@nicholas.seward: A macrocreation ratio of 1.1 is absolutely astounding. I was expecting something on the order of 20% larger each cycle, but more than doubling the length of the arms makes it a whole lot more practical. How much larger does it actually get with arms of twice the length? Can you then produce arms twice as large as the previous generation could, or is it a smaller increase?
Also, those beds look really nice. Did a reuleaux triangle (star of the Poul Anderson story The Three-cornered Wheel) just happen to fit, or is there a particular reason it's that shape? I'm also sort of interested about the bed material. It looks very nice, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone use anything quite like it on a reprap.
@Buytaert: There's a reason I said after the design is semi-finalized. The reprap project as a whole seems to be a bit prone to fragmentation and occasional loss of focus; I happen to like Simpson and want to see it succeed.
Also, those beds look really nice. Did a reuleaux triangle (star of the Poul Anderson story The Three-cornered Wheel) just happen to fit, or is there a particular reason it's that shape? I'm also sort of interested about the bed material. It looks very nice, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone use anything quite like it on a reprap.
@Buytaert: There's a reason I said after the design is semi-finalized. The reprap project as a whole seems to be a bit prone to fragmentation and occasional loss of focus; I happen to like Simpson and want to see it succeed.