Breaking News : 208 % !
Posted by watsdesign on July 30, 2012, 8 p.m.
This time we even broke the 200% fundings limit, all this support is incredible and encouraging !
But it's also double-edged, my inital goal was for 10 machines, not daring to hope for more. At 20 it's the perfect balance between the interesting quantities to make large orders and the time it take. Beyond that, we could adapt there is always some solutions ; the printed parts being the bottleneck (pro/cons of designing a true reprap), I could ask for help from the community and the hundreds of existings reprap.
Nonetheless, even if I have the capacity to produce all these parts, I think it would be wiser to don't over-grow and stay focused on the FoldaRaps already promised. And why not make another crowd-funding later for a second batch, once the first will be deployed and operational :)
So I added a limit to the perks that didn't had one, to avoid to be overwhelmed. I imagine you can understand, between quality and quantity, I prefer the first.
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Otherwise, about the actual working FoldaRap, I could upload two new videos today ^^
The first is 17min long, and was made in January while I was designing the firsts parts in Sketchup. For those who may be curious to see how I work, it's the occasion to see 2-3 tricks in practice like the use of components and copy-moving :
The second, a little longer, was streamed/recorded this afternoon, while I was printing a gear of a recent project published on Thingiverse, the fabulous Nautilus Gears.
I can't embed it here but here is it's link : http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24356568
40-60mm/s is now my usual print speed, except for small part which are better at slower speed, and I've yet to try pushing it higher on big prints :)
Contribute, Receive
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2
For $7 or more
All contributions are welcome and deserve a big thank you ! And a nice postcard :)
14
For $20 or more
Curious :
A little printed object :)
+ Previous perks
4
For $52 or more
Explorator :
A large poster of the RepRap Family Tree !
To explore the diversity of these machines and see the evolution of this exciting project you've helped :)
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8 / 30
For $103 or more
Collector :
A tee with an illustration of the FoldaRap, and this beautiful quote from Mark Twain : "They didn't knew it was impossible, so they did it."
A random printed part among the trials which permitted to progress in the development of the FoldaRap. With a card explaining the story behind that part and the lessons learned from it.
+ Previous perks
Limited reward
1 / 5
For $770 or more
Connoisseur :
A complete kit with all the parts needed to build a FoldaRap, except the printed parts.
(For those who already have a 3d-printer)
Limited reward
16 / 16
For $834 or more
Do-It-Yourself :
A complete kit with all the parts needed to build a FoldaRap, well packaged in a little cardboard box :)
Limited reward
4 / 4
For $1,154 or more
Workshop@NYBICC
We find a date that arrange everyone, and you came build your FoldaRap with us in our super friendly Makerspace : Nancy Bidouille Construction Club !
Limited reward
0 / 1
For $1,283 or more
Maker
A FoldaRap assembled with love and carefully calibrated by me.
Well packaged in a standard shipping box.
Limited reward
0 / 1
For $1,539 or more
Super Maker :
A FoldaRap assembled with love and carefully calibrated by me.
Delivered in it's indestructible travel case, numerated. Plus some surprises as a thank you bonus :)
Limited reward
0 / 1
For $2,052 or more
Workshop@home :
We find a date that arrange everyone to invite me (a week-end or more), and I personally come at your place with my machine to help you build and learn to use your FoldaRap(s).
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