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From YouTube: 3D Printer Construction Set Workshop - August 2017

Description

In this workshop, we will build a 6' tall 3D printer in addition to 24 smaller 3D printers. See full event description at

http://opensourceecology.org/3d-printer-construction-set-workshop-2017/

You can register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3d-printer-construction-set-workshop-august-12-2017-tickets-36250546360

CREDITS:
1. Thanks go to Dave Hakkens, from whom we borrowed slides on the Precious Plastic recycling machines, and the slide on the Cunning Plan slide. https://preciousplastic.com/en/
2. Credits for the 3D printed aquaponic tower video footage go to Larry Athey, at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC17cRT7p8Eh_ytdGd_wG37A/videos. Larry got OSE started on the G-Towers (fabricated from 4" PVC pipe) that we use currently in the greenhouse shown in the video. His new 3D printable design, however, appears to be closed source.
3. Thanks to Dr. Joshua Pearce of MOST (http://www.appropedia.org/MOST_open-source_metal_3-D_printer_v2) for the work on the open source metal 3D printer, which inspired the metal 3D printer by the students from Delft University, shown in this video.
4. We stand on the shoulders of the RepRap project - which has provided open source know-how for the explosion of 3D printing since initial 3D printing patents expired in the early 2000s. http://reprap.org/
5. Thanks to Jean-Baptiste Vervaeck, OSE Developer - for producing the D3D 3D Printer Infographic.
6. Credits to Michel Dhoore for the initial D3D universal axis designs, which are used as the basis for the magnetically-attached axes shown in the video. Also hats off for the excellent Blender animations, and WebGL explosions of the Universal Axis at http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Universal_CNC_Axis
7. Thanks to the OSE Developer Team - see http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Development_Team_Log - for producing amazing exploded part animation build instructionals, and for beginning on the Language Agnostic Instructionals for building D3D. And now the full CAD design of the Lyman Filament Extruder.
8. Credit to Shane Oberloier for initial testing of the D3D CNC Circuit Mill.
9. Thanks to the participants of the former D3D Build workshop of April 29, 2017 for their efforts in the first ever 3D Printer Construction Set workshop - from which we were able to perfect the design and print quality.
10. Thanks to Hugh Lyman, the winner of the Filament Extruding Contest in the Wired article in the video. We are building on his work for the OSE Lyman Filament maker for recycling plastic to plastic filament.
11. Thanks to Emmanouil the Greek for the CAD design of the Open Source Leaf Eliminator.
12. Thanks to Unfold Design Studio for the documentation on the clay paste extruder at http://unfold.be/pages/ceramic-3d-printing
13. Outro credits go to Tristan Copley Smith.

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We are pleased to announce our next workshop, where you build your own 3d printer. In one day, we decided to develop the simplest 3d printer in the world without sacrificing performance. We came up with a machine that has only 40 unique parts which is about half of a typical printer. The heart of our design is the universal CNC axis, which means that we use the identical parts for the X Y & Z motion.

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Low parts count means that the bill can be quicker easier and therefore more fun like a Lego set, but our design is not a toy either. Our printer has a heavy duty, steel frame which can be enclosed. So you have a heated, build chamber. Api builds surface, a stationary print bed, an automated bed leveling. We started with simplicity and then went further to make a Construction Set for CNC machines in general, so you can design and build a machine of any size or shape. We have already built a CNC circuit milk.

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You can also enlarge the parts, so you can make heavy-duty production machines, we're also using magnetic attachment of parts so that the build is even easier. In this workshop, you will build a 3d printer with an 8-inch qubit print volume.

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Now building things yourself is so empowering, but if you decide to build your own 3d printer good luck, that's why we design a printer with ease of build as one of our primary design criteria. It just takes one day to build and get perfect prints. So if you think that you don't have the time or the skills to build your own 3d printer, then this workshop is especially for you now, the 3d printer that saves the world will be solar powered with a grinder.

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So you can recycle all the plastic that you throw away to this end. We are currently working on a film at maker for producing 3d, printing filament from plastic waste. Making your own low-cost printing filament from waste can help clean up the environment. So, if you're concerned about the plastic industry, the best thing you can do is engage in recycling all of your own plastic. Imagine, for example, a cordless drill that lasts you not one year, but a lifetime because you can reprint and replace parts.

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Osc's goals for the CD go home and aquaponic greenhouse are to print polycarbonate, greenhouse glazing, the entire plumbing system and plastic lumber among others. We have already printed out our own leaf eliminator for roof water catchment and others are already printing their own aquaponic growing towers. We are also building an open-source print cluster to demonstrate how a small Enterprise can produce many different products. We are starting with plastic parts such as parts for making more 3d printers.

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As all the printed parts have been produced on our own 3d printer, we will be adding a ceramic printing head for future workshops. We look forward also to the time when personal 3d printers will be able to print and metal plastic is a trillion dollar industry worldwide. So it's a huge opportunity for democratized production. Our social enterprise goals include creating a replicable open-source enterprise for running 3d, printer, build workshops or for building print clusters anywhere in the world. This continues our development of distributive enterprise. We are exploring the critical questions of open source hardware.

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Can open source product development take hold on a massive scale? We think it can we're, starting with a 3d printer, to verify this point and then moving on to heavier machines and houses. We also invite you to join our development team if you're interested in developing Mia Bullough open-source hardware enterprises.

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To sum up, if you would like to build your own 3d printer or if you would like to run your own 3d printer, build workshops, then please consider attending this build. Thank you.