Plastobot

PLASTOBOT

This is the idea to completeley make the frame of the reprap out of PLA/ABS (or similar materials). This should be

achievable by replacing the metal smooth rods of former designs with plastic ones. By that i do not mean solid rods of

plastic but more likely pipe like shapes with some stabelizing inner build like a number(#)-sign or maybbe a cross(+) would

even sufice. Since this design will most definateley have some stability issues we will have to think of a way to bring

stability in without increasing difficulty of assembly too much as well as keeping amount of needed material as low as

possible (and thus hopefully cost as well;).

To give the Plastobot the abillity to reproduce the rods itself i thought of splitting long parts into smaller ones and

have a click system, like many plastic products nowadays have, connect them. Wether or not this option has too much of a

negative effect on stability and how to reduce it remains to be seen in tests.