fl@C@So, a quick update... Some of you may have noticed that I posted a couple other projects related to PCB production.. I've been on overtime trying to get a reliable and repeatable, yet simple and easy method down for making a number of boards.. I'm doing this for a few reasons.. I want to be able to make better boards, faster and cheaper for whatever project I'm working on...and I want to make them well enough that they match the quality I'm getting from paying a lot more money and waiting a lot more time for.. Ambitious...I know, but I like it that way..
So, I'm nearing a point where I want to start making regular updates both here and on the PCB projects I have.. Keep an eye out..! And as always, I'd love to hear feedback!
Also, for those who would like ramanPi kits.... would metal parts be of any interest? That is, the parts for the optical paths..out of cast aluminum, black anodized...and machined to fit perfectly..? I'd be interested to hear..!
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This project is fantastic. I found it two days ago, and the first parts are already on the way to my mailbox.
I would definitely love the possibility of getting the optical path in aluminium instead of plastic. As for the PCB's; if you make them available I would buy them, but it'd more be out of convenience than anything.
But a black anodized aluminium optical path at a price comparable or maybe even slightly (2x) more expensive than plastic fantastic, yes please :)
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Hi, thanks for the feedback! (Sorry it took me so long to reply!) Great to hear, and everything is working out so far.. I hope to have samples of the aluminum parts soon so I can evaluate them.. very exciting.. Boards will be available, new design smaller and without the stm32 dev boards.. more integrated... and the imaging board will have a nice FPGA soon as well!
Keep an eye out, I'll post updates, etc. when I have them!!!
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depends on cost, how much would you sell the ramanPi kit, with printable parts, without printed parts and those two options with the aluminum upgrade?
there are much better materials then abs to print things needing dimensional accuracy.
i would use taulman tritan or taulman bridge, sure its more expensive but the higher strength allows you to use less materials to achieve the same durability.
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Hi... The plan is pretty much to offer whatever combination works for you... If you want a kit minus all the printable parts because you want to print them yourself, no problem...or if you just need a few components... or if you'd like just the cast/machined metal parts, machined plastic (i.e. HDPE, etc), etc...
I hope to get a site up where you can just add what you need and so on.. as well as a few pre-configured kit options that will get you up and running quickly....from basic un-assembled to eventually the full version fully assembled..
I agree, there probably are better materials to print than ABS... It's just the only material that was available in the daVinci printer I bought when I started the project.. I'd rather offer metallic parts than selling the 3d printed parts mainly because it'll be cheaper for the consumer and faster and much easier to produce.. And the option remains to print them from anything, and customize, etc..
As for pricing, I'm not quite there yet.. My objective is to get this to as many people as I can as cheaply and easily as I can.. I would really like to stay in the margins I mentioned in previous posts... I still think it's fairly realistic.. Overall, it will absolutely be more available to people than a commercial system..... =)
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