Completely agree.Enraged wrote:If your board is going to be an "all in one" board, then run with it, I don't think you need modular drivers.
Enraged wrote:I have used big mills and lathes, but those were full machine tools, but this is totally new for me. There isn't even a basic "how to do your first print". Pronterface is great, but like most open source software there is a lack of information, so I'm struggling through it.
orcinus wrote:Enraged wrote:I have used big mills and lathes, but those were full machine tools, but this is totally new for me. There isn't even a basic "how to do your first print". Pronterface is great, but like most open source software there is a lack of information, so I'm struggling through it.
It's a journey vs. destination kinda deal. 3D printing in general is a finnicky thing, with lots of learning, effort and time needed to start achieving good results, and there's always room for improvements. That's exactly the thing that attracts enthusiasts into the field.
I've noticed the CNC/Shapeoko crowd is noticeably different. They're shopping for tools, not a learning experience. And they always stray towards techniques and solutions they've seen or used while dealing with big tools and do their best to stay away from the readily available reprap world solutions, and get easily frustrated if things aren't of a level they've come to expect from big, shop-level tools.
I guess that's part of the reason Shapeoko is getting so popular, it's much simpler, it's all-in-one and it seems more familiar to people with previous CNC experience...
Enraged wrote:have you looked at PEM fasteners? They have distributors everywhere, and are pretty cheap in quantity.
frob wrote:Yes, i have, since these are, in fact, PEM products
Unfortunately none of the electronics distributors i have accounts at carries the line.
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