On Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:40:47 PM Kent A. Reed did opine: > On 5/30/2012 3:51 AM, Roland Jollivet wrote: > > Hi Alex > > > > Do you mind saying what you are printing, and if you feel the printing > > is a worthwhile exercise? I've been looking at different printers for > > months, but they only seem to be able to produce junk. Cnc'ing it out > > of a block of plastic looks far more effective. > > > > Regards > > Roland > > Calling it junk is a bit harsh, but the fact remains that current DIY 3D > printing technology is in its infancy and all the melted-filament > deposition systems I've seen need a lot of twiddling to get reliable > results. > > I'm in the midst of that process myself. I chose to build a > self-contained RepRap printer with a standard RepRap software/hardware > chain rather than commit to a LinuxCNC-driven traditional 3-axis mill > because I saw controlling the deposition process as being the hard bit. > I didn't want to tie up perfectly good machinery while I worked my way > up the learning curve. > > Since I want this to be a learning experience also for my grandkids, > CNCing blocks of plastic isn't in the cards. I can do that to make the > parts for the 3D printer, but they are still learning how to drill a > hole (I know too many high school kids who haven't learned that the > first tool you pick up is not the drill!). I want my grandkids to be > able to design and produce recognizable artifacts without having first > to learn all the intricacies of CAD/CAM/CNC/machine tools. > > If you want really elegant DIY output, check out what's happening with > photo-initiated polymer resin-based printers, for example, > http://b9creator.com/ > > Regards, > Kent
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