Project History

• Lego, Construx, Capcella, Erector, Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Magnetic ball and strut, K'nex, many more
• modular toy woodworking set
• modular systems in computers, software development
• time at the tool and die shop
• Erik Hunting's blog about non-toxic shelter

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  RepRap Mendel

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  Fireball CNC prototype used to print first Darwin and Mendel parts

I wrote a series of blog posts early in the RepRap project, on the problem of building a bootstrap printer. How to, without access to a 3D printer, build a 3D printer. Researching and addressing this problem caused me to reflect on my various experiences with rapid prototyping systems used in science and industry. Around the same time, I ran across How to Build with Gridbeam by Phil and RJ Jergenson and Joy Livingwell - a truely inspirational book and excellent reference. The Gridbeam framing system simplified the bootstrap printer problem and opened up many new possibilities! The RepRap Building System was conceived and work on Eiffel began in earnest.

• Griddome

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  Griddome supplies

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  Griddome Jig

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  Dome joint v1

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  Griddome

• The Library of Radiant Optimism for Let's Re-Make the World
• OpenSCAD library, thingdoc fork, openjscad work
• Two years with Phil and RJ at The Summit
• How to Build Your Own Living Structures + A Pattern Language
• Lansing studio