RepRap Mendel making Mendels
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Let me get this straight:
It's a printer, that can print almost everything, including copies of itself, and there are plans for a version that also prints circuits, metal nad other materials.
With this, anyone would be able to print anything at home, at the cost of material and electricity.
You just destroyed the world wide economy, and the capitalist system.
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Love it! Excellent piece of machinery!
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@yungskiz there are printiers that print cakes and lollipops, so its a start, and you can print car parts (if you have the powder-sinter model of 3d printer). It would rather lead to something StarTrek-esque hopefully:D
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@8legsFreak that would be true if everyone could obtain one, and the proper knowledge to use it.
it cannot make food
it cannot fix your car
it could lead to something sky net-esque though
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@HiroshiOu Actually, printable electronics are being worked on... You will still need to buy the chips, but the PCB will be printable. Drivers could be made for $5 or so this way.
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@yungskiz there are printiers that print cakes and lollipops, so its a start, and you can print car parts (if you have the powder-sinter model of 3d printer). It would rather lead to something StarTrek-esque hopefully:D
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@8legsFreak that would be true if everyone could obtain one, and the proper knowledge to use it.
it cannot make food
it cannot fix your car
it could lead to something sky net-esque though
How much did it cost you to build this? These Machines fascinate me.
FPEvideos 3 months ago
@FPEvideos A RepRap Mendel generally costs less that $1000 USD to build. In the past, the most expensive and difficult to obtain components were the printed parts. Due to the increased popularity of RepRaps and other 3D printers, these parts can now be found on Ebay for reasonable prices.
RepRapChannel 3 months ago