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[Jean-Marc LeBlanc]

Not if the hardware is not built for it.  You can go full throttle on
a tractor but not go fast.

Jean-Marc Le Blanc
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wrote their own device drivers?" Linus Torvalds




On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
> Isn't the speed of either cutting or printing part of the program? If not,
> isn't it easy to tell the machine what speed to go?
> It makes sense to get an extruder head for a cnc machine. Especially if you
> can use the same controllers and software somehow.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Sam Roesch <samroesch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think the main issues with using one machine for both is whether the
>> machine is built to be fast or strong.
>> Repraps/makerbots are fast, but not strong enough to mill much.
>> CNC mills are usually screw driven, and slower, which might not be a
>> problem if you are patient, but might affect the print none the less, as
>> dialing in a good feed and speed for 3DP seems to be important to getting
>> good prints.
>> That all said, I'm hoping to build one that will be multipurpose too...
>> Sam
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Sweet, I happen to be using EMC2 at the moment.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> should I buy a specific nozzle size or is it possible to change the
>>>> nozzle size?
>>>> They are sold out of the .25mm. Is that the one I should get?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey Darcy,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd recommend picking up one of Rick's:
>>>>> http://www.makergear.com/products/plastruder
>>>>>
>>>>> Very solid, reliable build, and great support.  He also offers a
>>>>> selection of nozzle diameters to get finer detail.
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2010-10-28, at 2:04 PM, Darcy Whyte wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > I'm either getting or making a CNC milling machine and I'd like to
>>>>> > use it as an extruder.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Is there a nice extruder that I can add (in place of the mill) in
>>>>> > order to make plastic things?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
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