TinyBoy is an open design 3D printer. The size is just 15 x 15 x 22cm , even smaller than most of the 2D paper printer. Therefore , it fit for regular computer desk. The design aims as an entry-level machine for student and newbie to learn 3D modeling technology and train for creative thinking.
The maximum size of printed object is 8.5 x 8.5 x 8.5cm , which is relatively small than many other 3D printer. However, it is already large enough for making things like figure and toy.
The gain from the trade off is the cost down of material and maintenance. Take out components for making large printed object , the design become simple and lean. The core material is acrylic sheet and connected by metal screw. Therefore , the cost of material and building can be minimized. The expect bill of material is just around HKD $1,000/ USD $130.
Easy to build / Learning by making
The process of making has the opportunity to transform education by inviting students to be something other than consumers of education. They can be maker of anything , moving from being directed to self-directed through the process.
Tinyboy is designed for easy to build. The assemble from kit can be done by just using a screw driver. We wish student can make their own machine. Then they become a pioneer whose may make another one for other people. So that the use of 3D printer can be spread out to more student.
The case of Tinyboy uses acylic plane as the main material. Individual parts can be made by using cutter laser. Therefore, the manufacturing process is easy once you have a laser cutter. In fact , the price of an A5 laser cutter can be as cheap as USD $400. That make the cost of small amount production be reasonably low.
Specification
Size: 15cm(W) x 15cm(D) x 22cm(H) (excl. filament holder)
Printed size : 8.5cm x 8.5cm x 8.5cm
1.75mm filament / 0.4mm hotend
Team Members:
Parker Leung (Chief Designer)
Ben Lau
Henry Law
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Dan from AS220 labs in Providence, RI show us how to make an entire set of printed parts for a MendelMax in just three hours
- Its build volume is impressive. The smallest of its family is 1 cubic foot; the middle is 3.375 cubic feet, the largest is 8 cubic feet.
- It has four independent filament extruders, each with its own temperature control
- You can print small things on a big printer, but you can't print big things on a small one. That's why, whether you're printing large or small, we want to make sure that you could do so in fine resolution style, printing 40 micron layers.
- The extruders are attached to the machine via a QuickMount release making it really easy to switch them in and out and trivial to adjust their height. Just drop the extruder to the glass and go.
- 3DMonstr was built to last. It's like no 3D printer you've seen before. Made from industrial grade materials, it's incredibly sturdy and rigid. When people see this printer, they say, "Now this is serious."
- 3DMonstr printers are designed for future growth and built to last through rapidly changing technology. We wanted to build a structure that could push the limits of what future technology can throw at it because we want to be able to print more than plastic. After Kickstarter is over and the machines have been delivered, our focus will be on advanced extruders. That's why we needed to make sure we had a structure that could handle strong materials and high thermal stress.
- One of the biggest, ongoing frustrations and complaints of 3D printer users is the calibration process. It's not the kind of big we were going for, so we took the calibration solution a step further, and instead of trying to make calibration easier, we eliminated the problem by designing a large part of the problem right out of the printer.
- A nice touch is that 3DMonstr is foldable. This way, if you don't have a large workspace, you can fold it flat and tuck it away. You can also quickly remove the gantry from the table bed for easy transport. It comes apart and can be put together with no tools, in just a couple of minutes.
Assembly of a geodesic dome made with bamboo and a 3D printer from colaborativa.
This is a timelapse video of the assembly of a geodesic dome made with bamboo and a RepRap 3D Printer. The prototype was assembled for the first time in Scarpia XII (http://scarpia2013.blogspot.com.es) on July, 2013. The experimental design is based on the work of Buckminster Fuller, domerama.com, effalo and Colaborativa's own designs and it is shared with a creative commons license.
Priced around 400 $ for the kit.
- The smallest Foldable 3d printer!
- Low Cost 3D printer, costs half of many 3d printers on the market, and it’s portable!
- Based on standard/cheap 20x20mm aluminum extrusion
- Easy to use: just unfold, place under a projector, and print!
- Low energy consumption (approx. 5W)
- Interchangeable resin bed and platform, including a smaller one for experimenting and printing small parts
- Max Print volume 90 x 90 x ~90 mm
- Z resolution up to 0,01mm!
- The first 3D printer with a 3D Holographic visualization of the printing progress!
- Laser Scanner Platform kit available, will transform the LumiFold in a 3D Scanner
- Travel kit with Lithium battery, with the IPad / IPhone control Kit you are ready for printing everywhere in the world!
This is a 3D printed digital camera that you can build yourself. By making your own digital camera, it takes away some of the mystery around how such devices work, and are fabricated. Also, it allows you to fully customize the camera to your liking. You can expand the circuit to have new functionality, or design your own custom case by modifying the 123D Design build files.
While this may not be a high-resolution digital camera, it is nonetheless very rewarding. This camera allows you to not only build a tool, but be creative with it. Being that this iteration of the camera does not have a screen to preview the pictures, it operates a little bit like a traditional film camera in that you don't immediately know what the pictures look like. This adds a bit of surprise and excitement when the pictures are finally transferred to the computer from your SD card and you see what has transpired. In the age of immediate gratification, slowing down the creative process adds a bit of magic and mystery to the whole endeavor. In fact, all of the camera's imperfections and digital glitches give the pictures taken their own unique character. For all of these reasons and more, this camera is a ton of fun to shoot pictures with.
The DIY Cellphone is a working (albeit basic) cellphone that you can make yourself. It can make and receive phone calls and text messages, store names and phone numbers, and display the time. It builds on the hardware and software in the Arduino GSM Shield but extends it with a full interface, including display, buttons, speaker, microphone, etc. The source files for the cellphone are hosted on GitHub (hardware, software), which also includes an issue list where you can file bug reports or request enhancements.
- Aluminum composite shell body - did you notice how a simple cardboard box is rigid while assembled - same principal
- closed chamber - after installing front shield
- 15x15x15cm working volume
- 25x35cm footprint - plus Z contraption
- yegahD extruder
- single head or multiple with bowden
- nema23 for Y and n17 for other axes by default
- 12mm glides - uniform, stainless, aluminum or just some cold forged pipe.
- slide linear bearings
- bended aluminum single piece Xcart
- only ca. 200g of printed parts
- enclosed PSU and electronics - single ATX and Sunbeam/Teensylu in this case
- plywood and molded versions to come
- parametric openSCAD design
- ultra easy to correctly assemble and cheap to build
