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Adrian Bowyer RepRap and Josef Prusa 3D Printing Revolution

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  RepRap - RepRap RepRap  is humanity's first general-purpose  self-replicating manufacturing machine . RepRap  takes the form of a  free   desktop 3D printer  capable of printing plastic objects. Since many parts of RepRap are made from plastic and RepRap prints those parts, RepRap self-replicates by making a kit of itself - a kit that anyone can assemble given time and materials. It also means that - if you've got a RepRap - you can print  lots of useful stuff , and you can  print another RepRap  for a  friend ... RepRap is about making self-replicating machines , and making them freely available for the benefit of everyone. We are using 3D printing to do this, but if you have other technologies that can copy themselves and that can be made freely available to all, then this is the place for you too. Reprap.org is a community project , which means you are welcome to edit most pages on this site, or better yet, create new pages of ...