Rep Straps

Description	A collection of repstraps
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Author	unknown
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Based-on	Darwin
Categories	Category:Darwin RepStrap
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This page is a list of all RepStraps.

A 3d printing machine which can be used to make a RepRap, but is not a reprap itself, as it wasn't made by something like itself. Often sold in kit form or custom-made from scrounged parts

Recommendations

WolfStrap and the newer 1X2 and 1X2 Tallcat machines seem to be the most popular.

Background

A RepStrap is a open-hardware rapid prototyping machine which is made by fabrication processes which aren't under the RepRap umbrella yet. You can build a 3D printer using a tablesaw, or using a lasercutter, and use this to make fun, beautiful, useful things.

Like RepRap parts, of course!

If there is a page on the RepRap wiki that describes a RepStrap but is not listed on this page, please edit that page and put the

[[category:RepStrap]] tag on it. Then the wiki will automatically display a link to that page at the bottom of this page.

approaches

Consider merging this section into What Tooling Do You Have.

There are several possible approaches to building and using a RepStrap. Some alternatives are:

• I want a Mendel, I can't get Mendel-printed parts, *and* I want some other machine that can do a few things better or faster than a Mendel.
  • often these people build or buy a relatively rugged CNC Mill, briefly use it as a MillStrap to print out a set of Mendel parts, and then return to using it as a milling machine.
• I want a Mendel, I can't get Mendel-printed parts, so I want a cheap, flimsy bootstrap machine that only needs to hold together long enough and with barely enough precision to print the parts for a complete Mendel. There are two approaches:
  • a flimsy, slow, low-resolution device roughly similar to a Mendel, that is adequate for making slightly higher precision and more robust parts, that is gradually upgraded piece-by-piece until it *becomes* a Mendel.
  • a flimsy, slow, low-resolution device that may or may not look anything like a Mendel, but is adequate for printing *all* the parts for a complete Mendel. Perhaps a MillStrap#Really_small_mill. Once the Mendel is up and running, the entire bootstrap device is disassembled and recycled.
• I want a RepRap 3D printer, can't afford or do not have access to Mendel printed parts, and want to build it from scratch with no intention to replace or upgrade to Mendel
• I want a 3D printer that is capable of printing parts and printing a Mendel, so I will purchase a commercial machine or a commercial kit.
• I want a 3D printer that is capable of printing parts and printing a Mendel, shares all of the same hardware as a Mendel, but is not 3D printed itself. A wood (WoodenMendel) , metal (MetalMendel) or cast plastic printer (Clonedel) falls into this category.