was the INDUSTRY you were talking about. This technology is an industrial dead-end that happens to suit hobbyist demands. There are technologies way better suited for industrial needs.Unfortunately, it is the cost of materials rather than complexity of technologies that keep them away the reach of hobbyist. SLA will be the next big thing in hobbyist rapid prototyping. This is a HOBBY revolution.

[ErikKiliam]

@KarriKoivusalo What is the definition of industry and what makes something an industrial process?

[KarriKoivusalo]

@ErikKiliam

I say clientele defines the industry. Reprap would have such a limited client base and productivity because of it's limitations it would not make a profitable industrial machine. For a hobbyist who can adjust the design to suit the FDM machine those limitations are much less of a problem.

I don't think I have to defend my position here though. This technology had an impact in 1990, and is now is facing obsolescence. It's a nice tool for the hobbyist but It's not cornucopia.

[julyraeofsunshine]

@KarriKoivusalo

lol.. An object's value will not always be its ability to turn a profit. If we utilize this kind of technology- what it can become- to make most if not all items not found in nature, we will not need profits.. at all.

[KarriKoivusalo]

@julyraeofsunshine

That's not the issue. The object's value for a hobbyist and individual may be immeasurable , but the original argument was how the process would change the meaning of industry forever - but it's already past it's prime in the industry. There are already better technologies available with better productivity, better quality and wider range of usable materials. Industrial and hobbyist needs are worlds apart - revolution in one is not the same in the other.

[julyraeofsunshine]

@KarriKoivusalo I apologize, not having bothered to look into the whole discussion. Please forgive my laziness in that regard.

[ErikKiliam]

@KarriKoivusalo What would you do to improve the quality of the prints? The robustness of the technique etc?

[KarriKoivusalo]

@ErikKiliam

The obvious is smaller bead and more precise controllers. Also, you'll need to be able to cut the stream on the go, and you need to be able to build a support scaffold to keep the heated matrix from sagging. You will also need more rapid extruder movement to keep up with the cooling plastic bead, and you'll need a stronger chassis to keep it all stable. What you'd then end up with is an industrial FDM unit, with a price tag to match. Or go for alternative techs like SLA.

[spacecadet404]

good video

[BatistLeman]

It's nice to see how fast things develop! (User driven!)