I have been involved in constructing a couple of Huxley Repraps, purchased from RepRapPro as kits. One is for myself and the other is one for the Adelaide HackerSpace. (The plastic parts distributed in the kits were created on other RepRaps.)

In order to be able to design things to print I am going to have to get my head around using CAD. FreeCAD looks like it will do most of the things that I need a CAD program to do, so I have spent a some time learning how to use it by drawing up a box that can be used to store, carry and display the finished Huxleys.

It is a 32cm cube, to be made out of 9mm MDF, with rebated joints (glue and nail).

The Huxley will be bolted to the base with the box fitting over the top, similar to a sewing machine case I once saw. A method for keeping the base attached to the box has yet to be sorted out, although a sash-clamp/tie-down appears to be the easiest solution.

The inside dimensions are 302x302x302 where the Huxley (according to my measurements) is 295mm high.  Everything should fit… but I need to measure the other dimensions and adjust accordingly… 320mm was a nice initial number to work with.

I haven’t figured out a way to make the circular cuts with the CAD program, so the handle slots are all square.

Update: The box ended up being 360mm square.