Jeshua re: > > Are you using it on your mill, or do you have a dedicated printer for it? >
I built my own printer. If you go to http://www.thingiverse.com/DougM there's a piccie of it in my profile. It was my first foray into building a machine with a moving the table rather than a moving head and while it's not perfect it's turned out to be a great workhorse machine. Thanks, DougM On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Jeshua Lacock <jes...@3dtopo.com> wrote: > > On Jun 11, 2012, at 10:46 AM, doug metzler wrote: > >> If you're going to get any kind of Gecko for this application get a >> G540 - handles all your axes at once (except the second head). > > Thanks Doug, > > I actually have servos for my XYZ. I just want to get one extruder working > for now. But in the future when I install multiple extruders I will probably > start with that. I would love to have 4 extruders online! > >> But that is also a 15V part IIRC. But that's ok - the only reason the >> Makerbot uses a PC power supply is because they are dirt cheap and TUV >> certified. You can use any supply you want. I use 15V supplies. > > OK, that was my main concern. I just don't understand how the Gecko will > "know" not to give it more than 5v? > >> I ended up throwing away my cheap Chinese junk stepper drivers because >> they kept missing steps when coming out of idle. I run Keling KL- >> 4030's which are inexpensive and have worked well for me. >> >> Also, probably doesn't make a difference, but I got an UP! 3D Print >> head and the thing has been bulletproof from day one. But you have to >> keep the fan running. > > Interesting. I think I will go with the MakerBot for now because it costs > less and seems to be more common, with all of the replacement parts available > separately. > > Are you using it on your mill, or do you have a dedicated printer for it? > > > Cheers, > > Jeshua Lacock > Founder/Engineer > 3DTOPO Incorporated > <http://3DTOPO.com> > Phone: 208.462.4171 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
