<p>Yes, it is a "Sells Mendel" in reference to Edward Sells. As noted on the <a href="https://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RepRap wiki</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Ed Sells, a student of Dr. Adrian Bowyer, designed and built the first Mendel printer, sometimes called a "Sells Mendel" to distinguish the original design from later tweaks.</p>
</blockquote>

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Tom van der Zanden
<p>I've been watching this video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbn1ckR86Z8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">3D printing guides: Calibration and why you might be doing it wrong</a> and at the start (at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbn1ckR86Z8&amp;t=30" rel="nofollow noreferrer">0:30</a>) three of the first Reprap printers are mentioned (and shown): </p>

<ul>
<li>Darwin;</li>
<li>Prusa Mendel, and;</li>
<li>what sounds to be "Cells".</li>
</ul>

<p>Here is a screenshot:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/D2DaA.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="RepRap Cells"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/D2DaA.jpg" alt="RepRap Cells" title="RepRap Cells"></a></p>

<p>which, to me, looks like a Mendel.</p>

<p>However, after having looked at:</p>

<ul>
<li>RepRapWiki - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_project" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RepRap project</a>, and;</li>
<li>All3DP - <a href="https://all3dp.com/history-of-the-reprap-project/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Official History of the RepRap Project</a></li>
</ul>

<p>... I can not see the "Cells" printer listed or mentioned. </p>

<p>Am I hearing it correctly?</p>

<p>Or is it "Sells", in reference to Edward Sells, one of the four authors of <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/robotica/article/reprap-the-replicating-rapid-prototyper/5979FD7B0C066CBCE43EEAD869E871AA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">RepRap – the replicating rapid prototyper</a>? However, this paper only mentions/shows the Darwin and Mendel printers.</p>

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What printer is this?
Greenonline
# What printer is this?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-07)

I've been watching this video [3D printing guides: Calibration and why you might be doing it wrong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbn1ckR86Z8) and at the start (at [0:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbn1ckR86Z8&t=30)) three of the first Reprap printers are mentioned (and shown):

* Darwin;
* Prusa Mendel, and;
* what sounds to be "Cells".

Here is a screenshot:

[![RepRap Cells](https://i.sstatic.net/D2DaA.jpg "RepRap Cells")](https://i.sstatic.net/D2DaA.jpg "RepRap Cells")

which, to me, looks like a Mendel.

However, after having looked at:

* RepRapWiki - [RepRap project](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_project), and;
* All3DP - [The Official History of the RepRap Project](https://all3dp.com/history-of-the-reprap-project/)

... I can not see the "Cells" printer listed or mentioned.

Am I hearing it correctly?

Or is it "Sells", in reference to Edward Sells, one of the four authors of [RepRap – the replicating rapid prototyper](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/robotica/article/reprap-the-replicating-rapid-prototyper/5979FD7B0C066CBCE43EEAD869E871AA)? However, this paper only mentions/shows the Darwin and Mendel printers.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-07. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Yes, it is a "Sells Mendel" in reference to Edward Sells. As noted on the [RepRap wiki](https://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel):

> Ed Sells, a student of Dr. Adrian Bowyer, designed and built the first Mendel printer, sometimes called a "Sells Mendel" to distinguish the original design from later tweaks.


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