Comments on: The Next (Creative) Generation http://wheatfromchaff.net/2007/01/27/the-next-creative-generation/ Exploring the impact on business of trends and events in society, culture, and the economy. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:55:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Wheat From Chaff » Closing in on Desktop Manufacturing - Trends, Events, and Business Strategy http://wheatfromchaff.net/2007/01/27/the-next-creative-generation/#comment-186 Wheat From Chaff » Closing in on Desktop Manufacturing - Trends, Events, and Business Strategy Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:37:39 +0000 http://wheatfromchaff.net/2007/01/27/the-next-creative-generation/#comment-186 [...] little while ago I posted on desktop fabricators, many of which are user or kit built.  Sears is selling a “desktop” woodworking system [...] [...] little while ago I posted on desktop fabricators, many of which are user or kit built.  Sears is selling a “desktop” woodworking system [...]

]]> By: Forrest Higgs http://wheatfromchaff.net/2007/01/27/the-next-creative-generation/#comment-6 Forrest Higgs Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:22:27 +0000 http://wheatfromchaff.net/2007/01/27/the-next-creative-generation/#comment-6 If you find fab@home impressive you might also want to take at look at the RepRap project out of the University of Bath in the UK... http://reprap.org Their soon-to-be released machine is also open source, has a proper plastics extruder presently qualified for polycapralactone which can make usuable, hard objects. Whereas the fab@home machine costs $2,400 for parts, the RepRap Darwin is on track to cost no more than $400. A spinoff of the RepRap project, Tommelise, is focussed on the American parts environment and uses somewhat different technology and a different control strategy. It's also an open source specification will let anybody with a few hand tools and primitive woodworking skills bootstrap themselves into 3D fabrication for about $150. Tommelise's extruder is qualified for polycapralactone and is presently being qualified as well for both high density polypropylene (HDPE, the stuff your plastic cutting board is made of) and polypropylene (HPP, the stuff your coffee maker and plastic electric kettle is made of). You can keep an eye on the Tommelise project at... http://3dReplicators.com Have fun! If you find fab@home impressive you might also want to take at look at the RepRap project out of the University of Bath in the UK…

http://reprap.org

Their soon-to-be released machine is also open source, has a proper plastics extruder presently qualified for polycapralactone which can make usuable, hard objects. Whereas the fab@home machine costs $2,400 for parts, the RepRap Darwin is on track to cost no more than $400.

A spinoff of the RepRap project, Tommelise, is focussed on the American parts environment and uses somewhat different technology and a different control strategy. It’s also an open source specification will let anybody with a few hand tools and primitive woodworking skills bootstrap themselves into 3D fabrication for about $150. Tommelise’s extruder is qualified for polycapralactone and is presently being qualified as well for both high density polypropylene (HDPE, the stuff your plastic cutting board is made of) and polypropylene (HPP, the stuff your coffee maker and plastic electric kettle is made of). You can keep an eye on the Tommelise project at…

http://3dReplicators.com

Have fun!

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