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Permalink Reply by yovio on June 3, 2012 at 5:59pm

I'm in.

AdminPermalink Reply by John C. on June 4, 2012 at 1:16pm

I would be in on one as well.

Just to throw an idea out there, I wonder if it would be possible to have an "interchangeable machining head" that you could swap an extruder in as well.  

Bed and ways would all move the same...not sure if tolerances can be maintained, etc...just a thought.

Nice effort guys, if you need help sourcing/organizing or researching things, let me know what I can do to help.

JC

AdminPermalink Reply by John C. on June 4, 2012 at 2:51pm

Seems to me that the stepstruder mk7 would be the current entry point.  Looks like 1.75mm ABS filament would be the material of choice.

http://www.makerbot.com/docs/thingomatic/mk7/

Great design ideas into a simple tool.  The heating element / housing / nozzle, temperature control, cooling and the drive block/gear seem to be the core parts.

With a controller for the stepper motor, and the right kind of temperature controller (looks like around 225F for ABS), it shouldn't be too bad.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11734

http://store.makerbot.com/toolheads/stepstrudermk7.html

Probably want a heated bed as well with Kapton tape.

Permalink Reply by Ellison Chan on June 4, 2012 at 2:57pm

I think designing in a heated bed would just bog us down.  The 3D printer is a "would be nice".  There's much more complexity involved with adding a heated bed.

Makerbot sells a heated platform as a kit:

http://store.makerbot.com/makerbot-cupcake-heated-build-platform-v2...

AdminPermalink Reply by John C. on June 4, 2012 at 4:03pm

I totally agree it's brainstorming, and a "nice to have".  Just wanted to throw it out there now!

Back to the thread, you got me on whatever form of a list there may be....thanks.

Permalink Reply by Dez Socks on June 4, 2012 at 5:54pm

Heated bed is for to stop the plastic from curling when working on tighter tolerances to the best of my knowledge. 

Permalink Reply by Ellison Chan on June 4, 2012 at 5:56pm

Thanks Dez.  FYI, we are now discussing this topic in the "Brainstorming" discussion:

http://diydrones.com/group/diydrones-cnc-project/forum/topics/brain...

Permalink Reply by Fred on June 5, 2012 at 11:17pm

Hi Folks,

I´m in as well.Good work so far.

Cheers

Fred

DistributorPermalink Reply by Dany Thivierge on June 6, 2012 at 9:11am

let's just see how many will really put money down when it's time! :) 

generating a lot of interest is good but when we hit the "pre-order" parts moment we will really see how many can really afford it. 

I dont really want this to turn into a kickstarter but we are on to something! :) 

no pressure guys but we better deliver!  hahah

ModeratorPermalink Reply by Ruwan on June 6, 2012 at 9:15am

I'm in too :-)

Permalink Reply by Ellison Chan on June 6, 2012 at 9:25am

Dany, unlike kickstarter, all the members are asked to contribute their expertise.  This is a group effort, not some dreamer with an idea, asking people to contribute money so he can live out his dream.  We fail or succeed, together.  But, I think we have enough skilled people to be able to pull it off.

Permalink Reply by Franco Scipioni on June 6, 2012 at 4:19pm

I'm in too!! great idea

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