RepRapMicron

(github.com)

94 points | by RobotToaster 1 hour ago

8 comments

  • swiftcoder 18 minutes ago
    I did not expect this would be achievable to such tight tolerances - this is very impressive. Excited to see a new wave of micro-manufacturing in our future
  • CarVac 53 minutes ago
    Related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvV2CH5il3Q

    And the channel's preceding few videos covering the development of the prerequisite technologies.

    • chris_swart 1 minute ago
      This video was amazing, thank you for sharing. What are the main applications for this technology with a home setup?
  • godber 59 minutes ago
    Thank god, in 18 months we can start making our own RAM.
  • le-mark 13 minutes ago
    I know it is a preposterous proposition to think this thing could create a 1/1000 version of itself, hence 1/1,000,000 3d printing, but why?
    • wongarsu 7 minutes ago
      Calling it a RepRap, with full explanation that that means a printer that can print itself, does make it sound like it could be a goal

      But even if you could get a positioning system that small, I'm pretty sure you can't scale resin printing down three orders of magnitude smaller than this printer. Maybe a tiny CNC?

      Or more likely they refer to eventually printing the mems devices used in the printer

  • jlawrence6809 13 minutes ago
    Okay my tinker-lust has been aroused! Can someone tell me what I can make with this thing so I have an excuse to build it?
  • carterschonwald 29 minutes ago
    omg, ive wanted a precision computer controlled flexure motion system for yearssssss. i may also just really love tiny tools and devices.
  • thenthenthen 54 minutes ago
    Very cool, and I understand the off the shelf parts ambition, but what are those usb microscopes used for? These are absolute garbage (but light weight).
    • wongarsu 12 minutes ago
      Sounds like they are used for homing. They just need to observe a tiny spot at known distance with high resolution

      To look at the output they recommend a separate regular microscope

    • ZiiS 28 minutes ago
      Phisics dictate they have a small depth of field but they can be absolutely incredible.
    • idiotsecant 48 minutes ago
      To see the print? Weird comment.
  • georgestones 47 minutes ago
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