<br clear="all">I think most CNC machines used for milling have control over the speed of things.<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com">jeanmarc.leblanc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Not if the hardware is not built for it. You can go full throttle on<br>
a tractor but not go fast.<br>
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Isn't the speed of either cutting or printing part of the program? If not,<br>
> isn't it easy to tell the machine what speed to go?<br>
> It makes sense to get an extruder head for a cnc machine. Especially if you<br>
> can use the same controllers and software somehow.<br>
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> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Sam Roesch <<a href="mailto:samroesch@gmail.com">samroesch@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I think the main issues with using one machine for both is whether the<br>
>> machine is built to be fast or strong.<br>
>> Repraps/makerbots are fast, but not strong enough to mill much.<br>
>> CNC mills are usually screw driven, and slower, which might not be a<br>
>> problem if you are patient, but might affect the print none the less, as<br>
>> dialing in a good feed and speed for 3DP seems to be important to getting<br>
>> good prints.<br>
>> That all said, I'm hoping to build one that will be multipurpose too...<br>
>> Sam<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> Sweet, I happen to be using EMC2 at the moment.<br>
>>><br>
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>>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> should I buy a specific nozzle size or is it possible to change the<br>
>>>> nozzle size?<br>
>>>> They are sold out of the .25mm. Is that the one I should get?<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Andrew Plumb <<a href="mailto:andrew@plumb.org">andrew@plumb.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Hey Darcy,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> I'd recommend picking up one of Rick's:<br>
>>>>> <a href="http://www.makergear.com/products/plastruder" target="_blank">http://www.makergear.com/products/plastruder</a><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Very solid, reliable build, and great support. He also offers a<br>
>>>>> selection of nozzle diameters to get finer detail.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Andrew.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On 2010-10-28, at 2:04 PM, Darcy Whyte wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> > I'm either getting or making a CNC milling machine and I'd like to<br>
>>>>> > use it as an extruder.<br>
>>>>> ><br>
>>>>> > Is there a nice extruder that I can add (in place of the mill) in<br>
>>>>> > order to make plastic things?<br>
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