User:Dfk20012002

Profile

(Yes I know, Not everyone likes to be Profiled, but it does help the police find people.)

• Name: David
• Age: 20's-30's
• Country: Canada
• Province: Alberta
• Schooling: Currently attending the University of Lethbridge.
• Field of Study: Combined Computer Science and Business Management.
• Likes: almost all Food, Computers, Woodworking, Challenges I can learn from, Girls.
• Dislikes: People who willingly cease to use their brains for thought, or anything useful for that matter.
• Future Aspirations: To start my own technology development company/school. (aka to be a modern day inventor)

My Goals:

• To build a RepStrap/CNC platform that has quickly Interchangeable/Multiple Tool-heads.
• To contribute to the RepRap community, via wiki, and hopefully The sale of RepRaps kits/parts to help this commuinty grow.
• Learn More than what I already know.
• To help in the development of a basic sewing machine / Embroidery attachment for the RepRap. (Assuming, I get a Reprap built 1st)

Current Status:

Aquiring Parts to build a RepRap Here is what I have so far:

• Motors: Sanyo Denki, Nema 17, Bi-Polar 6 wire stepper motors, Type: 102H5208-10U41 , apx. 40oz-in holding torque.
  • (100 of these, with a 21 tooth MXL 1/4" wide pulley on each)
• Drivers: On order, components for "EasyDrivers" which provides 750mAmps at up to 30v per phase.
  • you can buy them from Sparkfun.com but I wanted to make my own)
• The Brain (aka BRAINS! or motherboard for the non-Zombie fans): I purchase a "Seeedduino mega" when it was on sale and think it is are great so I am planning on using it(even if it is overkill).
• Structure (aka Frame): 8 Hardened steel rods I salvaged from a bunch of old printers for the slides, Threaded rods are on order same with nuts
• Corners (aka the pieces that make those annoying angles): Probably will manufacture these out of mdf since I am handy like that.

So in essence My first reprap will actually be a repstrap/ wolfstrap since it uses wood, but hey it is cheaper than trying to buy the plastic parts since anyone I can find wants to charge a (explict descriptive here) for them.

(The only reason this isnt on a development yet is because I am still getting parts, Once I get my frame stuff I will start a page)