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Welcome to the Replimat Project, also known as the RepRap Building System. As an open-source modular construction system, Replimat provides you with the resources to construct a wide variety of machines at home using reusable parts. Designed for ease of assembly and disassembly, our parts are constructed from durable, reusable, renewable, recycled, and recyclable materials, making each part a multi-use carbon sink that contributes to a more sustainable future.
Machines built from Replimat parts can be used to reproduce many of their own components, significantly lowering costs, decentralizing production, localizing supply and demand, and enabling innovation. This system reduces inventory and storage requirements enabling individuals and small groups to create custom solutions to their unique challenges. Parts we haven't replicated yet are referred to as vitamins and can be sourced from existing processes or manufacturers.
Replimat's design promotes simplicity and reusability, allowing anyone to build projects quickly and efficiently. Our system is designed for disassembly and reuse, reducing manufacturing requirements and ensuring worldwide availability. All parts are compatible with other building systems and interoperate along the same uniform pattern, offering versatility and adaptability for a wide range of projects.
Join the Replimat community and start building your project today!
Progress
○ = Conceptualization and planning
◔ = Identifying vitamins and grid intersections
◑ = Documented and drawn in CAD
◕ = Examples built
● = Nothing more to remove
Parts
Structures
Motions
Brakes ◔, Carriage nuts ◔, Hinges ◔, Leadscrews ◔, Gears ◔, Chains ◔, Belts ◔, Pulleys and V wheels ◔, Rails ◔, Springs ◔, Sprockets ◔, Spindles ◔, Tires ◔, U-joints ◔
Electrics
Ferrules ◑
Controllers ◕, Headers ◔, Magnets ◔, Motors ◕, Printed circuit boards ◑, Ring terminals ◑, Speakers ◕, Solder ◔, Soldering irons ◔, Switches ◔, Wires ◔
Fluids
Barrels ◑
Hose clamps ◔, Fluid pumps ◔, Heat exchangers ◔, Hoses ◔, Pipe fittings ◔, O rings ◔
Hydraulics
Hydraulic hoses ◔, Hydraulic couplers ◔, Hydraulic pumps ◔, Hydraulic valves ◔, Hydraulic motors ◔, Hydraulic pistons ◔, Hydraulic power units ◔
Pneumatics
Air cylinders ◔, Pneumatic grippers ◔, Pressure regulators ◔, Push fit couplers ◔, Solenoid valves ◔, Teflon tapes ◔, Vacuum pumps ◔
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
Fans ◔, Dehumidifiers ○, Heat pumps ○, Insect nets ○
Techniques
A Frames
Ball and socket joints ◕
Cantilever supports ◔
Count by fives ◕
Dependent suspensions ◔
Fasten loosely until assembled ◕
Four bar linkages ◔
Independent suspensions ◕
Integrated wiring ◔
Jansen linkages ◔
Klann linkages ◔
Layering frames ◔
Mangle racks ◔
Peaucellier-Lipkin linkages ◔
Planetary gearing ◔
Points away from people ◕
Projects without tri joints ◔
Rotation ◔
Scissor linkages ◕
Stacking crates ◔
Steering knuckles ◔
Sun and planet gears ◔
Tensioning cords ◔
Tensegrity structures ◔
Three point hitch receivers ◔
Trapezoidal steering ◕
V wheels and angles ◕
Anti-patterns
Non-reversible transformations ◕
Nuts inside frames ◕
Projects
Hand tools
Arbor presses ◔
Center punches ◔
Expanders ◔
Grommet punches ◔
Gear pullers ◕
Sanding blocks ◔
Tool organizers ◔
Vises ◔
Power tools
Chain saws
Drill bits
Flashlights
Lights
Cutoff saws
Multimeters
Soldering irons
Organization
Furniture
Booths
Cubicles
Easels
Hanging chairs
Platforms
Work lights
Assistive devices
Eye glasses
Hand bikes
Wheelchairs
Automation
Energy
Power inverters
Power trailers
Thermal batteries
Water turbines
Transportation
Golf carts
Kayaks
Monorails
Paragliders
Passenger trailers
Scooters
Transmissions
Trucks
Vehicle ramps
Health and safety
Air filters
Bathrooms
Face masks
Insect control
Railings
Ramps
Showers
Stationary cycles
Waste bins
Water filters
Water collection and purification modules
Shelters
Bus stops
Cycle habitats
Scaffold homes
Towers
Trailer habitats
Information
Cameras
Camera dollies
Computers
Drones
Home assistants
Keyboards
Keyboard, video, and mouse switches
Mesh communicators
Mice
Phones
Printing presses
Projectors
Server racks
Signs
Heavy equipment
Backhoes
Cranes
Forklifts
Front loaders
Quick couplers
Agriculture
Automatic composters
Carts
Chicken tractors
Dishwashers
Fences
Greenhouses
Grow cabinets
Harvest spinners
Harvest bubblers
Harvest hangers
Kitchens
Loader buckets
Milking parlors
Pellet presses
Ploughs
Tractors
Trellises
Raised planters
Soil blockers
Water collection systems
Wheelbarrows
Manufacturing
3D printers
3D scanners
Assembly lines
Automated drilling machines
Conveyor systems
Copy carvers
Drill presses
Forges
Kilns
Lumber mills
Metal mills
Pallet jacks
Planers
Plasma cutters
Potter's wheels
Power tools
Punch presses
Robot arms
Rotary welding positioners
Scaffolding
Sheet brakes
Table saws
Tool stands
Vacuforming machines
Wire EDM machines
Recreation
Recycling
Plastic recycling centers
Shredders
Repair
Textiles
Bobbin Winders
Clothes horses
Drum carders
Knitting machines ◕
Screen printers
Sewing machines
Spinning wheels
Table looms
Warping boards
Washing Machines
