Most FDM printers run at approx 100 mm/sec, with jerk at 20 to 30 mm/sec.
That is roughly 240 ipm...
On Feb 2, 2014 5:48 PM, "a k" <[email protected]> wrote:

> hi
> i look from point of reality that in manufacturing sector of economy.
> there are mix of jobs. mix can and will include 3D printing.
> what to do in this case?
> go and buy another whole machine?
> where to put it? all shop has limits of place to put in new machine.
> buy whole new machine unit that will be used ones in month or so???
> //////////////////////////
> have ability to use regular 3 axis mill have some negative parts, but it
> also have 100 times positive parts that will create large market for 3D
> head that can be used on regular 3 axis CNC mill.
> ///////////////////////
> many pattern shop will be needed such head that on CAT 40 CAT 50.
> //////////////////
> why i can not attache roll of plastic filament to tool holder???
> I can attache 5 rolls of 8 inch diameter material - plastic filament.
> A lot room on HAAS V4 and similar size machine.
> .............................
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> On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Ralph Stirling <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > It's commonly called a "repstrap" (like RepRap), and people have
> > been doing it at least as long as regular 3d desktop printers.  Building
> > your filament extruder into a tool holder has somewhat limited
> usefulness,
> > since you aren't going to be able to feed the filament through the
> spindle,
> > or attach the filament spool to the tool holder.  This certainly
> precludes
> > using it in a tool changer.  If you use a CAT40 tool holder as a
> convenient
> > attachment point for an extruder, you need to have spindle orientation
> > and spindle lock to it can't rotate while you are printing.  As Andy
> > suggested,
> > most CNC milling machines are much, much slower than you would like
> > for a printer because of all the mass they have to move .  Mori Seiki
> has a
> > neat new 3d printing attachment (using powdered metal, not plastic
> > filament)
> >  for their five axis machining centers, but even they don't try to mount
> > it in
> > a tool holder.  It attaches to the side of the spindle housing.
> >
> > -- Ralph
> > ________________________________________
> > From: andy pugh [[email protected]]
> > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 4:55 PM
> > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] next big thing
> >
> > On 3 February 2014 00:50, a k <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > So, question is why not just manufacture head as a another tool to CNC
> > mill
> > > on the CAT 40 or CAT 50 tool holder?
> >
> > It ought to work, but the typical 3D printer moves a lot faster than a
> > milling machine.
> >
> > --
> > atp
> > If you can't fix it, you don't own it.
> > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto
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