At this point I am 3D printing the enclosure of the project. The print is progressing well, yet I have had problems with warpage on the raft that I am printing onto, however this effects the actual enclosure very little, and where it does effect the...
I went to a very interesting 3d printing workshop last night and I have decided I will be 3d printing my parts to double check fit and functionality before I manufacture them from steel or ali. Provided I can get my Reprap Ormerod working correctly I...
So I have managed to 3D print a whole bunch of parts for the arm. Not sure why I didn't do it earlier. I'll post up some photos tonight when I get home. With the 3D printing working the only thing stopping me from having a 3 degree of freedom arm working...
Access to 3D printed parts would greatly accelerate this project. I would use the printing time to produce the mirror mounting brackets, radial rotors and the fulcrum tower. I would be able to iterate on my initial design right away!
As we needed to test the enclosure fitting prior to choosing extruded aluminum, we settled for 3D printing as we could get our prints with a 2 day lead time. We chose Cubic 3D as our printing partner. They offer affordable printing services in Kenya...