Agreed with most everyone else; the way you are doing it is just fine. I appreciate seeing exactly what sorts of things a RepRap can realistically make, and the problems that one runs into.
Incidentally, one thing I've been wondering about is whether, instead of hot-melting plastic onto a substrate, it might be possible to electrodeposit a metal (like, say, copper) using a needle anode and an appropriate plating solution. It could even use a spool of copper wire for the anode, although it might be tricky to keep it from contacting the workpiece and shorting out. It would be a lot slower than the plastic, but still - metal parts!
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Date: 2011-11-01 03:08 pm (UTC)Incidentally, one thing I've been wondering about is whether, instead of hot-melting plastic onto a substrate, it might be possible to electrodeposit a metal (like, say, copper) using a needle anode and an appropriate plating solution. It could even use a spool of copper wire for the anode, although it might be tricky to keep it from contacting the workpiece and shorting out. It would be a lot slower than the plastic, but still - metal parts!