a practical application for 3d printing
Ideas for an alternative to Bowden extruders
When designing 3D printers, Bowden extruders offer one very significant advantage: There is no need to place the heavy motor of the filament drive on the carriage. This reduces the mass of the moving parts significantly and allows for faster movement of the carriage. On the other hand, the Bowden ...
Gnuplot to 3D model
3D plots on a RepRap
First print
my Replicating Rapid Prototyper produced its first print