I wrote an article for the Digital Machinist Magazine about how to retrofit an existing cnc machine to do 3d printing. It explains everythin
g you will need to know. It was published in the Summer edition. If you go online to the digital machinist magazine web site
http://www.digitalmachinist.net/downloads you can get a copy.
While my machine wasn't a Sherline the concept behind it is the same. I've attached a picture of the cover of the magazine.
Dan Mauch
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ry in CNC
www.camtr onics-cnc.comdmauch@camtronics-cnc.comI'm intereste d in making a 3D printer head for my Sherline mill. I know this is not optimal for 3D printing, but I plan on doing some cylindric al, spherical, and other complex motion printing and am not concerned with speed.
Has anyone here done this or know where there is info?
Thanks.