EXCELLENT point there Mikep... Looking at the Eagle .brd files of both, the ethernet RJ45 socket is sited directly below the incoming 12V high current connection. Given that the RJ45 socket is metal shrouded, it's ummm 'less than ideal'... It might pay for me to add an additional few mm of 'clearance' between the pair of boards... Edit: BTW, I'm guessing it will not be too long before I comeby TheRevva - New Zealand RepRap User Group
@Alizier21: Thanx HEAPS for posting that link!!! While it's painfully obvious that there's some disagreement between some as to the answers, the post has helped me a LOT with understanding the intricacies! It's also (indirectly) given me my first insight into the inner workings of the various slicer programs out there. It appears that there is a LOT more 'brain' in the slicer program than thereby TheRevva - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I may well be looking into several aspects you've mentioned in due course, but I put that work into the future. While I still intend to _muse_ over some possibilities (and I have NO doubt that MANY others have considered the exact same topics LONG before I became interested), a more 'immediate' hurdle remains before me. Namely, I have to 'learn' to crawl before I enter the sprint race. And logicby TheRevva - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Thanx for the response Dust... Sorry if I used an 'incorrect' term (co-processor) for the Mega8/Mega16 CPU on the board. From what I can see, it's mostly acting as a USB<->Serial convertor, but, unlike an FT232 type device, it's a real CPU and thus I chose to use the 'co-processor' term. (I guess it's more-or-less just semantics anyway) As for the lack of Ethernet capabilities in the stby TheRevva - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Hi all, Most of this post is just my 'background info'. The only 'advice' I'm unsure about is whether an R3 mega (with the Mega16 co-processor) is a huge improvement on a pre-R3 mega (with the Mega8 co-processor). If anyone here has more details, I'd truly appreciate hearing it. --- I'm intending using RAMPS1.4 and this dictates that I'll be throwing a Mega2560 underneath it. There's all sorby TheRevva - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I completely agree that what I was describing was far closer to a 5-axis CNC mill than to a standard Reprap. And I also completely understand the difference between additive printing and subtractive. So yeah, I _do_ (to use your words) 'get the point' of the whole reprap project, and I'm still VERY interested in building one (and then rebuilding it MANY times with 'tweaks' in a classic DIY fashioby TheRevva - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Has anyone ever considered 'adapting' a RepRap style of machine into becoming something close to a CNC milling machine? Everything I've seen here thus far (and remember, I am VERY new to the forum) seems to involve deposition of a platsic to progressively build up to a target. While it's not TOTALLY straightforward, I believe it'd be possible to extend the basic concepts to make a destructive macby TheRevva - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Hi everyone. Total n00b here (so I'll probably be making a fool of myself )... I noticed the TM listing got re-listed... And then sold If you have any more available, I'm definitely interested! I've noticed that _many_ people tend to take the route of Prusa i2 as their 'first build', I'm more of a 'non-conformist' type guy. (OK, that's only ONE of the reasons...) Anyway, I hope (and ass_umeby TheRevva - New Zealand RepRap User Group