by iamwill » Sat Nov 30, 2013 6:06 am
Well, I am in a awkward position where I now find myself living in a tower in Japan and no longer have a garage to work on the laser cutter. Luckily, I haven't purchased and of the electronics (controllers, laser, power supply, etc). I have all of the framing, motors, bolts, nuts, etc.. I have already assembled the frame and have the pulley's and motors in place. This is where my crossroads is...
I want to build both a laser cutter and a 3D printer, but since I am not able to work on the laser at this time (working with everything indoors with 2 kids doesn't sound safe or fun, and exhausting fumes isn't going to be an easy task), I was going to use the frame of Bart's laser to outfit everything for a 3D printer. (temporary until I get back to the states and can continue the building of the laser. In this case, I can take the RAMPS controller card out and build my 3D printer using it).
My question is: Can I just get a RAMPS kit, mount the heat bed and configure the 3D printer to operate in the Buildlog laser cutter frame?
I know there are going to be some modifications that I will need to make, overall, I can't see this being an awkward project... just a big frame for a 3D printer. I can install limit switches so that the X and Y axis don't shift past the heatbed.
Just a thought, and wanted to make sure that I don't overlook anything.