Part of any hardware project is the actual hardware - be a circuit board - or project case or mechanical base for a robot. Since I like building small things - and I also sometimes build small robots or other projects that involve some hardware component - I have always struggled building the mechanical pieces to attach motors and gears or enclosures etc. Hopefully this is about to change. After much research and deliberation I have started building a Reprap. More specifically an SAE Prusa Mendel variant. I chose these because I think this will give me the most flexibility at the absolute lowest cost. Once this is operational I plan on using it to print out robot platforms - front panels - or small hardware pieces to attach servos or other parts onto frames or anything else I can think of. Finally I really want to try and see if it could be used as a pick and place machine - or perhaps find other uses for manufacturing small parts I have.
