EMC2 Based Repstrap (87 replies)
I'm wondering if there is interest out there in using an EMC2 controlled mill as a RepStrap? That's the course I'm taking and I realized there might actually be some general interest in some of my...
View ArticleUsing a CNC Machine. (42 replies)
MY brother pointed this out to me and i think this is a great idea. I have a DIY CNC Router that i use for my business. I am wondering...... i'de like to use the machine i have now to run the...
View Articlefor what its worth here is software that aids in emc2 (4 replies)
this is software that hooks up with arduino in usb, tells the controller what temp to run extruder at. the rest of controls are up to your cnc controller mach 3 or emc2. software link it uses the...
View Articlesoftware to convert python 5d code to emc2 (2 replies)
This is a simple program that works on ubuntu or mac with wine and with windows. it parses your g code file and can remove mcodes, convert letters such as E to A and change everything to capitol...
View ArticleJust another EmcRepStrap build and a question (3 replies)
This last week I finished my EmcRepStrap build and have successfully printed a variety of objects. It consists of a geared stepper driven extruder on a CNC'd Taig and it is controlled using the...
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Connect extruder controller to pc (1 reply)
How can I physically connect my Extruder Controller v2.2 to PC? I saw casainho's configuration but I don't understand what is the green electronic card that of that picture :
View Articlethermistor temperature (4 replies)
When I execute the Repstrap-commtest.py result is a temperature of 0 °C but this temperature is impossible. Why I obtein this result?
View ArticleThermistor.h (1 reply)
I have modify the file Thermistor.h present in directory Extruder Controller but this is not called from any procedure. So the repstrap-commtest.py not working. In repstrap-commtest.py call the...
View ArticleEMC2 problems (1 reply)
Hi, I succeed to configure EMC2 for my repstrap, but I have two problems: - Problem 1: When I open skf file, generated with skeinforge, with EMC2, there is this error message: "found no value in...
View ArticleTest Extruder (1 reply)
Hi I have this problem: How can I to heat extruder heater using EMC2 to test my Extruder? How can I move DC Motor to test it using EMC2? What M code can I use?
View Articlearduino software (1 reply)
hi, have a big problembo. have bought a makerbot kit and have asembled all the bits. trying to load the software onto the arduino duemilanove and every time I try I get............... error: 'char...
View Articleextruder head (4 replies)
I have built a cnc machine that works well with a router head, milling head, and digitizer head. What would it take to make an extruder head, and the controls to control the head dispenser. I am using...
View ArticleHow to establish a connection EMC2 with RepRap ? (13 replies)
How to establish a connection EMC2 with RepRap (Motherboard_1_2)? I read a lot README and on websites, but nothing helped. Where can I find all the configuration files for example?
View ArticleAddidng extruder to EMC driven mill (4 replies)
Hello, i have a extruder controller 2.2 which uses a stepper motor as drive. I want to wire this to EMC2 using the python scripts from sam: [github.com] To wire it up i use the usb-ttl converter...
View Articleextruder bolt-on to CNC mill project. (no replies)
Hello! This is my first post! I have just acquired a working CNC Mill! Yippie! Now I want to add an extruder so I can made plastic stuff additively! The details of the project are here:...
View ArticleLow Latence EMC2 -- Questions -- (2 replies)
Has any one considered the "Puppy Studio" cd to be used with EMC2. ??? The advantage is that "Puppy Studio" uses a Real-Time Kernel, and the Complete operating system is in RAM AT ALL TIMES. This...
View ArticleHeeeeeeeelp on Mach 3 and extruder (5 replies)
Folks, I have come to the conclusion that I am extremely dim as regard computing - it took me 2 days to build a Wade extruder and 7 months to get where I am now - THE BRICK WALL!! I do not understand...
View ArticleTemperature Control on cnc conversion (25 replies)
I have been working on a milling machine that I was planning to control with EMC2. However, I ran across 3D printing with a reprap machine, and I would like to add an extruder head for 3D printing. I...
View ArticleRasberry pi & EMC2 (3 replies)
I am a bit slow to think of this but can the resberry PI run a version of EMC2.
View ArticleFaster speeds ? (1 reply)
I print at the max velocity of 1500mm/m and was wondering if there is anyway to go faster, such as a plugin or something.
View ArticleHacking LinuxCNC's HAL layer in to your Arduino (8 replies)
If anyone is interested, HAL2Arduino has been released. Its a communications framework that exposes the HAL interface pins from LinuxCNC to the Arduino (or multiple Arduinos simultaineously). Its...
View ArticleEMC2 / Linuxcnc running on Raspberry Pi (no replies)
I just thought I would post this, as it needs some testers. Linuxcnc running on the raspberry pi maybe is getting very close to a usable high speed motion controller. There are 22 IO pins available...
View ArticleEMC2 CNC Mill 3D Printer conversion, did I get everything right?(:P) (1 reply)
Hi There I have a large CNC Mill hooked up to EMC2 and everything is working very well. However, sometimes I'd be happy to be able to print some parts, so I decided I that I need to convert my mill...
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