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Mendel Overview
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Mendel Build Documentation
Index | Installing RepRap on your computer | Circuit board construction | Microcontroller firmware installation | Mechanical construction | Electronic wiring | Commissioning
Mechanical: Overview | Mendel solid model files | Procurement | Preparation of materials | Assembly notes | Extruder | X-axis | Z-axis | Y-axis | Circuit boards | Frame | Squaring the axes
Introduction
The video below is an immediate introduction to the Mendel design:
The picture below identifies Mendel's axes:
Essential understanding
Before assembly it's important to understand the key mechanical concepts behind Mendel's axes.
Mendel's design improvements
This is not critical to watch before assembly, but if you've previously owned a Darwin machine (the first RepRap printer) you might like to know sbout some of the improvements the Mendel design has in store for you:
Back to Mendel mechanical construction root.
