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[Darcy Whyte]

okay, as soon as I have a machine I'll get an extruder and some raw
material...

Thanks for the advice...


On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org> wrote:

> Get a 0.35mm BigHead plastruder to start.  With his groove-mount, yes it's
> possible to swap nozzles.  Maybe get a second if you want to swap more
> cleanly between materials like ABS vs PLA vs HDPE.
>
> I'd go with a Compact for smaller nozzle diameters (i.e. 0.25mm) so you can
> use the narrower diameter filament (1.75mm), making for better prints at
> those resolutions.
>
> He's confirmed the BigHead and Compact are interchangeable, but you'll have
> to compensate for the relative height difference. That's just a Z-axis
> homing delta.
>
> You can ping Rick directly for more details: rick at makergear.com
>
> Andrew.
>
>
> On 2010-10-28, at 2:35 PM, Darcy Whyte 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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