{"id":186,"date":"2009-01-23T23:03:26","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T17:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagnumgroup.net\/Blog\/186\/a-rapid-prototyping-machine-for-750-reprap.htm"},"modified":"2020-04-04T14:49:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T09:19:16","slug":"a-rapid-prototyping-machine-for-750-reprap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagnumgroup.net\/Blog\/a-rapid-prototyping-machine-for-750-reprap\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rapid Prototyping Machine for $750: RepRap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just finished hosting another episode of the Engineering and Architecture Internet Radio Show.<\/p>\n<p>My guest was Dr. Adrian Bowyer, a brilliant mechanical engineer who works at the University of Bath.&nbsp; He and his team have developed a rapid prototyping machine that costs only $750, and which can make the parts to replicate itself.&nbsp; (A typical commercially available machine costs in the neighborhood of $45,000).<\/p>\n<p>Adrian and I discussed in great detail the operating principle of the machine, the skills required to operate the machine and the specification of the plastic feedstock for the machine.&nbsp; The nature of these issues is quite the opposite of that of commercially available rapid prototyping machines.&nbsp; For instance, the feedstock is nothing but commonly available plastic welding rods!<\/p>\n<p>Another interesting angle to Adrian&#8217;s work is that his rapid prototyping machine, called RepRap, has startling similarities to living organisms, including the capability to mutate over time, which is incredible (to say the least).<\/p>\n<p>To get the whole story, I eagerly encourage you to listen to the archived 30-minute episode, which you can find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/Lucky-Balaraman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. It&#8217;s an engineering blast!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/themagnumgroup.net\/lucky2.gif\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" id=\"scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:83ef9f0b-e59a-4c3d-a507-e01d0bfe08a6\" style=\"padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px\">Technorati Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/rapid%20prototyping\" rel=\"tag\">rapid prototyping<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/cad%20services\" rel=\"tag\">cad services<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Lucky%20Balaraman\" rel=\"tag\">Lucky Balaraman<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/The%20Magnum%20Group\" rel=\"tag\">The Magnum Group<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/engineering%20radio\" rel=\"tag\">engineering radio<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just finished hosting another episode of the Engineering and Architecture Internet Radio Show. 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