“Enough with the 3D printers!” some jaded friends tell me. They’ll be happy to know that I will no longer discuss 3D printers. Instead, I’ll tell them about 3D printer-CNC router hybrids! Like the BuildersBot, for instance.
Powered by an Arduino Mega, a Ramps 1.4 Board, a Kress 1050 Spindle MFE, a 0.5mm J-head hotend, some power supplies and Nema 23 motors, the BuildersBot combines 3D printing and CNC milling into one powerful DIY machine. The bot’s creator, Aldric Negrier, designed his machine, not for commercialization and the usual Kickstarter launch, but because he needed both a 3D printer and a CNC router.…
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