Kickstarter clone

[ecurtz]

Hmmm, not sure how I feel about this. I mean I guess that's open hardware for you, but it would be nice if the 3D printer community wasn't so splintered.

Buko 3D printer

[crispyfry]

What license is ORD bot released under? I did a quick search and didn't see anything, but if it's an attribution license then he may in violation of the licensing terms by not crediting Bart and the ORD.

EDIT:
The part drawings are released under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike. Not sure if this applies to the design as a whole. I'll leave it to the lawyers (or those more familiar with CC licenses) to decide if this is an actual violation of the licensing terms, but it sure looks like it is to me.

EDIT 2:
Nevermind, this design doesn't use makerslide for the running surfaces.

[mxk]

It looks to me to be derived more from the Wallace/Printrbot or the Aluminum Mendel than the ORD. It is hard to tell from the photos and video, but it appears to use bushings on dual smooth rods for the X and Y axes, and some sort of t-slot follower for the Z.

Personally, I think the explosion of designs in the last couple years is a good thing. The best ideas are cross-pollinating, and we will all eventually end up with better open source designs.

I am intrigued by the use of synchromesh cable, I wonder how well that holds up and how hard it would be to print your own gears for it.

[bdring]

My license is CC - Share Alike - Attribute.

I have no problem with that design. It is different enough that is does not need to be attributed.

[orcinus]

I am intrigued by the use of synchromesh cable, I wonder how well that holds up and how hard it would be to print your own gears for it.

I've seen synchromesh mentioned in the reprap circles a few times and still don't get what advantages it would bring.
There's always enough space for a timing belt. And 3D printers typically use (and need) only a simple 2D, two-point distribution for all their axes.

[crispyfry]

I am intrigued by the use of synchromesh cable, I wonder how well that holds up and how hard it would be to print your own gears for it.

I've seen synchromesh mentioned in the reprap circles a few times and still don't get what advantages it would bring.
There's always enough space for a timing belt. And 3D printers typically use (and need) only a simple 2D, two-point distribution for all their axes.

Someone who frequents the reprap irc (I forget who) had an email exchange with an engineer at SDP-SI. The result of this conversation was that the engineer recommended GT2 or equivalent belts (MXL maybe?) for what reprap does. Apparently synchromesh is not inherently anti-backlash like GT2 belts are.

[bdring]

MXL is great, but the pulleys hard hard to print well. I think that is why they are not as popular with RepRap.