Category Archives: MyRepRap

Posts describing progress on my RepRap, or things I made with my RepRap.

Giving Up on my RepRap

Well, at long last I’ve decided to give up on building my Mendel. It’s been several months, and all I have to show for it is some hunks of plastic, a bunch of metal rods, and lots of circuit boards. … Continue reading

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Done cutting rod, continuing X axis build

Since the last blog post I’ve finished cutting all of the smooth and threaded rod, and I’m on to assembling more of my Mendel. One thing I learned was that the diamond cutting wheel wasn’t the right thing to use … Continue reading

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Cutting Thick Sheet Pieces and Rod

Here’s a bit more progress that I made today. I finally got around to cutting the bed, circuit board holder, and other pieces out of MDF (medium density fibreboard). I don’t have easy access to a plotter, so I needed … Continue reading

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