Isn't that Tsukuba Science City? That's a great place to live for doing a project like this.
Where do you work? I'm in Fuchu-shi, about 20 minutes from Shinjuku.
Yes, we need some kind of co-operative. We may be the only two working on this at the moment, but I've been telling friends about it and trying to get people interested.
The RepRap take a lot of work, a lot of time, and little money to get going. Mine is mostly a pile of parts right now. If you want to get started fast, I recommend getting a full laser-cut kit. I bought only the plastic parts hoping to save money, but I didn't save much at all and I'm having a lot of trouble finding parts. Akihabara has everything you need, except the plastics, but you have to dig pretty deep to find it all.
Good luck,
David
Where do you work? I'm in Fuchu-shi, about 20 minutes from Shinjuku.
Yes, we need some kind of co-operative. We may be the only two working on this at the moment, but I've been telling friends about it and trying to get people interested.
The RepRap take a lot of work, a lot of time, and little money to get going. Mine is mostly a pile of parts right now. If you want to get started fast, I recommend getting a full laser-cut kit. I bought only the plastic parts hoping to save money, but I didn't save much at all and I'm having a lot of trouble finding parts. Akihabara has everything you need, except the plastics, but you have to dig pretty deep to find it all.
Good luck,
David