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Seems like only yesterday

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While searching up a link to the eD’s first sketch for the Mendel I realized that post is about a year and a half old.  That made me wonder how long I’ve been interested in the RepRap projected.  I first read about it in a SlashDot article back in April 2008.  I remember thinking that a DIY level 3d printer was just a fantasy.

Now, I’ve got one sitting in the next room and objected printed with it all throughout my home.  (Several window latches, a sugar packet holder, various little toys, etc).

What’s even funnier is realizing that I’ve been boring my friends and family with RepRap talk for more than a year and a half as I enthusiastically gushed about the possibilities of printing ANYTHING on a homemade printer than can make copies of itself.

Beco Block limitations

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Having printed up and played with a big pile of Beco Blocks, I have come to the conclusion they are only about half of what I was looking for.  Mind, they are probably the more difficult half.

The articulated joints you get with Beco Blocks are absolutely fantastic.  The connect well, disconnect well, are very moveable, and reasonably poseable.  Unfortunately, it is very difficult to build a rigid structure with them.  After you play with the parts a bit they become even more mobile and less poseable – but this is to be expected.

So, how would one go about building a system of rigidly connectable blocks?  There’s the Construx way – of side/slide/snapping parts together.  Then, there’s the snap/push the parts together Lego way.

Something to think about.

Funny AND sad!

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We’ll call it a traumedy!  (Or comma?)

I have several websites, but only blog on two.  This one, of course, which is really only about two and a half months old.  And the other which is a little over two and a half years old. 1  75 days versus 900 days.

After 75 days, this site has significantly more actual followers.

Oh jeez – was this another post about posting?

  1. It has nothing whatsoever to do with MakerBot, RepRap, or anything interesting. [↩]