If you want to see it, my RepRap is running a makergear plastruder. And it works beautifully...<div><br></div><div>I'll have it at the Makerfaire.</div><div><br></div><div>And yes, people have definitely done some work in the reprap community to adapt CNC machines to be able to print. (I believe there is a project to use EMC2 to drive a 3d printer somewhere in the reprap wiki). Also I'm sure you could adapt RepRap Electronics to drive your CNC either way, so you could swap out driver boards when you want to print. </div>
<div><br></div><div>- Paul</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Andrew Plumb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@plumb.org">andrew@plumb.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hey Darcy,<br>
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I'd recommend picking up one of Rick's: <a href="http://www.makergear.com/products/plastruder" target="_blank">http://www.makergear.com/products/plastruder</a><br>
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Very solid, reliable build, and great support. He also offers a selection of nozzle diameters to get finer detail.<br>
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Andrew.<br>
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