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Tag Archives: mantis
Constructing the ‘gunstrap’
I have started to build the new larger Mantis CNC inspired repstrap. The plywood i’m using for its construction is, oddly enough, from 8mm rifle ammunition boxes previously used by the Australian navy. Its 16mm thick, easy to work with and … Continue reading
Posted in A Reprap Project, Gunstrap
Tagged 3dprint, gunstrap, mantis, peltier, reprap, repstrap, sketchup
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Rethinking the Mantis Repstrap.
The Mantis CNC is a well thought out and very easy to construct PCB mill. Unfortunately, as it was originally designed as a PCB milling tool its build area is very restricted both horizontally and vertically. Because of this, and a few … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Design, A Reprap Project, Gunstrap
Tagged heated bed, mantis, reprap, repstrap, sketchup, wades extruder
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Using cad.py on a Windows PC
To quote from makeyourbot.org cad.py is a CAM program that can be used to generate g-code tool paths for milling 2D and 3D objects. It operates on images instead of vector formats like Gerber, DXF, or SVG, so you’ll have … Continue reading
Posted in Mendel Build
Tagged cad.py, cnc, mantis, numpy, pcb milling, PIL, python, reprap, scipy, windows
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CNC milling with RAMPS.
My Mantis inspired repstrap/CNC mill is finally up and running. All the mechanical parts were scavenged used for the repstrap were from old printers. The total cost ended up being around $140AUD. This was all spent on the electronics and includes … Continue reading
Posted in Mendel Build
Tagged cnc, mantis, MDF, milling, pololu, RAMPS, reprap, repstrap, skeinforge, wades extruder
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