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[Darcy Whyte]

I think most CNC machines used for milling have control over the speed of
things.



On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Jean-Marc LeBlanc <
jeanmarc.leblanc at gmail.com> wrote:

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