Bricoleur Clay Extruder, Open Source

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**Update - July 2018** - I Have Continued To Develop This Extruder And The Clay Printing Process In General. For Posts About The Development Process Please Follow This Link: Https://Plus.Google.Com/U/0/+Tomlauerman This Is An Open-Source Clay Extruding Print Head That Can Be Used On Numerous 3D Printers. It Is A Work In Progress. It Is Based On Pioneering Work By Unfold Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Unfold/About , Jonathan Keep Http://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Jkeep/About , The Wasp Group Http://Ow.Ly/Zt2Tz , And More. The Project Was Initiated By Tom Lauerman At Penn State University, School Of Visual Arts Https://Sova.Psu.Edu/ And Is Being Developed In Collaboration With Engineering Students As Part Of The University'S Learning Factory Program Http://Www.Lf.Psu.Edu/ . The Work Is Supported, In Part, By Penn State’S Center For Innovative Material Processing Through Direct Digital Deposition (Cimp-3D, Http://Www.Cimp-3D.Org ) This Is Only The Print Head Portion Of The Design. An Entire Printer System Is In Active Development And Can Be Found Here: Https://Github.Com/Tom-Lauerman/Bricoleur . Please Follow My Newer Clay Printer Developments Here: Https://Plus.Google.Com/+Tomlauerman For A Complete Parts List Check The "Bill Of Materials" Section. The Print Head Costs About $30 Usd To Build (Excluding Printed Parts). A Recent Video Of The System In Use Can Be Found Here: Https://Www.Youtube.Com/Watch?V=Jbxzzmp6B8A An Older Video Of The Whole System Can Be Found Here: Https://Youtu.Be/X4Kstkwrqvm . A Video Of The Print Head Working Can Be Found Here: Https://Youtu.Be/533Dqbrcdgo .

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