Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-17 Thread Sebastien Bailard
Jarl, I'd like that. Regarding building a foo-into-g-code wizard, I think it's a great idea. I suspect it will be something developers are interested in and users want. -Sebastien p.s. I don't think the sourceforge mail server likes me very much. I've gotten this error twice now, trying to s

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-12 Thread Jarl Stefansson
Hey Sebastien, I tried several applications to convert dxf files to gcode but was unimpressed, after several days of testing different apps I decided to write my own application. The Parsing of dxf and creating g-code is easy, the hard part is optimizing the toolpaths for speed and other paramete

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-11 Thread Dean Hedin
Yep, saw [EMAIL PROTECTED] thing on /. I looked over the reprap pages and I am curious if the software can take a model and then export the "extrusion path" in something close to g-code. Heck I'll write a translator if needed. Most of the cnc cad programs I use are designed to create tool pat

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-11 Thread Sebastien Bailard
On Friday 12 January 2007 04:39, Dean Hedin wrote: > Yep, saw [EMAIL PROTECTED] thing on /. > > I looked over the reprap pages and I am curious if the software can take a > model and then > export the "extrusion path" in something close to g-code. Heck I'll > write a translator > if needed. > > M

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-11 Thread Sebastien Bailard
On Thursday 11 January 2007 17:28, Paul Fox wrote: > sebastien wrote: > > and this is a link to the extruder head if you are looking for a weekend > > project: > > http://reprapdoc.voodoo.co.nz/bin/view/Main/Version2OfThePolymorphExtrus > >ionHead > > looks like it'd be a lot easier just to go

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Fox
sebastien wrote: > and this is a link to the extruder head if you are looking for a weekend > project: > http://reprapdoc.voodoo.co.nz/bin/view/Main/Version2OfThePolymorphExtrusionHead looks like it'd be a lot easier just to go buy a hot-melt glue gun at the hardware store. ;-) paul =---

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-11 Thread Sebastien Bailard
On Thursday 11 January 2007 09:12, Paul Fox wrote: > sebastien wrote: > > That said, I'm using a Taig mill to fabricate a print head and then I'll > > mount the print head on the mill and use the mill as a 3D print head. > > Once I've got that working and my group has finished our 3D printer >

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Fox
sebastien wrote: > That said, I'm using a Taig mill to fabricate a print head and then I'll > mount > the print head on the mill and use the mill as a 3D print head. Once I've > got that working and my group has finished our 3D printer design, I'll print > out the RepRap parts, assemble t

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-11 Thread Mario .
"It'sAlive!"(c) 2.0, eh? Wonderful project!!! By the way - just to make sure, you don't plan to rule the world by 2050, do you? :-) :-) :-) On 1/11/07, Sebastien Bailard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One issue is that EMC doesn't run on all the windows or osx machines out > there. My group is us

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-10 Thread Sebastien Bailard
One issue is that EMC doesn't run on all the windows or osx machines out there. My group is using a java driver for that reason. (Note: I'm personally a die-hard penguin-lover.) I know, for a lot of people their first reaction would be to go and buy a $50 used pc, throw ubuntu on it, and use

Re: [Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-10 Thread Mario .
For 2400$, eh? I am sure that includes Core 2 Duo X6800 with Geforce 8800GTX cards in SLI and 42" LCD display... For 2400$ it would cost if you had someone do it... It is not like you cannot do some very good bank note copies with some personal printers on proper paper these days, so are the option

[Emc-users] 3D printer project from [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-01-10 Thread Paul Fox
perhaps i was the only one here unaware of this project, but since it was slashdotted today, i thought i'd mention it here. a research team at cornell has come up with a DIY 3D printer project that you can build for $2400. article in new scientist: http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn1