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There is a significant set of open source technologies that enables rapid prototyping to take place in local workshops. | There is a significant set of open source technologies that enables rapid prototyping to take place in local workshops. Combine 3D printing with low-cost metal casting, and follow with machining using a computer controlled Multimachine, and you have the capacity to make rapid prototypes and products from metal. | ||
*[http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome RepRap] - open source 3D Printer - has just achieved self-replication | *[http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome RepRap] - open source 3D Printer - has just achieved self-replication | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 10 August 2008
Introduction
There is a significant set of open source technologies that enables rapid prototyping to take place in local workshops. Combine 3D printing with low-cost metal casting, and follow with machining using a computer controlled Multimachine, and you have the capacity to make rapid prototypes and products from metal.
- RepRap - open source 3D Printer - has just achieved self-replication
- Small-scale metal casting technology is readily available. In particular, a waste oil burner such as the Babington burner may be utilized as the heat source.
- Multimachine - an open source multipurpose machining tool is available.
