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has cannibalized from Tintenstrahdruckern already so many with a lot of handwork and love built a 3D printer. Now will that work a lot easier, thanks to the software of the project “E-Waste 3D Printer”.

“One man’s trash is another man’s 3D printers” is the motto for the project side E-Waste is 3D Printer a developer with the pseudonym masterperson40 in the code -Verwaltungsplattform Github. The published there software is designed to help all those who are ready to build a bunch of electronic waste such as stepper motors and linear guides of 2D printers own additive manufacturing machine. The trick: The Python script reads a list of removed from waste equipment components and constructed on macros of open source design software FreeCAD a 3D model of the new 3D printer. This creates for existing motors and guides tailor-made connectors, which are then in turn can produce on an existing 3D printers. For this to work efficiently, an interface to also free software Plater is additionally provided, which arranges all parts as possible to save space on the table of the used 3D printer.

Minimalist 3D printers

Despite the plentiful supply of ready to be purchased and reliably working 3D printer’s own design excites such a machine still many hobbyists. While people like masterperson40 with his e-waste 3D printer project have the ambition to buy as few parts as possible, while others strive for new, but the best possible components. Jeffrey Kerr, the target has set about to develop the cheapest design that prints well in 3D. The progress of his designs called delta T he documented in RepRap Forum. Their special feature: The machine does not require the usual slides, the print head is only performed on six streamline fishing lines that are tuned with guitar vertebrae on the necessary tension. The Delta T should be possible to reconstruct for less than 150 US dollars.

Not from electronic waste, but minimalistic designed: the 3D printers Delta-T by Jeffrey Kerr.

Video Jeffrey Kerr prints the way a proven 3D printing test piece.! The robot Makey which (ideally) in many joints can be moved, although it will be printed in one piece <- - author-data marker begin> ( Peter King ) / (PEK)