Hi all

I can bring my printer, not sure where it will go. It's a very slow process
so would be good to have some things printed beforehand, have a look on
Thingiverse.com for models I could print, some are only suitable for SLS
printer (very expensive industrial machines that use lasers) but most of
the models I could print.

Having RepRap involved in some way at Wikimania is on my to do list.

John





On 15 June 2014 08:05, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 15 June 2014 02:57, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Just make a RepRap ourselves. Materials typically cost ~£300-400 these
> days.
> > http://www.reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
> >
> > The 3D printer itself is libre hardware and is capable of manufacturing
> most
> > parts of itself!
>
> RepRap looks like a potential hackerthon project[1] - so long as as
> few volunteers commit to actually finishing putting it together! The
> last time I tried fixing my washing machine, there were several bits
> left over.
>
> What would be really cool would be to set up a stop-motion webcam on
> the table where it was being assembled, so we can release a video
> before the end of the hackerthon; you may recall Liam doing something
> similar for an early editathon at the British Museum (in the days
> before we started using the word "editathon").[2] Having the new
> printer then buzzing away creating some "merchandise" during Wikimania
> would be a great output from the Hackerthon, I'm sure several chapters
> would be interested in borrowing it for experiments, so the few
> hundred quid in cost should be easy to justify against resulting
> collaborative open knowledge projects, especially stimulating
> discussion and policies around 3D model files.
>
> Links
> 1. https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon August 6-10
> 2.
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Editing_Hoxne_Hoard_at_the_British_Museum.ogv
>
> Fae
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