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Goal
Replimat is a (mostly) self-replicating and (maximally) cross-compatible building system. It is intended to build most things most people need, and to be lots of fun.
Replimat is Open Source Hardware and an example of the Open Design Movement. An affordable platform for industrial independence.
Methods
- reduce complexity
- increase modularity and reusability
- design parts against the replimat grid
- favor parts which can be locally reproduced and have wide application
- enable local production via locally made machines
- consume waste materials for use as raw materials wherever possible - trash to treasure
- promote pools of compatible parts, within which innovation can happen as fast as communication
- insist on openness and wide application of all components, production processes, firmwares and software
Ways to help
- Join the mailing list
- Create a wiki account, a page for your project, and upload some photos!
- Install the Replimat software.
- Purchase vitamins for the project from the Replimat Amazon wishlist
- Sign up for a build day.
What is Replimat made of?
Keeping the number of parts in this group small reduces the infrastructure needed to reproduce them.
Frames
Plates
Bolts / Nuts / Washers
Wrenches
Barrels
Bearings / Axles
Casters
Controllers / Batteries / Electrical connectors / Wires / Motors
Pumps / Hoses / Clamps / Couplers
What makes more Replimat?
Keeping the number of tools in this group small, simplifies replication.
| Input material | Project | Output part |
|---|---|---|
| Raw lumber, plastic or metal square stock | Lumber mills / Frame drills | Frames |
| Plastic waste | Shredders / Pellet printers | Category:Plastic parts Plastic parts |
What can we make with Replimat?
So many things! Growing the number of projects in this group helps the whole community.
Tools
Toolboxes
Spades
Pallets / Crates / Barrels storage
Ladders
Energy
Motors
Batteries
Thermal batteries
Transportation
Cargo cycles
Cargo trailers
Passenger trailers
Scooters
Agriculture
Wheelbarrows
Wagons
Chicken tractors
Kitchen carts
Grow cabinets
Greenhouses
Manufacturing
Saw stands
Laser cutters
Plasma cutters
Metal Lathes
Metal Mills
CNC Routers
Sheet brakes
Potter's Wheels
Textiles
Furniture
Desks
Shelves
Bins
Work lights
Beds
Chairs
Couches
Contributor designed
Sites
Research
Semiconductor fabrication
Gridbeam
RBS/Gear
Brackets
Vention
