{"id":1150,"date":"2014-06-08T20:53:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T12:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cncmachinings.com\/qa-cnc-mill-3d-printer\/"},"modified":"2014-06-08T20:53:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T12:53:59","slug":"qa-cnc-mill-3d-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cncmachinings.com\/blog\/qa-cnc-mill-3d-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: CNC Mill -> 3D Printer?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Kim Scarborough<\/a><\/div>\n

Query by Simon<\/i>: CNC Mill -> 3D Printer?<\/strong>
\nCould you take a modest mill, CNC it, then place a 3D printer extruder (like a reprap’s?) in the chuck of the mill? So basically the final item would be a CNC mill that could have a 3D printer’s extruder in the chuck\/collet with the plastic stock fed by way of the prime. My goal is to kill two birds with 1 stone, make a 3D printer and CNC a mill. Could somebody please hyperlink an extruder that would match in some thing like a 3\/eight” collet? As for controlling it, would I want to use the electronics from something like a reprap, or use CAM software program? (I already have CAM)<\/p>\n

FYI: Mill – Sherline 6100, metric, only would be CNCing 3 axis
\nI already have a mill precise to .0005″<\/p>\n

Very best answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer by DAVID D<\/i>
I consider you want finer positioning on a 3D printer than you have on a regular CNC machine. You wouldn’t have the accuracy of the positioning program and position feedback to do 3D printing. Plus, 3D printing is not some thing that is a normal CAM point, there are complex calculations of where droplets land based on the path\/speed the machine is taking.<\/p>\n

Add your own answer in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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