"hey bishop, do the thing with the knife." --- On Thu, 6/21/12, transis...@transistor-man.com <transis...@transistor-man.com> wrote:
> From: transis...@transistor-man.com <transis...@transistor-man.com> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 10:20 PM > On 2012-06-20 09:14, ceen...@in-front.com > wrote: > > This link is for a reprap SCARA: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cquw7dvR80A > > > > There was a conversation a while back about how many > plastic Yoda > > heads and other fast prototyped plastic waste would end > up in land > > fills. I see the above reprap SCARA being a > positive and > > constructive > > engineering use for a reprap machine. The HF06 > used stepper motor > > and > > linear bearings but the rest is pretty much made with a > reprap. > > > > Cool stuff. > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > >> -------Original Message------- > >> From: Jeshua Lacock <jes...@3dtopo.com> > >> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > >> <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D > printer > >> Sent: Jun 20 '12 02:25 > >> > >> > >> On Jun 19, 2012, at 9:46 AM, andy pugh > wrote: > >> > >> > On 19 June 2012 15:46, <transis...@transistor-man.com> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> As the printer is a SCARA arm > >> > > >> > This is an interesting development, as > it has more printable > >> > components than a conventional RepRap. > You could (in theory) > >> print the > >> > arms, whereas printing linear slides is > more tricky. > >> > >> Wow, that is a really great idea! Pretty much > the only thing you > >> couldn't print is the steppers (and electrical > components) - but those > >> things are cheap! > >> > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Jeshua Lacock > >> Founder/Engineer > >> 3DTOPO Incorporated > >> <http://3DTOPO.com> > >> Phone: 208.462.4171 > >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Live Security Virtual Conference > > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's > security and > > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can > respond. > > Discussions > > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in > > malware > > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > That is excellent, > > I didn't realize it, bit you're correct, there are fewer > non-printable > parts on a scara versus a conventional XY platform. (no > linear bearings) > > That platform (video) looks really far along. One of the > mechanisms IBM > used in this arm to maintain constant direction on the front > facing > appendage is just link it with a belt to the theta 1 axis. > it > effectively removes the 'turn' on the front axis, so you > don't > necessarily have to have the extruder (or pen) in the > video's case in > the exact center of the front facing part. I can snag a > picture later on > to demo this, which might be useful for > printed-out-scara-arms. > > @jeshua, thanks! The smiley-face was a reference to the > movie 'moon'. > There's a robot in the film with a very basic display, that > looks > similar to the printout. > > I think this is the most-recent for scara-reprap > development: > http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?2,128991,128991 > > if you run into other people developing for that platform > i'd be > curious, > > Thanks, > -Dane > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's > security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can > respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
