I have been looking at this technology myself and have a machine half built - I found a design via the reprap page which incorporates a milling head as well as an extruder so that, in theory, the parts can be 'finished' in situ after they are made or maybe even as they are being built. I have the electronics working fine and am part way through the mechanics - designing as I go to use parts I already have...
However, one thing which has relegated the scheme to a lesser place in the queue of 'things which must be done' is the high cost of the ABS filament around here. I have considered redesigning to use something like nylon strimmer line but haven't decided yet as I'm not sure how useful parts made from this softer plastic would be. I did, however, see a project some time ago which seems to have since fizzled out, to recycle old plastic drinks bottles etc. into an extruded filament that could be used with these machines - it was, in fact, this idea that first sparked my interest in the technology ( being a Yorkshireman genetically engineered to be 'careful' in all things - especially parting with money!! ). Has anyone come across any similar project which is still active? Ian _____________________ Ian W. Wright Sheffield UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
