hi folks,

https://youtu.be/Q0OKtxZ3CKw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n4vfIlU1B8

i'm almost ready with the casework and preparations to go to crowd-funding.... and i have to leave holland and get ready to move each month *every* month to a different country until the end of this year, to track the laptop and the microdesktop through crowdfunding.

now, i am *going* to need a portable 3d printer. i've looked.... these are not suitable: http://reprap.org/wiki/Category:Foldable_RepRap

they're either too big or the print size is too small.

by using a corexy design [1] i can get speed, accuracy and rigidity into a compact size. i've found the Fusebox [2] and like it a lot.

question: would anyone be willing to sponsor the creation of the first prototype? (yes i will be putting it into crowdfunding in its own right). components cost will be somewhere around the $USD 600 mark which really isn't a lot.

the key advantages for engineers of this design is that they'd actually be able to get on an aeroplane with this as hand-luggage. with a build volume of 200x200x200, it would fold down into its own box at around 320 x 280 x 150mm.

so going to customers and bringing a 3d printer to work on-site, carried on a motorcycle, scooter, bicycle or on foot, is a distinct advantage.

interested let me know. i have about 2 months to get this printer completed and functional.

l.

[1] http://www.doublejumpelectric.com/projects/core_xy/2014-07-15-core_xy/ [2] http://reprap.org/wiki/Fusebox

--- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68