SevenRap
Release status: Concept
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| Description | Low Cost, Post-Mendel Design
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With it's "Sells" Mendel and Prusa Mendel design RepRap collected a lot of knowledge. It's about time to put this experience onto a white sheet of paper and do a new design from the ground up.
Another experience is with Generation 7 Electronics, which is designed to be as replicatable as possible and has slightly better specifications than other electronics. Still wasn't widely accepted for this. The conclusion is, replicatability doesn't play a major role in the RepRap community and a new design should put more emphasis on low cost, than on printability.
Cost Estimate
| Group | Cost |
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| Electronics | $100 |
| Steppers | $50 |
| Wooden frame, wood screws | $20 |
| Drawer sliders | $40 |
| Belts, pulleys | $30 |
| Extruder | $80 |
| Miscellaneous | $30 |
| Total | $350 |
As resolution, software, firmware and extruder is the same as that of a Mendel, there is no doubt this will print just as accurate as a Mendel.
That's it, for now. Let's fire up the CAD.
