RepRap Wally makes first moves

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From a man who brought us Simpson, Nicholas Seward, here comes Wally. The design should be low-cost, fast and precise.

ITS ALIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!



More detailed presentation of concept in almost finished phase:




Animation of the Wally:



http://www.youtube.com/user/nickseward?feature=watch


Main design outlines:

• No linear rails
• 28 cheap 608 bearings
• 12 unique plastic pieces (none require support)
• Printable on a 150x150mm machine
• Theoretical speeds in excess of 500mm/s
• Theoretical resolution is less than 25 microns

RepRap forum thread with more details:

http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?185,220993

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