Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Maybe OT, reprap build started

On 10/7/2011 12:51 PM, Dan Mauch wrote:

> I think you have the right idea. No reason you can't use your existing cnc
> router. You should also be able to use mach3 or EMC. . The only issue will
> be the controlling the temperature. See
>
> http://cnc2printer3d.wordpress.com/ as a solution to that issue. All you
> really need to buy is a stepstruder, temperature controller and a driver
> for it. A G251 is perfect.
>
> What you can do is to use Replicator G to generate the G code from the stl
> file. The edit the file to use your G code program. The above link has
> lots
> of good info
>
> Dan Mauch
>
> www.camtronics-cnc.com

Wow! Really? Why spend $60 to drive a nema 17 stepper? The $13 Pololu
board is perfectly fine for this.
<http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1201>

Don't get me wrong, I love my G-540 and G-251s, but that's like swatting
flies with a sledgehammer.

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