So it begins...

Before I get into my discussion about 3D scanners, the BQ Ciclop specifically, I'd like to welcome you to my very first blog.  In all honesty I never thought I'd start one of these things yet here I am.

The picture you see on the left is something that I came across shortly after buying my Lulzbot TAZ 5 3D printer as I started thinking about how great it would be to have a 3D scanner.  I've always enjoyed building things, and this seemed to be a nice little project to sink my teeth into.  

Electronics has always been an interest of mine, but it has only been recently that I've discovered things like the Arduino and Raspberry Pi, and that's really gotten my brain racing.  That combined with the endless possibilities that 3D printing offers, has brought me to where I am today.

The BQ Ciclop has been the most elegant looking machine I've seen so far.  Its combination of rigid metal rods, ascetically pleasing plastic and in my view a superior turntable made this design one that I had hoped to pursue.

Fast forward to the past few days where I've not only found all of the 3D printable pieces, but threads, blogs and information on how to make this a reality.  Don't get me wrong... I'm not the one that's blazing the trail.  People like Mr. Owens (Piclop), FreeLSS and the Atlas 3D have gotten me thinking that I could do this for myself.

The purpose of this blog therefore is to document the construction, successes and failures (hopefully not too many of those) of my project to show others that they too can build something as cool as the Piclop for themselves.