Mendel Overview
Mendel Build Documentation
Index | Installing RepRap on your computer | "Official" Electronics | CAM Toolchains | Microcontroller firmware installation | Mechanical construction | Electronic wiring | Commissioning | Mechanical Drawings
Mechanical: Overview | Mendel solid model files | Procurement | Preparation of materials | Assembly notes | Extruder | X-axis | Z-axis | Y-axis | Circuit boards | Frame | Squaring the axes
Introduction
The video below is an immediate introduction to the Mendel design:
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The picture below identifies Mendel's axes:
Essential understanding
Before assembly it's important to understand the key mechanical concepts behind Mendel's axes. <videoflash type="vimeo">6982104|640|480</videoflash>
Mendel's design improvements
This is not critical to watch before assembly, but if you've previously owned a Darwin machine (the first RepRap printer) you might like to know sbout some of the improvements the Mendel design has in store for you:
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Back to Mendel mechanical construction root.