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Greg Saunier<p>Wow 17 years already, time flies! Thank you Adrian, for your invention and all your hard work 🙏🎁</p><p>Original post: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/adrianbowyer.bsky.social/post/3lqdg6f5szs2c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/adrianbowyer.</span><span class="invisible">bsky.social/post/3lqdg6f5szs2c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RepRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepRap</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>self</span></a>-replication <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/osh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osh</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensourcehardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensourcehardware</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Jolly Wrencher Down to the Micron - RepRap was the origin of pushing hobby 3D printing boundaries, and here we see a R... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/jolly-wrencher-down-to-the-micron/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/21/jolly-</span><span class="invisible">wrencher-down-to-the-micron/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinterhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinterhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dresinprinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dresinprinter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/jollywrencher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jollywrencher</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microreprap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microreprap</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/reprap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reprap</span></a></p>
Hugo Mills<p>I don't suppose anyone in or near <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rdguk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rdguk</span></a> wants a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reprap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reprap</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/3dPrinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinter</span></a> ?</p><p>I built mine years ago, and I've barely used it since. It worked well, last time I used it, but it needs a bit of fettling if you want to print over the whole bed area (there's a bearing mounting that needs to be printed and fitted).</p>
Ivy [_gay] Mae (moved, see bio)<p>heya, I have a few nema 17 stepper motors and I need to get some lead screws for a project and I was wondering if any goobers had any words of wisdom on the max length I should get<br>I do plan on turning it into a 3d printer after I'm done the assignment <br><a href="https://cutie.city/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://cutie.city/tags/reprap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reprap</span></a></p>
PierreNick :apple_old_logo: 💾<p>Community, DIY, open hardware and software has been part of the commodity <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3Dprinting</span></a> world for over 20 years (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RepRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepRap</span></a> et al.). Open projects, with parts you can source yourself or via kits (e.g. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Voron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voron</span></a>).</p><p>What if—what IF!<br>We did the same for plain old <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/2Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2Dprinting</span></a>..? I’d build a 2D laser printer from a kit.</p><p>(To be fair, I found a few resources and it seems like a daunting talk: lots of moving parts, optics, etc. 3D printers almost feel simpler, they’re just robots that push out hot plastic.) </p><p>“Firmware update bricks HP printers”<br>(and toner/ink DRM, etc.)</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/printers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printers</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/</span></a></p>
IT News<p>μRepRap: Taking RepRap Down to Micrometer-Level Manufacturing - When the RepRap project was started in 2005 by [Dr Adrian Bowyer], the goal was to... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/03/10/%ce%bcreprap-taking-reprap-down-to-micrometer-level-manufacturing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2024/03/10/%ce%bc</span><span class="invisible">reprap-taking-reprap-down-to-micrometer-level-manufacturing/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinterhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinterhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/microreprap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microreprap</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/openflexure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openflexure</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinter</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/reprap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reprap</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Marionette 3D Printer Replaces Linear Rails With String - In the early days of FDM 3D printing, the RepRap project spawned all sorts of weir... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/10/08/marionette-3d-printer-replaces-linear-rails-with-string/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2023/10/08/marion</span><span class="invisible">ette-3d-printer-replaces-linear-rails-with-string/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinterhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinterhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cablemechanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cablemechanism</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pulleys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pulleys</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/reprap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reprap</span></a></p>
Cory Doctorow<p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/20yrsago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>20yrsago</span></a> Briefing the court on Fuck <a href="https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/passionate-defense-f-word" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thesmokinggun.com/documents/cr</span><span class="invisible">ime/passionate-defense-f-word</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/15yrsago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>15yrsago</span></a> UK’s ISP-record industry deal won’t stop infringement, but will make it harder for the record industry to cash in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jul/29/internet.digitalmusic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/200</span><span class="invisible">8/jul/29/internet.digitalmusic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/15yrsago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>15yrsago</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/TSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TSA</span></a> destroys the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/RepRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepRap</span></a>’s first child <a href="http://blog.reprap.org/2008/07/tsa-really-wreck-reprap-child.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.reprap.org/2008/07/tsa-re</span><span class="invisible">ally-wreck-reprap-child.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/15yrsago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>15yrsago</span></a> To destroy Al Qaeda, we must end the war on terror: Rand Corporation <a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9351.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/</span><span class="invisible">RB9351.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/15yrsago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>15yrsago</span></a> RIP <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/HarrietBurns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrietBurns</span></a>, first woman <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Imagineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Imagineer</span></a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080917032505/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/29/state/n164319D19.DTL&amp;amp;tsp=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2008091703</span><span class="invisible">2505/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/29/state/n164319D19.DTL&amp;amp;tsp=1</span></a></p><p>5/</p>
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸<p>Long overdue <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introductionpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introductionpost</span></a>...</p><p>Pretty much a typical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> nerd.</p><p>Been involved in tech one way or another since the early 80s: PCB design, IC design, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>java</span></a> programming, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepRap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepRap</span></a>.</p><p>Occasionally create odd <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maker</span></a> projects: Rick Astley Clock, H. R. Giger Counter... You get the idea. 😄</p><p>Been <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> books the past few years. </p><p>Doing a lot of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dPrinting</span></a> projects lately as well.</p><p>Expect a lot of that sort of thing, along with general silliness and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catsofmastodon</span></a> pics.</p>