New RepStrap in the family (1 reply)

(From my original post at RepRap Usergroup - Argentina)

Hello people!

I wanted to share with you the news. Last week I finished my RepStrap (wolfstrap kind). The idea and original premise was to build it only with recycled and scrap materials (extracted from printers, etc). But, as I had some with the homemade hot-end, I ended up buying one.

After several months of work, it was completed and functional.

In the following album you can see the step by step construction.
Making of a RepStrap - Flickr


Technical data:

System Type .............. Cartesian with 3/16" threaded rods (22 turns per inch).
                           Mobility made with drawer slides.
Engines .................. 4 x 7.5 ° 13ohm (savaged from HP printers)
Electronics .............. Arduino Mega 2560 + RAMPS 1.25 (Homemade)
Power Source ............. Vitsuba COL55 - ATX 550W (modified as laboratory source)

Extruder ................. Homemade, based on the "Simple sliced ​​Wade's Geared Extruder (thing: 8072)"
Hot-End .................. J-Head MKV (English Kit)
Heated-Bed ............... Homemade, based on Nichrome wire.

Maximum Working Area ..... 275x275x160
3D Printing Area ......... 200x200x160 (118.112 center)

Actual speed ............. 7.5mm / s (450/60)

Next steps: Iterate and make the needed parts for a Prusa i3.

Hope you like it :D
Regards!

ePoxi