Introduction
This is my project page for the creation of a RepStrap and continuing from that a RepRap Mendel. My name is Markus and I’m located in Finspång, Sweden.
The idea came to me while watching a YouTube video about of a braingear printed with a 3D Printer.
I’m basing my RepStrap on the McWire design with some pretty significant changes. The biggest change is that I won’t be using a plumbing structure and replacing it with cheap particle board. Many parts from the RepStrap will be used in the Mendel to keep costs down.
The RepRap Mendel will be created according to the Make Your Own RepRap manual. One difference will be the lower extruder parts in which I’ll be using a different design.
Most parts have already been ordered from several different shops.
http://www.iprint3d.org (electronics, motors)
http://www.reprapsource.com (bearings, filament)
http://www.ebay.com (lots of “non standard” stuff)
The rest will be sourced locally.
I’ve gotten lots of help from warpi. Please do follow his blog aswell as he started the process towards building a Mendel at the same time as I (also Swedish).
